COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Salt Lake County

Utah · 898,387 residents · 753 sq mi

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Salt Lake County is a county of 898,387 people in Utah. The median age is 28.9, younger than the US median of 35.2. 172,431 more people live here than in 1990. Home values have more than doubled since 1990, reaching $153,500. The poverty rate is 8.0%, under the national 12.4%. 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $42,589

Younger

median age 28.9

US median: 35.2

More educated

27% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Less affordable

home values up 65%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

898,387

+24%since 1990

from 725,956 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

28.9

+4%since 1990

from 27.9 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

753 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241.2M

Age distribution, 2000

Under 58.9%(79,832)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 98.2%(73,950)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(73,042)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 198.7%(78,298)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 249.3%(83,947)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3416.1%(144,794)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4414.5%(130,270)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5411.5%(103,486)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 646.5%(58,088)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 744.2%(38,070)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 842.9%(26,013)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1%(8,597)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$48,373

+22%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $30,149 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$20,190

+65%since 1990

from $12,222 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

8.0%

−1.9 ptssince 1990

from 9.9% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$153,500

+65%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $70,700 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$638

+28%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $379 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

69.0%

+3.8 ptssince 1990

from 65.1% in 1990

31.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.1%(675,938)

Black0.8%(5,578)

Hispanic / Latino5.9%(43,135)

Asian2.7%(19,517)

2000

White, non-Hispanic80.9%(727,197)

Black0.9%(8,501)

Hispanic / Latino11.9%(106,787)

Asian2.5%(22,716)

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

27.4%

+3.6 ptssince 1990

from 23.8% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

86.8%

+1.5 ptssince 1990

from 85.3% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

9.1%

+1.5 ptssince 1990

from 7.6% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.0 min

−30%since 1990

from 19.9 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married32.2%(108,391)

Married57.6%(193,907)

Widowed1.7%(5,635)

Divorced8.6%(28,848)

Women 15+

Never married25.4%(85,364)

Married57.3%(192,157)

Widowed6.7%(22,482)

Divorced10.6%(35,537)

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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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