Salt Lake County, Utah
All employer firms, Reference year 2023 27,265
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 1,220,916
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024) 1,216,274
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2025) 1,185,235
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2024) 1,185,234
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2025, (V2025) 3.0%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2024, (V2024) 2.6%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 1,185,238
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 1,029,655
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent 24.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 12.5%
Female persons, percent 49.3%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent 85.3%
Black alone, percent(a) 2.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a) 1.6%
Asian alone, percent(a) 5.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a) 1.9%
Two or More Races, percent 3.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b) 21.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 65.9%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2020-2024 34,392
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2020-2024 13.5%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 472,029
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2020-2024 66.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2020-2024 $525,700
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2020-2024 $2,124
Median selected monthly owner costs - without a mortage, 2020-2024 $609
Median gross rent, 2020-2024 $1,592
Building Permits, 2025 7,179
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2020-2024 426,245
Persons per household, 2020-2024 2.77
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2020-2024 85.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2020-2024 21.5%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2020-2024 98.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2020-2024 93.8%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 91.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 39.4%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2020-2024 8.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 10.0%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 72.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 66.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 4,162,917
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 14,106,181
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 11,455,979
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 35,264,060
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $29,719
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2020-2024 22.3
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $97,494
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $45,106
Persons in poverty, percent 7.9%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2023 35,732
Total employment, 2023 693,721
Total annual payroll, 2023 ($1,000) 48,955,498
Total employment, percent change, 2022-2023 4.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2023 109,288
All employer firms, Reference year 2023 27,265
Male-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 16,195
Female-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 5,229
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 3,795
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 20,555
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 943
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 23,591
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 1,597.2
Population per square mile, 2010 1,387.1
Land area in square miles, 2020 742.07
Land area in square miles, 2010 742.28
FIPS Code 49035