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Salt Lake County

Utah · 1,029,655 residents · 753 sq mi
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Salt Lake County is a county of 1,029,655 people in Utah. The median age is 30.8, younger than the US median of 37.2. 131,268 more people live here than in 2000. The poverty rate is 10.3%, under the national 13.8%. 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income runs $58,004, well clear of the $52,703 US median.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $52,703
Younger
median age 30.8
US median: 37.2
Average education
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 28%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $225,659
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
1,029,655
+15%since 2000
from 898,387 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Median age
30.8
+7%since 2000
from 28.9 in 2000
US average: 37.2
Land area
753 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
679K820K961K1.1M1.2M19902000201020202024Salt Lake County
20241.2M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2010
Under 58.8%(90,106)
US avg: 6.5%
5 to 98.3%(85,529)
US avg: 6.6%
10 to 147.7%(78,783)
US avg: 6.7%
15 to 197.3%(74,773)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 247.8%(79,904)
US avg: 7%
25 to 3417.2%(177,221)
US avg: 13.3%
35 to 4413.1%(134,998)
US avg: 13.3%
45 to 5412%(123,442)
US avg: 14.6%
55 to 649.3%(95,532)
US avg: 11.8%
65 to 744.8%(49,495)
US avg: 7%
75 to 842.7%(28,151)
US avg: 4.2%
85 and over1.1%(11,721)
US avg: 1.8%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$58,004
−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $48,373 in 2000
US average: $52,703
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$25,041
+24%since 2000
from $20,190 in 2000
US average: $27,286
Households earning $100K+
36.3%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 35.3% in 2009
US average: 33.3%
Poverty rate
10.3%
+2.3 ptssince 2000
from 8.0% in 2000
US average: 13.8%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.419
US average: 0.461
Workforce by industry, 2010
Information11.9%
US avg: 11.5%
Retail trade10.5%
US avg: 10.9%
Other services8.9%
US avg: 7%
Wholesale trade7.8%
US avg: 7.2%
Public administration6.6%
US avg: 4.9%
Finance & insurance5.7%
US avg: 5.1%
Professional, scientific, technical5%
US avg: 4.2%
Transportation & warehousing3.5%
US avg: 3.1%
Arts, entertainment, food2.7%
US avg: 2.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.8%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.6%
US avg: 0.5%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$237,500
+22%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $153,500 in 2000
US average: $225,659
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$818
+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $638 in 2000
US average: $853
Owner-occupied
67.3%
−1.7 ptssince 2000
from 69.0% in 2000
32.7% rent
Vacancy rate
6.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 6.0% in 2009
US average: 12.1%
Persons per household
2.94 people
−2%since 2009
from 2.99 people in 2009
US average: 2.60
Owner cost-burdened
29.3%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 29.6% in 2009
US average: 30.9%
Renter cost-burdened
44.7%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 43.6% in 2009
US average: 46.8%
Afford Score
4.1
+3%since 2009
from 4.0 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
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%
2010
White, non-Hispanic74%(761,885)
Black1.4%(14,622)
Hispanic / Latino17.1%(176,015)
Asian3.2%(33,454)
Other4%(40,783)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican12.4%(124,254)
South American1.1%(11,406)
Central American0.9%(9,241)
Peruvian0.4%(3,930)
Guatemalan0.4%(3,551)
Salvadoran0.4%(3,549)
Puerto Rican0.3%(2,861)
Spaniard0.2%(2,492)
Argentine0.2%(1,624)
Colombian0.2%(1,578)
Venezuelan0.2%(1,571)
Honduran0.1%(1,359)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Chilean0.1%(1,067)
Cuban0.1%(788)
Ecuadorian0.1%(737)
Dominican0%(491)
Uruguayan0%(346)
Bolivian0%(330)
Nicaraguan0%(268)
Panamanian0%(160)
Paraguayan0%(103)
Ancestry
English24.1%(241,509)
German12.2%(122,030)
Irish6.2%(62,423)
Danish5.2%(51,713)
American4.8%(47,940)
Scottish4.2%(41,588)
Swedish4.1%(41,373)
Italian3.2%(31,702)
Norwegian2.6%(26,340)
Dutch2.5%(24,864)
French2.2%(21,986)
Welsh2.1%(20,775)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
British1.4%(13,758)
Scotch-Irish1.3%(12,502)
Swiss1.1%(10,749)
Polish1%(10,051)
Greek0.7%(6,610)
Russian0.5%(4,660)
Canadian0.3%(3,318)
Czech0.3%(3,033)
Arab0.2%(2,438)
French Canadian0.2%(2,417)
Brazilian0.2%(2,042)
Austrian0.2%(1,980)
Finnish0.2%(1,814)
Hungarian0.2%(1,784)
Portuguese0.2%(1,689)
Armenian0.2%(1,608)
Ukrainian0.2%(1,557)
Somali0.1%(1,275)
Croatian0.1%(1,214)
Iranian0.1%(1,138)
Australian0.1%(815)
Lebanese0.1%(782)
Slovak0.1%(748)
Lithuanian0.1%(730)
West Indian0.1%(729)
Turkish0.1%(678)
Romanian0.1%(636)
Serbian0.1%(616)
Belgian0%(436)
Slovene0%(400)
Iraqi0%(334)
Jamaican0%(261)
Nigerian0%(248)
Bulgarian0%(191)
Haitian0%(183)
Latvian0%(170)
Israeli0%(117)
Ethiopian0%(99)
Syrian0%(95)
Jordanian0%(84)
Moroccan0%(38)
Ghanaian0%(32)
Kenyan0%(32)
Egyptian0%(22)
Barbadian0%(22)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
30.1%
+2.7 ptssince 2000
from 27.4% in 2000
US average: 27.9%
High school or higher
88.9%
+2.1 ptssince 2000
from 86.8% in 2000
US average: 84.9%
Graduate degree
10.3%
+1.2 ptssince 2000
from 9.1% in 2000
US average: 10.2%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
21.8 min
+56%since 2000
from 14.0 min in 2000
US average: 25.2
Drive alone to work
76.5%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 76.2% in 2009
US average: 76.2%
Carpooled to work
11.8%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 11.9% in 2009
US average: 10.4%
Public transit
3.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 3.6% in 2009
US average: 4.7%
Worked from home
4.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 4.4% in 2009
US average: 4.1%
Walked to work
2.3%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 2.1% in 2009
US average: 2.8%
Biked to work
0.8%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.7% in 2009
US average: 0.5%
No vehicle available
5.4%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 5.2% in 2009
US average: 8.7%
Section 07

Work & employment

Self-employed
11.5%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 11.4% in 2009
US average: 12.9%
Management & professional
34.6%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 34.2% in 2009
US average: 35.2%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.3%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 50.5% in 2009
Female
49.7%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 49.5% in 2009
Foreign born
12.0%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 11.7% in 2009
US average: 12.8%
Veterans
7.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 7.6% in 2009
US average: 9.9%
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)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Salt Lake County, Utah?

Salt Lake County, Utah has about 1,029,655 residents according to the 2010 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Salt Lake County, Utah?

The typical household in Salt Lake County, Utah earns about $58,004 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 $237,500, and the typical rent is about $818 a month.

How educated are people in Salt Lake County, Utah?

About 30.1% 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 10.3% of people in Salt Lake County, Utah live below the federal poverty line.

Has Salt Lake County, Utah grown since 1990?

Yes, Salt Lake County, Utah has grown since 1990. The population has added about 303,699 residents, a change of about 42 percent over that period.

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