Salt Lake County, Utah Population 2024

1,185,057

Salt Lake County, Utah's estimated 2024 population is 1,185,057 with a growth rate of -0.06% in the past year according to the most recent United States census data. Salt Lake County, Utah is the largest county in Utah. The 2010 population was 1,032,997 and has seen a growth of 14.72% since that time.

Note: data after 2022 is projected based on recent change
Year
Population
Growth
Change
20291,181,277-756-0.06%
20281,182,033-756-0.06%
20271,182,789-756-0.06%
20261,183,545-756-0.06%
20251,184,301-756-0.06%
20241,185,057-756-0.06%
20231,185,813-756-0.06%
20221,186,5692570.02%
20211,186,312-671-0.06%
20201,186,98328,3982.45%
20191,158,5859,6360.84%
20181,148,94911,6761.03%
20171,137,27316,5221.47%
20161,120,75118,0611.64%
20151,102,69012,3501.13%
20141,090,34010,6790.99%
20131,079,66115,5211.46%
20121,064,14016,4381.57%
20111,047,70214,7051.42%
20101,032,99700%
1990725,956106,89017.27%
1980619,066160,45934.99%
1970458,60775,57219.73%
1960383,035108,14039.34%
1950274,89563,27229.9%
1940211,62317,5219.03%
1930194,10234,82021.86%
1920159,28227,85621.2%
1910131,42653,70169.09%
190077,72519,26832.96%
189058,45726,48082.81%
188031,97713,64074.39%
187018,3377,04262.35%
186011,2955,13883.45%
18506,157-1,175,120-99.48%
2024 Growth Rate
-0.06% (-756)
County Website
Salt Lake County
State
Utah
County Seat
Salt Lake City
2020 Population
1,186,983
Area
753 mi²
Density
1574 people/mi²
Growth Since 2020
-0.16% (-1,926)
Founded
January 31, 1850

Population by Race

Race
Population
Percentage (of total)
White880,34474.56%
Other race106,5409.02%
Two or more races94,2517.98%
Asian49,0604.16%
Black or African American21,5311.82%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander18,6741.58%
Native American10,2430.87%

White

Other race

Two or more races

Asian

Black or African American

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Native American

Salt Lake County, Utah Population by Race

Salt Lake County, Utah Population Pyramid 2024

Salt Lake County, Utah Median Age

33.4

Total

33

Male

33.9

Female

Salt Lake County, Utah Adults

There are 872,565 adults, (133,703 of whom are seniors) in Salt Lake County, Utah.

Salt Lake County, Utah Age Dependency

59.8

Age Dependency Ratio

18.1

Old Age Dependency Ratio

41.7

Child Dependency Ratio

Salt Lake County, Utah Sex Ratio

Female582,94349.38%
Male597,70050.62%

Salt Lake County, Utah Population by Age

Salt Lake County, Utah Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Household Type
Count
Average Size
Owner
Renter
All407,6732.8667.132.9
Married216,0233.5982.317.7
Non Family130,8281.3846.653.4
Female40,7243.4957.142.9
Male20,0983.3558.141.9

3.45

Average Family Size

2.86

Average Household Size

67.1%

Rate of Home Ownership

Married

Male

Female

NonFamily

owner

renter

Salt Lake County, Utah Households and Families

Male

Female

Education Attained
Count
Percentage
9th to 12th Grade36,8464.88%
Associates Degree69,3009.19%
Bachelors Degree182,99724.26%
Graduate Degree101,37313.44%
High School Graduate168,53822.34%
Less Than 9th Grade25,1073.33%
Some College170,26322.57%

Less Than 9th Grade

9th to 12th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Associates Degree

Bachelors Degree

Graduate Degree

Salt Lake County, Utah Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Salt Lake County, Utah Educational Attainment by Race

High School Graduation Rate

Bachelors Rate

Race
Total
High School
Bachelors
White555,501533,180232,511
Hispanic118,24887,01321,395
Other Race56,96638,0247,457
2+ Races45,90540,41914,456
Asian34,48130,15617,350
Black11,4149,8082,651
Islander10,4659,5411,612
Native American6,5125,0391,239

The highest rate of high school graduation is among white people with a rate of 95.98%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among asian people with a rate of 50.32%.

Salt Lake County, Utah Educational Attainment by Race

All

Male

Female

Name
Average
Male
Female
Bachelors Degree$63,663$79,622$50,982
Graduate Degree$87,706$102,914$70,696
High School Graduate$39,952$46,871$32,771
Less Than 9th Grade$34,786$40,092$27,018
Overall$51,485$60,350$41,335
Some College$46,786$56,340$38,364

$51,485

Average Earnings

$60,350

Average Male

$41,335

Average Female

Salt Lake County, Utah Earnings by Educational Attainment

Salt Lake County, Utah Language by Age

Only English

Spanish

Other Indo-European Languages

Asian and Pacific Island Languages

Other Languages

Salt Lake County, Utah Language

78.88% of Salt Lake County, Utah residents speak only English, while 21.12% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 13.53% of the population.

Salt Lake County, Utah Language

Salt Lake County, Utah Poverty by Race

rate

Name
Total
In Poverty
Poverty Rate
White806,25551,3176.36%
Hispanic221,23327,24612.32%
Other104,35414,38613.79%
Multiple93,1508,5189.14%
Black20,8884,65522.29%
Asian48,3934,6039.51%
Islander18,5481,7149.24%
Native9,9531,37813.85%

8.1%

Overall Poverty Rate

7.46%

Male Poverty Rate

8.74%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Salt Lake County, Utah

The race most likely to be in poverty in Salt Lake County, Utah is Black, with 22.29% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Salt Lake County, Utah is White, with 6.36% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 1.67%. Among those working part-time, it was 11.98%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 16.29%.

Salt Lake County, Utah Poverty

rate

Rate
Poverty
Less Than 9th Grade14.22%
High School9.15%
Some College6.28%
Bachelors or Greater4.05%

Salt Lake County, Utah Poverty Rate by Education

rate

Rate
Poverty
Female Unemployed24.66%
Male Unemployed21.47%
Female Employed5.07%
Male Employed3.94%

Salt Lake County, Utah Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Salt Lake County, Utah Income by Household Type

Households

Families

MarriedFamilies

NonFamilies

Name
Median
Mean
Families$106,281$133,343
Households$90,011$115,832
Married Families$118,985$147,444
Non Families$54,616$72,049

mean

median

Income by Household Type

Salt Lake County, Utah Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Marriage Rates

51.2%

Overall Marriage Rate

51.6%

Male Marriage Rate

50.7%

Female Marriage Rate

Salt Lake County, Utah Married by Age and Sex

male

female

Salt Lake County, Utah Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 45-54.

Salt Lake County, Utah Marital Status by Race

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Salt Lake County, Utah Marital Status

Second Gulf War

First Gulf War

Vietnam

Korea

World War II

36,601

Number of Veterans

33,645

Male Veterans

2,956

Female Veterans

War
Veterans
Vietnam11,907
Second Gulf War11,132
First Gulf War8,550
Korea1,785
World War II710

Salt Lake County, Utah Veterans by War

count

Age Group
Veterans
35 to 549,120
65 to 748,801
75+8,684
55 to 646,122
18 to 343,874

Salt Lake County, Utah Veterans by Age

count

Name
Veterans
% of Total
White31,4434.7%
Hispanic2,8591.94%
2+ Races1,8493.23%
Black1,0137.18%
Other Race8071.14%
Asian6131.54%
Islander5344.31%
Native American3424.1%

Salt Lake County, Utah Veterans by Race

Salt Lake County, Utah Veterans by Education

Less Than 9th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Bachelors or Greater

6.27%

Veteran Poverty Rate

28.56%

Veteran Disability Rate

Salt Lake County, Utah Veterans by Education

LaborForceParticipation

72%

Labor Force Participation

69.3%

Employment Rate

3.6%

Unemployment Rate

Salt Lake County, Utah Employment by Age

LaborForceParticipation

Salt Lake County, Utah Employment by Race

LaborForceParticipation

Salt Lake County, Utah Employment by Education

Origin of Non-Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.

Origin of Naturalized Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

58.36%

Born in Salt Lake County, Utah

87.07%

Native Born

12.93%

Foreign Born

7.51%

Non Citizen

5.42%

Naturalized

Place of Birth

87.07% of Salt Lake County, Utah residents were born in the United States, with 58.36% having been born in Utah. 7.51% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.

Salt Lake County, Utah Place of Birth

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