South Salt Lake

Population: 26,277
Median household income: $68,035
Median home value: $390,400

South Salt Lake, a community in Salt Lake County, Utah, has 26,277 residents. At $68,035, its median household income sits below Salt Lake County's $94,658.

Between 2019 and 2023, South Salt Lake's population grew 5.0% from 25,017 to 26,277, while its median home value rose 72.7% from $226,000 to $390,400.

The median resident is 31.5 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 23.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 26,277
Median age: 31.5 yrs
Median household income: $68,035
Median home value: $390,400
Median gross rent: $1,329
Housing units: 11,704
Homeownership rate: 37.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

25,01726,277

Median household income

$47,813$68,035

Median home value

$226,000$390,400

Median gross rent

$908$1,329

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	25,017	$47,813	$226,000	$908
2020	25,125	$49,616	$248,400	$968
2021	26,086	$50,589	$287,200	$1,039
2022	26,315	$57,125	$353,600	$1,190
2023	26,277	$68,035	$390,400	$1,329

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 2412.1%

25 to 3423.6%

35 to 4417.1%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 646.7%

65 to 745.5%

75 and over2.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,216	4.6%
5 to 17	4,274	16.3%
18 to 24	3,178	12.1%
25 to 34	6,211	23.6%
35 to 44	4,503	17.1%
45 to 54	3,014	11.5%
55 to 64	1,758	6.7%
65 to 74	1,452	5.5%
75 and over	671	2.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,767	52.4%
Black or African American	785	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	516	2.0%
Asian	2,311	8.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	282	1.1%
Some other race	7	0.0%
Two or more races	1,089	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,520	28.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.7%

High school graduate27.5%

Some college or associate's24.9%

Bachelor's degree21.0%

Graduate or professional degree12.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,404	13.7%
High school graduate	4,848	27.5%
Some college or associate's	4,390	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	3,703	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2,264	12.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone64.7%

Carpooled13.4%

Public transit2.5%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home14.8%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,845	64.7%
Carpooled	2,035	13.4%
Public transit	387	2.5%
Walked	331	2.2%
Bicycle	119	0.8%
Worked from home	2,246	14.8%
Other means	242	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,945	30.4%
15 to 29 min	6,806	52.5%
30 to 44 min	1,408	10.9%
45 to 59 min	482	3.7%
60+ min	318	2.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 15.5% (3,896 of 25,124)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,884	45.6%
Nonfamily households	5,823	54.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,707	91.5%
Vacant	997	8.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,062	37.9%
Renter-occupied	6,645	62.1%

1-unit, detached36.7%

1-unit, attached7.9%

2 to 4 units11.6%

5 to 19 units18.3%

20 or more units23.2%

Mobile home & other2.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,295	36.7%
1-unit, attached	921	7.9%
2 to 4 units	1,358	11.6%
5 to 19 units	2,146	18.3%
20 or more units	2,717	23.2%
Mobile home & other	267	2.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4971070
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.94 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.7056, -111.8986