Salt Lake City, UT

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2023 Population
1.26M
0.531% 1-year growth
US Senator
Mike Lee
Republican Party
US Senator
John Curtis
Republican Party
2023 Median Age
33.7
1.2% 1-year increase
2023 Poverty Rate
8.13%
3.16% 1-year increase
2023 Median Household Income
$95,045
5.28% 1-year growth
2023 Median Property Value
$478,200
10.1% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
673,516
1.1% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Salt Lake City, UT had a population of 1.26M people with a median age of 33.7 and a median household income of $95,045. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Salt Lake City, UT grew from 1.25M to 1.26M, a 0.531% increase and its median household income grew from $90,277 to $95,045, a 5.28% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Salt Lake City, UT are White (Non-Hispanic) (68.6%), Other (Hispanic) (8.28%), White (Hispanic) (5.02%), Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (4.73%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (3.86%).

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.

92.8% of the residents in Salt Lake City, UT are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Salt Lake City, UT are Western Governors University (46,180 degrees awarded in 2023), University of Utah (9,493 degrees), and Salt Lake Community College (4,981 degrees).

In 2023, the median property value in Salt Lake City, UT was $478,200, and the homeownership rate was 67.8%.

Most people in Salt Lake City, UT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Salt Lake City, UT was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Salt Lake City, UT is home to a population of 1.26M people, from which 92.8% are citizens. As of 2023, 12.3% of Salt Lake City, UT residents were born outside of the country (156k people).

In 2023, there were 8.28 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (865k people) in Salt Lake City, UT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 104k Other (Hispanic) and 63.4k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92.8%
2023 Citizenship
92.8%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 92.8% 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 92.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Salt Lake City, UT
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    865k ± 1.72k
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    104k ± 4.74k
  3. White (Hispanic)
    63.4k ± 3.51k
19.6%
Hispanic Population
248k people

In 2023, there were 8.28 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (865k people) in Salt Lake City, UT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 104k Other (Hispanic) and 63.4k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

19.6% of the people in Salt Lake City, UT are hispanic (248k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Salt Lake City, UT as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Utah.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    101,934 ± 7,718 people
  2. Venezuela
    11,533 ± 2,632 people
  3. India
    9,236 ± 2,356 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Utah was Mexico, the natal country of 101,934 Utah residents, followed by Venezuela with 11,533 and India with 9,236.

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Foreign-Born Population

12.3%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
156k people
12.3%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
154k people

As of 2023, 12.3% of Salt Lake City, UT residents (156k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Salt Lake City, UT was 12.3%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    12,409 ± 1,142
  2. Vietnam
    11,221 ± 752
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    5,422 ± 606

Salt Lake City, UT has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.11 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Salt Lake City, UT employs 674k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Salt Lake City, UT were Health Care & Social Assistance (77,723 people), Retail Trade (76,587 people), and Manufacturing (65,879 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($91,343), Utilities ($82,833), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($80,115).

Employment

Occupations

674k
2023 Value
± 6,776
1.1%
1 Year growth
± 1.44%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Salt Lake City, UT grew at a rate of 1.1%, from 666k employees to 674k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Salt Lake City, UT, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (86,176 people), Management Occupations (81,408 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (61,273 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Salt Lake City, UT.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

674k
2023 Value
± 6,776
1.1%
1 Year growth
± 1.44%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Salt Lake City, UT grew at a rate of 1.1%, from 666k employees to 674k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Salt Lake City, UT, are Health Care & Social Assistance (77,723 people), Retail Trade (76,587 people), and Manufacturing (65,879 people). 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.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$58,534
Median earning men ± $651
$40,391
Median earning women ± $476

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($79,576), Information ($79,431), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($79,246).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($56,729), Information ($52,899), and Public Administration ($52,863).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 3,892
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  2. 2,755
    Construction
  3. 2,266
    Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $5.37M
    Finance and Insurance
  2. $4.61M
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  3. $4.45M
    Manufacturing

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Utah went to Donald J. Trump with 59.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (37.8%), followed by Chase Oliver (1.14%).

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.

Presidential Elections

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2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (59.4%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (37.8%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Chase Oliver (1.14%)
    Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Utah went to Donald J. Trump with 59.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (37.8%), followed by Chase Oliver (1.14%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Utah for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Utah

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Mike Lee
Senator from Utah3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011
John Curtis
Senator from Utah1
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.

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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.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Salt Lake City, UT awarded 66,594 degrees. The student population of Salt Lake City, UT in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 109,407 male students and 155,310 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Salt Lake City, UT are White (42,851 and 66.1%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (7,348 and 11.3%), Unknown (5,008 and 7.73%), and Black or African American (3,864 and 5.96%).

The largest universities in Salt Lake City, UT by number of degrees awarded are Western Governors University (46,180 and 69.3%), University of Utah (9,493 and 14.3%), and Salt Lake Community College (4,981 and 7.48%).

The most popular majors in Salt Lake City, UT are Registered Nursing (9,975 and 15%), General Business Administration & Management (6,047 and 9.08%), and Curriculum & Instruction (3,728 and 5.6%).

The median tuition costs in Salt Lake City, UT are $7,735 for private four year colleges, and $8,175 and $28,697 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Salt Lake City, UT, the percentage of applicants admitted was 85.5%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 26.6%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 264,717 (41.3% men and 58.7% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 264,717 students enrolled in Salt Lake City, UT, 41.3% men and 58.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 149,474 records, of which 60.1% were women and 39.9% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Registered Nursing
    8,960 degrees awarded
  2. General Business Administration & Management
    2,697 degrees awarded
  3. Learning Sciences
    2,015 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Salt Lake City, UT was Registered Nursing with 8,960 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.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Western Governors University
    46,180 degrees awarded
  2. University of Utah
    9,493 degrees awarded
  3. Salt Lake Community College
    4,981 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Western Governors University with 46,180 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 23,552 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Salt Lake City, UT, which is 0.547 times less than the 43,042 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 42,851 degrees mean that there were 5.83 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 7,348 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($19,458) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,280) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private for-profit, 2-year ($1,128) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2023, 0.661% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.737% of women were in the same situation.

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

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were Some college (634k), High School or Equivalent (588k), and Bachelors Degree (514k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Salt Lake City, UT was $478,200 in 2023, which is 1.58 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $434,300 to $478,200, a 10.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Salt Lake City, UT is 67.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65%.

People in Salt Lake City, UT have an average commute time of 22.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Salt Lake City, UT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$478,200
Median Property Value 2023
±$2,724
$298,149
Median Property Taxes
±$3,863

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.

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Rent vs Own

67.8%
Homeownership
2023
69.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 67.8% of the housing units in Salt Lake City, UT were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 67.9%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$95,045
Median Household Income
± $1,116
440k
Number of Households
± 5,352

In 2023, the median household income of the 440k households in Salt Lake City, UT grew to $95,045 from the previous year's value of $90,277.

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 $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Salt Lake City, UT is from Utah.
0.475
2023 Wage GINI in Utah
0.478
2022 Wage GINI in Utah

In 2023, the income inequality in Utah was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.584% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Utah was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Utah in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (67%)
  2. Worked At Home (17.5%)
  3. Carpooled (9.99%)

In 2023, 67% of workers in Salt Lake City, UT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (17.5%) and those who carpooled to work (9.99%).

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.

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Commute Time

22.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Salt Lake City, UT have a shorter commute time (22.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.25% of the workforce in Salt Lake City, UT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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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.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.13% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Salt Lake City, UT (101k out of 1.24M people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 18 - 24.

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

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.

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Health

90.6% of the population of Salt Lake City, UT has health coverage, with 60.7% on employee plans, 8% on Medicaid, 8.59% on Medicare, 12.3% on non-group plans, and 0.998% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Utah see 1,785 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.53% increase from the previous year (1,741 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1441 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 259 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.4% were men and 49.6% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,785 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Utah

Primary care physicians in Utah see an average of 1,785 patients per year. This represents a 2.53% increase from the previous year (1,741 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Utah in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.7% under 18 years, 24.5% between 18 and 34 years, 36.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.4% were men and 49.6% were women.

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Uninsured People

9.38%
Uninsured
60.7%
Employer Coverage
8%
Medicaid
8.59%
Medicare
12.3%
Non-Group
0.998%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Salt Lake City, UT declined by 3.91% from 9.76% to 9.38%.

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