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Salt Lake County, UT

Demographic and economic profile of Salt Lake County, UT, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Salt Lake County is Utah's most populous county at 1.2 million residents, with a labor force participation rate of 72.2% and a median age of 34.0 years, reflecting a relatively young working-age population. About 38.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, unemployment sits at 3.7%, and median worker earnings of $46,252 run below the county's median household income of $97,494, suggesting multi-earner households are common. The county added 5.7% population growth over five years while GDP per capita reached $98,463, and a median home value of $484,500 with median gross rent of $1,493/month indicates housing costs that have risen alongside that growth.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

1,216,274

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$97,494

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

34.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+5.7% since 2018

Salt Lake County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone841,252 (70.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone112,206 (9.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race84,734 (7.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races53,745 (4.5%)
  • Asian Alone51,261 (4.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone21,947 (1.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish150,431
  2. 2.Other Indo-European19,040
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island18,926
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)8,741
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic6,523

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

62.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

11.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

13.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

34,392

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$98,463

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$43,393

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance139,982
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services90,744
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)72,490
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)63,943
  5. 5.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing55,982

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations286,552
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations138,018
  3. 3.Service Occupations86,048
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations81,725
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations52,948

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.33×)56,487
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.12×)87,887
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.10×)48,301
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.08×)40,296
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.04×)71,992

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$484,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,493/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

66.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,99988,162 (31.3%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99959,475 (21.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,99939,844 (14.1%)
  • $750,000 to $999,99937,256 (13.2%)
  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,99915,855 (5.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9999,887 (3.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

38.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

72.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$46,252

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone409,578 (64.5%)
  • Worked At Home124,721 (19.7%)
  • Carpooled64,386 (10.1%)
  • Public Transit13,588 (2.1%)
  • Walked12,036 (1.9%)
  • Other5,087 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.