Salt Lake City, UT

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2023 Population

203,888

1.3% 1-year growth

US Senator

Mike Lee

Republican Party

US Senator

John Curtis

Republican Party

2023 Median Property Value

$495,700

8.09% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

121,274

2.07% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Salt Lake City, UT had a population of 204k people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Salt Lake City, UT grew from 201,269 to 203,888, a 1.3% increase and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Salt Lake City, UT are White (Non-Hispanic) (64.7%), Other (Hispanic) (8.9%), White (Hispanic) (5.83%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (5.31%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (5.08%).

None of the households in Salt Lake City, UT reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

90.6% of the residents in Salt Lake City, UT are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Salt Lake City, UT are University of Utah (9,223 degrees awarded in 2022), Ensign College (938 degrees), and Westminster College (230807) (634 degrees).

In 2023, the median property value in Salt Lake City, UT was $495,700, and the homeownership rate was 46.8%.

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Population & Diversity

Salt Lake City, UT is home to a population of 204k people, from which 90.6% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of Salt Lake City, UT residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In 2023, there were 7.27 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (132k people) in Salt Lake City, UT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 18.1k Other (Hispanic) and 11.9k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

90.6%

2023 Citizenship

90.5%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 90.6% of Salt Lake City, UT residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Salt Lake City, UT was 90.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Salt Lake City, UT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Salt Lake City, UT

White (Non-Hispanic)
132k ± 2.82k
Other (Hispanic)
18.1k ± 2.18k
White (Hispanic)
11.9k ± 1.71k

20.8%

Hispanic Population

42.4k people

20.8% of the people in Salt Lake City, UT are hispanic (42.4k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Salt Lake City, UT as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Salt Lake City, UT.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
98,749 ± 7,598 people
Venezuela
9,695 ± 2,414 people
India
8,976 ± 2,323 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Salt Lake City, UT was Mexico, the natal country of 98,749 Salt Lake City, UT residents, followed by Venezuela with 9,695 and India with 8,976.

Economy

The economy of Salt Lake City, UT employs 121k people. The largest industries in Salt Lake City, UT are N/A, and the highest paying industries are .

Employment

Occupations

121k

2023 Value

± 2,863

2.07%

1 Year growth

± 3.26%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Salt Lake City, UT grew at a rate of 2.07%, from 119k employees to 121k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Salt Lake City, UT, are Management Occupations (14,263 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (11,641 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (9,894 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Salt Lake City, UT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Utah (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

121k

2023 Value

± 2,863

2.07%

1 Year growth

± 3.26%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Salt Lake City, UT grew at a rate of 2.07%, from 119k employees to 121k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Salt Lake City, UT, are N/A. This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Salt Lake City, UT, though some of these residents may live in Salt Lake City, UT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.78%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.7M people employed in Utah. This represents a 2.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 7.69%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Utah.

Civics

Mike Lee and John Curtis are the senators currently representing the state of Utah. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Utah is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Utah

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Mike Lee

Senator from Utah

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

John Curtis

Senator from Utah

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Mike Lee and John Curtis are the senators currently representing Utah.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Utah over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Utah

Utah is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Utah have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Most students graduating from Universities in Salt Lake City, UT are White (7,394 and 71.4%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (1,284 and 12.4%), Asian (613 and 5.92%), and Two or More Races (483 and 4.66%).

The largest universities in Salt Lake City, UT by number of degrees awarded are University of Utah (9,223 and NaNM%), Ensign College (938 and NaNM%), and Westminster College (230807) (634 and NaNM%).

The most popular majors in Salt Lake City, UT are Registered Nursing (685 and NaNM%), General Business Administration & Management (603 and NaNM%), and Other Research & Experimental Psychology (465 and NaNM%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2022 in Salt Lake City, UT, the percentage of applicants admitted was 87.3%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 27.6%. The number of students enrolled in 2022 was 44,067 (47.4% men and 52.6% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2022 there were 44,067 students enrolled in Salt Lake City, UT, 47.4% men and 52.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 25,458 records, of which 51.9% were women and 48.1% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
584 degrees awarded
Other Research & Experimental Psychology
436 degrees awarded
General Biological Sciences
237 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Salt Lake City, UT was Registered Nursing with 584 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Salt Lake City, UT according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

University of Utah
9,223 degrees awarded
Ensign College
938 degrees awarded
Westminster College (230807)
634 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University of Utah with 9,223 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2022, 5,389 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Salt Lake City, UT, which is 0.884 times less than the 6,098 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 7,394 degrees mean that there were 5.76 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 1,284 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($24,630) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,875) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,200) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.574% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.647% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were Some college (639k), High School or Equivalent (579k), and Bachelors Degree (496k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Salt Lake City, UT was $495,700 in 2023, which is 1.63 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $458,600 to $495,700, a 8.09% increase. The homeownership rate in Salt Lake City, UT is 46.8%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

Median household income in Salt Lake City, UT is N/A. In 2023, the place with the highest median household income in Salt Lake City, UT was Census Tract 1148 with a value of $250,001, followed by Census Tract 1002 and Census Tract 1036, with respective values of $175,114 and $173,523.

Housing

Property

$495,700

Median Property Value 2023

±$9,180

$41,606

Median Property Taxes

±$1,522

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Salt Lake City, UT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Salt Lake City, UT compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 1148
Census Tract 1002
Census Tract 1036

In 2023, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Salt Lake City, UT was Census Tract 1148 with a value of $250,001, followed by Census Tract 1002 and Census Tract 1036, with respective values of $175,114 and $173,523.

The following map shows all of the places in Salt Lake City, UT colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

N/A

Median Household Income

± N/A

88.9k

Number of Households

± 2,389

In N/A, the median household income of the 88.9k households in Salt Lake City, UT N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

The following chart displays the households in Salt Lake City, UT distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Salt Lake City, UT is from Salt Lake City, UT.

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of N/A. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Salt Lake City, UT across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

In N/A, N/A% of workers in Salt Lake City, UT N/A, followed by those who N/A (N/A%) and those who N/A (N/A%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

N/A minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Salt Lake City, UT have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Salt Lake City, UT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Salt Lake City, UT compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Salt Lake City, UT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Salt Lake City, UT have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Salt Lake City, UT (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Salt Lake City, UT is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

89% of the population of Salt Lake City, UT has health coverage, with 56.6% on employee plans, 9.68% on Medicaid, 8.52% on Medicare, 13.1% on non-group plans, and 1.09% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.9% under 18 years, 34.6% between 18 and 34 years, 34.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.9% were men and 49.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

11%

Uninsured

56.6%

Employer Coverage

9.68%

Medicaid

8.52%

Medicare

13.1%

Non-Group

1.09%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Salt Lake City, UT declined by 4.47% from 11.5% to 11%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Salt Lake City, UT changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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