COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS
Salt Lake County
Utah · 725,956 residents · 752.852 sq mi
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The short version
Salt Lake County has roughly average household income, with a median household income of $30,149. Population has fallen 19% since 2000, a loss of 172,431 residents. Median home value is $70,700. At a median age of 27.9, residents skew younger than the country as a whole.
At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $30,130
Younger
median age 27.9
US median: 33.0
More educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 20%
More affordable
home values down 39%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $93,722
Section 01
Population & growth
Population, 1990 – 2024
20241.2M
Age distribution, 1990
Under 59.6%(69,826)
5 to 910.3%(74,640)
10 to 1410%(72,714)
15 to 197.9%(57,124)
20 to 247.3%(52,979)
25 to 3417.5%(127,003)
35 to 4414.4%(104,660)
45 to 548.5%(61,671)
55 to 646.1%(44,260)
65 to 745%(36,112)
75 to 842.7%(19,298)
85 and over0.8%(5,669)
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Section 02
Income & economy
$30,149
−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $48,373 in 2000
US average: $30,130
1990 – 2024
Section 03
Housing
$70,700
−39%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $153,500 in 2000
US average: $93,722
1990 – 2024
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Section 04
Race & ethnicity
2000
White, non-Hispanic80.9%(727,197)
Black0.9%(8,501)
Hispanic / Latino11.9%(106,787)
Asian2.5%(22,716)
Other0%
1990
White, non-Hispanic93.1%(675,938)
Black0.8%(5,578)
Hispanic / Latino5.9%(43,135)
Asian2.7%(19,517)
Other3.4%(24,923)
No data for the years selected.
Section 04 · Origins
Detailed origins & ancestry
Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.
Hispanic origin
Mexican13.9%(166,192)
South American2.7%(32,741)
Central American1.5%(18,319)
Venezuelan0.9%(10,861)
Peruvian0.6%(7,161)
Salvadoran0.6%(7,028)
Guatemalan0.5%(6,302)
Colombian0.5%(6,279)
Puerto Rican0.5%(6,055)
Spaniard0.4%(4,941)
Honduran0.2%(2,732)
Cuban0.2%(2,671)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Chilean0.2%(2,373)
Argentine0.2%(2,346)
Ecuadorian0.2%(1,944)
Dominican0.1%(1,631)
Nicaraguan0.1%(833)
Bolivian0.1%(788)
Panamanian0.1%(775)
Costa Rican0.1%(600)
Uruguayan0%(559)
Paraguayan0%(359)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.8%(9,482)
Chinese0.8%(9,118)
Vietnamese0.6%(7,101)
Filipino0.4%(4,978)
Korean0.3%(3,212)
Japanese0.2%(2,834)
Nepalese0.2%(2,254)
Laotian0.1%(1,780)
Burmese0.1%(1,718)
Pakistani0.1%(1,578)
Cambodian0.1%(1,353)
Taiwanese0.1%(705)
+ 10 more asian origin groups with data
Kazakh0.1%(697)
Thai0.1%(623)
Hmong0%(461)
Mongolian0%(359)
Indonesian0%(265)
Bhutanese0%(177)
Malaysian0%(147)
Bangladeshi0%(143)
Sri Lankan0%(115)
Uzbek0%(94)
Pacific Islander origin
Tongan1%(11,971)
Samoan0.9%(10,399)
Native Hawaiian0.4%(4,410)
Marshallese0.1%(697)
Chamorro0%(589)
Fijian0%(336)
Guamanian0%(172)
Ancestry
English24.5%(293,705)
German10.1%(120,645)
Irish6.4%(76,682)
Scottish3.6%(42,599)
American3.4%(41,031)
Danish3.4%(40,972)
Italian3%(36,221)
Swedish2.8%(33,382)
Norwegian2%(23,596)
French1.8%(21,057)
Dutch1.7%(19,756)
Welsh1.4%(17,051)
+ 50 more ancestry groups with data
British1.3%(15,803)
Subsaharan African1.1%(12,599)
Polish0.9%(11,133)
Scotch-Irish0.7%(8,860)
Swiss0.7%(8,215)
Greek0.6%(6,763)
Arab0.4%(5,300)
Russian0.4%(5,214)
Brazilian0.3%(3,691)
Iranian0.2%(2,748)
Hungarian0.2%(2,665)
Canadian0.2%(2,573)
Portuguese0.2%(2,461)
Ukrainian0.2%(2,260)
Czech0.2%(2,250)
Finnish0.2%(2,115)
French Canadian0.2%(1,841)
Somali0.1%(1,753)
Austrian0.1%(1,560)
Armenian0.1%(1,468)
Lebanese0.1%(1,457)
Iraqi0.1%(1,399)
West Indian0.1%(1,282)
Croatian0.1%(1,271)
Romanian0.1%(1,191)
Lithuanian0.1%(995)
Australian0.1%(905)
Belgian0.1%(845)
Nigerian0.1%(830)
Ethiopian0.1%(673)
Serbian0%(537)
Turkish0%(511)
Egyptian0%(495)
Slovak0%(487)
Jamaican0%(479)
Latvian0%(381)
Slovene0%(359)
Palestinian0%(358)
Kenyan0%(345)
Syrian0%(335)
Haitian0%(266)
Jordanian0%(239)
Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(224)
Israeli0%(148)
Ghanaian0%(140)
Cape Verdean0%(139)
Bulgarian0%(117)
Moroccan0%(84)
Macedonian0%(73)
Guyanese0%(67)
Section 05
Education
High school or higher
85.3%
−1.5 ptsvs 2000
vs 86.8% in 2000
US average: 75.2%
Section 06
Commute & transportation
Section 07
Work & employment
No data for the years selected.
Section 08
People & community
No data for the years selected.
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married37.4%(179,396)
Married51.8%(248,098)
Widowed1.7%(8,377)
Divorced9%(43,159)
Women 15+
Never married31.4%(147,923)
Married51.3%(241,346)
Widowed5.7%(26,666)
Divorced11.6%(54,646)
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Frequently asked
How many people live in Salt Lake County, Utah?
Salt Lake County, Utah has about 725,956 residents according to the 1990 Census.
What is the median household income in Salt Lake County, Utah?
The typical household in Salt Lake County, Utah earns about $30,149 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.
Is Salt Lake County, Utah expensive?
In Salt Lake County, Utah, the median home is worth about $70,700, and the typical rent is about $379 a month.
How educated are people in Salt Lake County, Utah?
About 23.8% of adults age 25 and over in Salt Lake County, Utah hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the poverty rate in Salt Lake County, Utah?
About 9.9% of people in Salt Lake County, Utah live below the federal poverty line.
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