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Salt Lake City, UT

217,783 Population
110.9 square miles 1,963.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

32.6 ±1.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metro Area: 34.4 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Utah: 32.5 ±0.1

Economics

$51,611 ±$3,814 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metro Area: $45,363 ±$930
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Utah: $41,806 ±$527
$77,186 ±$4,499 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metro Area: $100,548 ±$2,071
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Utah: $96,658 ±$1,179

14.7% ±2.5% (29,971  ±5,133) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metro Area: 7.7% 97,836 (±0.7% / ±9,441)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Utah: 8.3% 286,572 (±0.4% / ±15,014)

19.6 minutes ±0.8 (2,093,105  ±154,899) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metro Area: 23.5 13,734,055 (±0.5 / ±369,362)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Utah: 23.2 34,585,096 (±0.3 / ±610,975)

Families

98,916 ±3,919 Number of households
  • the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metro Area: 469,925 ±3,414
  • Utah: 1,184,428 ±7,000
2.1 ±0.1 (205,592  ±380) Persons per household
  • about three-quarters of the figure in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metro Area: 2.7 1,283,168 (±0 / ±361)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Utah: 2.9 3,446,695

3.4% ±1.7% (2,239  ±1,126) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metro Area: 4.3% † 14,641 (±0.6% / ±2,053)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Utah: 5.8% 52,109 (±0.4% / ±3,767)

Housing

107,629 ±4,199 Number of housing units
  • the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metro Area: 493,951 ±164
  • Utah: 1,283,206 ±322

$620,100 ±$24,177 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metro Area: $575,200 ±$8,465
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Utah: $545,200 ±$6,188

21.9% ±2.8% (47,163  ±5,957.3) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metro Area: 13% 167,768 (±0.9% / ±11,883.2)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Utah: 13.3% 459,215 (±0.6% / ±19,063.5)

Social

92.3% ±3.2% (136,280  ±7,050.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metro Area: 92.6% 784,631 (±1.8% / ±15,224)
  • about the same as the rate in Utah: 93.6% 2,015,798 (±1.1% / ±22,792.3)
52.9% ±2.9% (78,095  ±5,195.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metro Area: 40.5% 343,555 (±1.1% / ±9,676.8)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Utah: 39.1% 842,281 (±0.7% / ±14,229.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

15.5% ±2.4% (33,814  ±5,300) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metro Area: 13.8% 179,477
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Utah: 9.8% 341,716

3.5% ±0.9% (6,469  ±1,578) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metro Area: 3.8% 37,391 (±0.3% / ±2,424)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Utah: 4.3% 109,467 (±0.2% / ±4,948)
6,469 Total veterans ±1,578 6,194 Male ±1,554 275 Female ±400

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