METRO AREA · 1990 CENSUS
Salt Lake City Metro
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT · 2 counties · 752,557 residents · 7,793.122 sq mi
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Salt Lake City has roughly average household income, with a median household income of $30,150. Population has fallen 20% since 2000, a loss of 186,565 residents. Median home value is $70,336. 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
23% 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
20241.3M
Age distribution, 1990
Under 59.6%(72,174)
5 to 910.3%(77,288)
10 to 1410.1%(75,719)
15 to 197.9%(59,579)
20 to 247.3%(54,606)
25 to 3417.4%(130,913)
35 to 4414.4%(108,293)
45 to 548.5%(64,272)
55 to 646.2%(46,342)
65 to 745%(37,632)
75 to 842.6%(19,935)
85 and over0.8%(5,804)
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Section 02
Income & economy
$30,150
−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $48,260 in 2000
US average: $30,130
1990 – 2024
Section 03
Housing
$70,336
−39%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $152,233 in 2000
US average: $93,722
1990 – 2024
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Section 04
Race & ethnicity
2000
White, non-Hispanic81.1%(761,694)
Black1%(8,981)
Hispanic / Latino11.8%(111,001)
Asian2.4%(22,950)
Other0%
1990
White, non-Hispanic93.1%(700,348)
Black0.8%(5,801)
Hispanic / Latino6.1%(46,142)
Asian2.6%(19,763)
Other3.5%(26,645)
No data for the years selected.
Section 04 · Origins
Detailed origins & ancestry
Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.
Hispanic origin
Mexican13.8%(175,791)
South American2.6%(33,076)
Central American1.5%(18,588)
Venezuelan0.9%(10,907)
Peruvian0.6%(7,216)
Salvadoran0.6%(7,108)
Colombian0.5%(6,451)
Guatemalan0.5%(6,446)
Puerto Rican0.5%(6,417)
Spaniard0.4%(5,629)
Honduran0.2%(2,752)
Cuban0.2%(2,713)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Argentine0.2%(2,402)
Chilean0.2%(2,376)
Ecuadorian0.2%(1,944)
Dominican0.1%(1,680)
Nicaraguan0.1%(847)
Bolivian0.1%(788)
Panamanian0.1%(775)
Costa Rican0%(611)
Uruguayan0%(562)
Paraguayan0%(359)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.8%(9,634)
Chinese0.7%(9,240)
Vietnamese0.6%(7,147)
Filipino0.4%(5,074)
Korean0.3%(3,236)
Japanese0.2%(2,838)
Nepalese0.2%(2,254)
Laotian0.1%(1,855)
Burmese0.1%(1,718)
Pakistani0.1%(1,578)
Cambodian0.1%(1,353)
Taiwanese0.1%(711)
+ 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%(12,376)
Samoan0.9%(10,978)
Native Hawaiian0.3%(4,419)
Marshallese0.1%(697)
Chamorro0%(589)
Fijian0%(336)
Guamanian0%(196)
Ancestry
English24.7%(314,783)
German10%(128,059)
Irish6.3%(80,623)
Scottish3.6%(45,363)
American3.5%(44,556)
Danish3.4%(43,061)
Italian3%(38,680)
Swedish2.8%(35,387)
Norwegian1.9%(24,599)
French1.7%(22,155)
Dutch1.6%(20,674)
Welsh1.4%(17,672)
+ 50 more ancestry groups with data
British1.3%(16,377)
Subsaharan African1%(12,747)
Polish0.9%(11,692)
Scotch-Irish0.7%(9,335)
Swiss0.7%(8,614)
Greek0.6%(7,551)
Russian0.4%(5,458)
Arab0.4%(5,348)
Brazilian0.3%(3,802)
Iranian0.2%(2,767)
Hungarian0.2%(2,745)
Canadian0.2%(2,602)
Portuguese0.2%(2,486)
Ukrainian0.2%(2,380)
Finnish0.2%(2,326)
Czech0.2%(2,266)
French Canadian0.2%(1,969)
Somali0.1%(1,797)
Austrian0.1%(1,581)
Lebanese0.1%(1,495)
Armenian0.1%(1,468)
Iraqi0.1%(1,409)
West Indian0.1%(1,341)
Croatian0.1%(1,271)
Romanian0.1%(1,208)
Lithuanian0.1%(995)
Australian0.1%(969)
Belgian0.1%(846)
Nigerian0.1%(835)
Ethiopian0.1%(695)
Serbian0%(537)
Turkish0%(511)
Egyptian0%(495)
Slovak0%(493)
Jamaican0%(488)
Slovene0%(419)
Latvian0%(381)
Palestinian0%(358)
Kenyan0%(345)
Syrian0%(335)
Haitian0%(284)
Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(256)
Jordanian0%(239)
Israeli0%(148)
Ghanaian0%(140)
Cape Verdean0%(139)
Bulgarian0%(117)
Moroccan0%(84)
Macedonian0%(73)
Guyanese0%(67)
Section 05
Education
High school or higher
85.0%
−1.7 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 married37.2%(189,344)
Married52.2%(265,598)
Widowed1.7%(8,905)
Divorced8.9%(45,295)
Women 15+
Never married31.2%(156,065)
Married51.6%(258,068)
Widowed5.6%(27,904)
Divorced11.6%(57,835)
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In this metro
Largest cities
Salt Lake CityCENTRAL218,428West Valley City137,491West Jordan116,812Sandy92,386South Jordan87,614Millcreek63,926Herriman63,282Taylorsville57,484MurrayCENTRAL53,297Draper50,652Riverton47,395Tooele42,270Midvale36,099Kearns metro35,404Magna metro35,401Cottonwood Heights32,265Holladay31,162South Salt Lake26,934Bluffdale19,506Grantsville16,472Stansbury Park11,242White City metro5,146Erda4,056Emigration Canyon metro1,417Wendover1,135Granite908Copperton metro770Stockton621Rush Valley489Dugway433
The 30 most populous of 34 cities and towns in this metro. CENTRAL marks the metro's principal cities.
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Frequently asked
How many people live in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT?
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT has about 752,557 residents according to the 1990 Census.
What is the median household income in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT?
The typical household in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT earns about $30,150 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.
Is Salt Lake City-Murray, UT expensive?
In Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, the median home is worth about $70,336, and the typical rent is about $378 a month.
How educated are people in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT?
About 23.4% of adults age 25 and over in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the poverty rate in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT?
About 9.9% of people in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT live below the federal poverty line.
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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024