Magna metro township vs South Salt Lake

A side-by-side comparison of Magna metro township and South Salt Lake: population, income, housing, and more.

Magna metro township and South Salt Lake are places in Utah. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Magna metro township has the higher population (29,488 vs 26,277 in South Salt Lake). Magna metro township has the higher median household income ($87,516 vs $68,035 in South Salt Lake). South Salt Lake has the higher median home value ($390,400 vs $341,400 in Magna metro township).

Population, income & housing

	Magna metro township	South Salt Lake
Population	29,488	26,277
Median age	32.5 yrs	31.5 yrs
Median household income	$87,516	$68,035
Median home value	$341,400	$390,400
Median gross rent	$1,623	$1,329
Housing units	9,057	11,704
Homeownership rate	79.7%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.1%	33.9%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Magna metro township	South Salt Lake
Population	27,145 → 29,488 (+8.6%)	25,017 → 26,277 (+5.0%)
Median household income	$63,075 → $87,516 (+38.7%)	$47,813 → $68,035 (+42.3%)
Median home value	$205,000 → $341,400 (+66.5%)	$226,000 → $390,400 (+72.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,120 → $1,623 (+44.9%)	$908 → $1,329 (+46.4%)

Magna metro township

Population

27,14529,488

Median household income

$63,075$87,516

Median home value

$205,000$341,400

Median gross rent

$1,120$1,623

South Salt Lake

Population

25,01726,277

Median household income

$47,813$68,035

Median home value

$226,000$390,400

Median gross rent

$908$1,329

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Magna metro township	South Salt Lake
Under 5	8.5%	4.6%
5 to 17	21.4%	16.3%
18 to 24	8.7%	12.1%
25 to 34	14.6%	23.6%
35 to 44	16.0%	17.1%
45 to 54	11.8%	11.5%
55 to 64	10.7%	6.7%
65 to 74	5.8%	5.5%
75 and over	2.4%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Magna metro township	South Salt Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	54.0%	52.4%
Black or African American	1.6%	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.0%
Asian	2.0%	8.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.7%	1.1%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	35.7%	28.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Magna metro township	South Salt Lake
No high school diploma	14.7%	13.7%
High school graduate	41.8%	27.5%
Some college or associate's	29.3%	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.1%	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	12.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Magna metro township	South Salt Lake
Drove alone	72.4%	64.7%
Carpooled	14.6%	13.4%
Public transit	1.2%	2.5%
Walked	0.4%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	10.2%	14.8%
Other means	1.2%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Magna metro township	South Salt Lake
1-unit, detached	78.6%	36.7%
1-unit, attached	5.2%	7.9%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	11.6%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	18.3%
20 or more units	6.2%	23.2%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Magna metro township	South Salt Lake
Poverty rate	8.5%	15.5%
Average household size	3.32	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	24	20
Median year structure built	1981	1979