Salt Lake County, Utah

Interactive maps and statistics for Salt Lake County, Utah: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Utah and the United States.

Salt Lake County, Utah is among the highest in the country for total population (37th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for median home value (122nd of 3,217 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Salt Lake County, Utah	Utah	United States	Rank
Total Population	1,196,523	3,392,331	334,922,499	37th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$97,494	$95,166	$80,734	192nd of 3,221
Median Age	34.0	32.0	38.9	3035th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	39.4%	37.7%	35.7%	298th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$525,700	$489,400	$332,700	122nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,592	$1,496	$1,413	193rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.1%	8.5%	12.5%	2847th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.8%	3.6%	5.2%	2064th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1,589.3	41.1	n/a	108th of 3,222
Foreign Born	13.5%	8.9%	14.1%	236th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.8	n/a	n/a	531st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	66.1%	70.2%	65.2%	2659th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.3	22.1	26.4	2075th of 3,221
Worked from Home	19.7%	17.6%	15.1%	148th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.0%	n/a	n/a	1468th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	50.9%	58.9%	46.9%	1283rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	92.8%	n/a	n/a	118th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Salt Lake County, Utah

Statistic	Salt Lake County, Utah	Utah	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	66.6%	74.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	20.6%	15.9%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.7%	1.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	4.2%	2.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.5%	4.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	1.5%	0.9%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	50.9	41.4	61.4

Age in Salt Lake County, Utah

Statistic	Salt Lake County, Utah	Utah	United States
Median Age	34.0	32.0	38.9
Under 18 %	25.3%	27.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.9%	11.6%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	16.4%	14.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.8%	13.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	21.7%	20.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	11.9%	11.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Salt Lake County, Utah

Statistic	Salt Lake County, Utah	Utah	United States
Households	426,245	1,124,822	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.8	3.0	2.5
Family Households	66.1%	72.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	33.4%	37.8%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.3%	13.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	25.2%	20.4%	28.7%
Never Married	34.5%	31.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Salt Lake County, Utah

Statistic	Salt Lake County, Utah	Utah	United States
Per Capita Income	$45,106	$40,873	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	9.0%	9.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.1%	15.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	21.2%	21.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	15.3%	13.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.1%	8.5%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	21.6%	23.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	5.2%	5.2%	n/a

Housing in Salt Lake County, Utah

Statistic	Salt Lake County, Utah	Utah	United States
Housing Units	449,662	1,223,468	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	59.8%	66.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	23.3%	16.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	5.2%	8.1%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,986.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	33.9%	29.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.5%	28.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,836	$2,525	n/a

Education in Salt Lake County, Utah

Statistic	Salt Lake County, Utah	Utah	United States
Less than High School	8.1%	6.6%	10.4%
High School Graduate	22.0%	22.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.5%	33.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	24.8%	24.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	14.6%	13.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Salt Lake County, Utah

Statistic	Salt Lake County, Utah	Utah	United States
Labour Force Participation	72.2%	69.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	64.5%	67.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	2.1%	1.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.9%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	26.0%	32.7%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.6%	4.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.5%	4.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Salt Lake County, Utah

Statistic	Salt Lake County, Utah	Utah	United States
Born in State of Residence	57.1%	60.7%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	5.6%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	7.8%	5.1%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	78.5%	84.1%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	13.8%	10.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	16.4%	12.2%	16.7%

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