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Salt Lake County

Utah · 1,185,238 residents · 753 sq mi
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Salt Lake County is a county of 1,185,238 people in Utah. The median age is 32.9, younger than the US median of 38.8. 286,851 more people live here than in 2000. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $336,100. The poverty rate is 8.6%, under the national 12.8%. 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $66,278
Younger
median age 32.9
US median: 38.8
More educated
37% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
Less affordable
home values up 46%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $265,253
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
1,185,238
+32%since 2000
from 898,387 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Median age
32.9
+14%since 2000
from 28.9 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
753 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
679K820K961K1.1M1.2M19902000201020202024Salt Lake County
20241.2M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 56.6%(78,490)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97.3%(86,371)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 147.7%(91,717)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 197.5%(88,360)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247.8%(92,416)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3416.3%(192,808)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4414.7%(174,014)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5411.1%(130,974)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 649.8%(115,610)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 747%(82,893)
US avg: 10%
75 to 843.2%(37,730)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over1.2%(13,855)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$77,128
+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $48,373 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$34,640
+72%since 2000
from $20,190 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
51.6%
+16.3 ptssince 2009
from 35.3% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
8.6%
+0.6 ptssince 2000
from 8.0% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Information10.9%
US avg: 11.1%
Retail trade9.5%
US avg: 10%
Other services9.2%
US avg: 6.6%
Wholesale trade7.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration6.9%
US avg: 4.7%
Finance & insurance6%
US avg: 5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical5.4%
US avg: 4.7%
Transportation & warehousing2.6%
US avg: 2.5%
Arts, entertainment, food2.1%
US avg: 2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.8%
US avg: 1.7%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.8%
Manufacturing0.6%
US avg: 0.5%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$336,100
+46%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $153,500 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,176
+23%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $638 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
64.1%
−4.8 ptssince 2000
from 69.0% in 2000
35.9% rent
Persons per household
2.95 people
−1%since 2009
from 2.99 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
4.4
+9%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%
2020
White, non-Hispanic67.6%(800,914)
Black1.9%(21,976)
Hispanic / Latino19.6%(232,088)
Asian4.2%(50,241)
Other5.1%(60,994)
Segregation Score
36
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican13.3%(152,082)
South American1.8%(20,441)
Central American1.2%(13,739)
Puerto Rican0.5%(5,808)
Peruvian0.5%(5,478)
Salvadoran0.5%(5,347)
Venezuelan0.4%(4,917)
Spaniard0.4%(4,779)
Guatemalan0.4%(4,738)
Colombian0.3%(3,041)
Honduran0.2%(2,341)
Argentine0.2%(2,028)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Ecuadorian0.2%(1,935)
Cuban0.2%(1,750)
Chilean0.1%(1,500)
Bolivian0.1%(801)
Dominican0.1%(712)
Costa Rican0.1%(636)
Uruguayan0%(503)
Nicaraguan0%(356)
Panamanian0%(195)
Paraguayan0%(184)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.8%(9,649)
Chinese0.8%(8,768)
Vietnamese0.6%(6,633)
Filipino0.3%(3,553)
Korean0.3%(3,484)
Japanese0.2%(2,499)
Nepalese0.1%(1,541)
Cambodian0.1%(1,531)
Laotian0.1%(1,399)
Burmese0.1%(1,159)
Pakistani0.1%(1,024)
Thai0.1%(847)
+ 8 more asian origin groups with data
Indonesian0%(368)
Malaysian0%(327)
Taiwanese0%(295)
Bhutanese0%(224)
Hmong0%(182)
Mongolian0%(25)
Pacific Islander origin
Tongan1%(11,923)
Samoan0.7%(8,595)
Native Hawaiian0.3%(3,151)
Chamorro0.1%(712)
Fijian0.1%(600)
Ancestry
English20.3%(232,969)
German10%(114,362)
Irish5.6%(64,657)
American4.1%(47,415)
Danish3.7%(42,586)
Scottish3.5%(40,407)
Swedish3.2%(36,467)
Italian2.9%(33,787)
British2.4%(27,064)
Norwegian2.3%(26,486)
French1.9%(21,836)
Dutch1.8%(20,762)
+ 50 more ancestry groups with data
Welsh1.7%(19,479)
Swiss1%(10,934)
Polish0.9%(10,772)
Scotch-Irish0.8%(9,535)
Greek0.6%(6,446)
Russian0.4%(5,132)
Brazilian0.3%(2,986)
Czech0.2%(2,831)
French Canadian0.2%(2,783)
Somali0.2%(2,765)
Canadian0.2%(2,612)
Hungarian0.2%(2,569)
Iranian0.2%(2,492)
Portuguese0.2%(2,293)
Finnish0.2%(2,077)
Iraqi0.2%(1,841)
Armenian0.2%(1,741)
Croatian0.1%(1,713)
Austrian0.1%(1,709)
Ukrainian0.1%(1,403)
West Indian0.1%(1,259)
Australian0.1%(1,039)
Romanian0.1%(962)
Lebanese0.1%(931)
Belgian0.1%(761)
Lithuanian0.1%(759)
Serbian0.1%(749)
Slovak0.1%(739)
Kenyan0.1%(683)
Ethiopian0.1%(673)
Jamaican0%(531)
Egyptian0%(485)
Ghanaian0%(396)
Slovene0%(362)
Turkish0%(343)
Arab0%(283)
Bulgarian0%(267)
Nigerian0%(266)
Latvian0%(240)
Haitian0%(197)
Jordanian0%(181)
Syrian0%(161)
Israeli0%(107)
Guyanese0%(41)
Moroccan0%(22)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
36.5%
+9.1 ptssince 2000
from 27.4% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
91.5%
+4.7 ptssince 2000
from 86.8% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
13.1%
+4.0 ptssince 2000
from 9.1% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
22.5 min
+61%since 2000
from 14.0 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
73.2%
−3.0 ptssince 2009
from 76.2% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
5.4%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 5.2% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.7%
−2.9 ptssince 2011
from 6.7% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
71.8%
−0.1 ptssince 2011
from 71.9% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
76.1%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
41.3%
+7.1 ptssince 2009
from 34.2% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.2%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 50.5% in 2009
Female
49.8%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 49.5% in 2009
Foreign born
12.8%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 11.7% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
10.0%
−6.2 ptssince 2013
from 16.2% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
96.3%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
84.2%
US average: 86.2%
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

Uninsured
10.0%
−6.2 ptssince 2013
from 16.2% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
65.2%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
13.5%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
11.5%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
10.0%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
1.4%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
77.4%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
20.4%
US average: 35.2%

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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)25.6%(9,944)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)21.5%(8,333)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era33.4%(12,955)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War5.8%(2,254)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II3.2%(1,249)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 38,781 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 1,185,238 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Salt Lake County, Utah earns about $77,128 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 $336,100, and the typical rent is about $1,176 a month.

How educated are people in Salt Lake County, Utah?

About 36.5% 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 8.6% 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 459,282 residents, a change of about 63 percent over that period.

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