Salt Lake City

Population: 203,888
Median household income: $74,925
Median home value: $495,700

Located in Salt Lake County, Utah, Salt Lake City is a community with a population of 203,888. At $74,925, its median household income sits below Salt Lake County's $94,658.

Between 2019 and 2023, Salt Lake City's population grew 3.1% from 197,756 to 203,888, while its median home value rose 57.6% from $314,500 to $495,700.

60.2% of workers drive to work alone. 44.3% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 203,888
Median age: 33.0 yrs
Median household income: $74,925
Median home value: $495,700
Median gross rent: $1,343
Housing units: 97,318
Homeownership rate: 46.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 50.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

197,756203,888

Median household income

$60,676$74,925

Median home value

$314,500$495,700

Median gross rent

$985$1,343

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	197,756	$60,676	$314,500	$985
2020	200,133	$63,156	$346,100	$1,050
2021	199,153	$65,880	$380,200	$1,141
2022	201,269	$72,357	$458,600	$1,254
2023	203,888	$74,925	$495,700	$1,343

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1712.1%

18 to 2415.2%

25 to 3421.0%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 649.6%

65 to 747.5%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	10,037	4.9%
5 to 17	24,695	12.1%
18 to 24	30,972	15.2%
25 to 34	42,912	21.0%
35 to 44	28,562	14.0%
45 to 54	22,253	10.9%
55 to 64	19,536	9.6%
65 to 74	15,386	7.5%
75 and over	9,535	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	131,855	64.7%
Black or African American	4,825	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,259	0.6%
Asian	10,819	5.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2,898	1.4%
Some other race	657	0.3%
Two or more races	9,169	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	42,406	20.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.4%

High school graduate17.1%

Some college or associate's23.7%

Bachelor's degree28.9%

Graduate or professional degree22.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	11,582	8.4%
High school graduate	23,581	17.1%
Some college or associate's	32,696	23.7%
Bachelor's degree	39,892	28.9%
Graduate or professional degree	30,433	22.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone60.2%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit5.2%

Walked4.8%

Bicycle1.6%

Worked from home18.5%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	71,463	60.2%
Carpooled	9,605	8.1%
Public transit	6,150	5.2%
Walked	5,758	4.8%
Bicycle	1,933	1.6%
Worked from home	21,985	18.5%
Other means	1,853	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	35,457	36.6%
15 to 29 min	42,369	43.8%
30 to 44 min	12,311	12.7%
45 to 59 min	3,410	3.5%
60+ min	3,215	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.19
Poverty rate: 13.4% (26,297 of 196,581)

	Count	Share
Family households	40,621	45.7%
Nonfamily households	48,311	54.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	88,932	91.4%
Vacant	8,386	8.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	41,606	46.8%
Renter-occupied	47,326	53.2%

1-unit, detached44.3%

1-unit, attached4.2%

2 to 4 units11.0%

5 to 19 units10.8%

20 or more units28.8%

Mobile home & other0.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	43,075	44.3%
1-unit, attached	4,118	4.2%
2 to 4 units	10,657	11.0%
5 to 19 units	10,551	10.8%
20 or more units	28,061	28.8%
Mobile home & other	856	0.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4967000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 111 sq mi
Water area: 0.45 sq mi
Center point: 40.7769, -111.9310