COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Salt Lake County

Utah · 725,956 residents · 753 sq mi

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Salt Lake County is a county of 725,956 people in Utah. The median age is 27.9, younger than the US median of 33.0. There are 172,431 fewer people here than in 2000. Median home value sits at $70,700. 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The poverty rate is 9.9%, under the national 13.2%.

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

Total population

725,956

−19%vs 2000

vs 898,387 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

27.9

−4%vs 2000

vs 28.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

753 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241.2M

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.6%(69,826)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.3%(74,640)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410%(72,714)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.9%(57,124)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.3%(52,979)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.5%(127,003)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.4%(104,660)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.5%(61,671)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.1%(44,260)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745%(36,112)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.7%(19,298)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(5,669)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$30,149

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $48,373 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,222

−39%vs 2000

vs $20,190 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.9%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$70,700

−39%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $153,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$379

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $638 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.1%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.0% in 2000

34.9% rent

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)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

23.8%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 27.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

85.3%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.6%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.9 min

+43%vs 2000

vs 14.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

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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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.2%

−7.0 ptssince 2013

from 16.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

64.2%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 65.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.4%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 13.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

12.3%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 11.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

10.4%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 10.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.3%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

77.0%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 77.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

21.4%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 20.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)32.6%(11,224)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.4%(8,386)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32%(10,994)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.8%(1,668)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.3%(442)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 34,392 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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