Salt Lake City city, UT

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 201,269 ( 14,829 from 2010 )
Land area: 110.3 square miles
Population density: 1824.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	131,152	65.16%	7.2%
Black:	5,319	2.64%	15.3%
Indian:	1,254	0.62%	22.8%
Asian:	14,151	7.03%	19.3%
2+ races:	8,611	4.28%	118.6%
Hispanic:	39,988	19.87%	4.0%

Total non-White:	70,117	34.84%	9.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	8,827	5.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	6,002	3.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
186,440
122,325	65.61%
4,613	2.47%
1,624	0.87%
11,857	6.36%
3,940	2.11%
41,637	22.33%
64,115	34.39%

2000
181,456
127,780	70.42%
3,094	1.71%
2,035	1.12%
9,621	5.30%
4,419	2.44%
34,102	18.79%
53,676	29.58%

1990
159,936
132,405	82.79%
2,404	1.50%
2,456	1.54%
7,451	4.66%
n/a
15,220	9.52%
27,531	17.21%

1980
163,033
140,700	86.30%
2,491	1.53%
1,650	1.01%
5,204	3.19%
n/a
12,510	7.67%
22,333	13.70%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
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n/a

-5,455	-3.0
10,439	5.8

Number	Rate
1990's
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-4,625	-2.9
26,145	16.3

Number	Rate
1980's
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-8,295	-5.1
5,198	3.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Salt Lake City city, UT

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
32.5
36,151	18.0%
165,118	82.0%
23,406	11.6%

85,435
2.26

39,611	46.4%
29,890	75.5%
3,229	8.2%
45,824	53.6%

2010
Number	Percent
30.9
42,034	22.5%
144,406	77.5%
17,516	9.4%

74,513
2.44

39,093	52.5%
28,240	72.2%
3,936	10.1%
35,420	47.5%

2000
Number	Percent
30.7
42,536	23.4%
138,920	76.6%
20,054	11.1%

71,492
2.47

40,386	56.5%
30,090	74.5%
4,089	10.1%
31,106	43.5%

1990
Number	Percent
31.4
40,102	25.1%
119,834	74.9%
23,205	14.5%

66,653
2.33

37,638	56.5%
29,060	77.2%
3,938	10.5%
29,015	43.5%

1980
Number	Percent
29.7
39,555	24.3%
123,478	75.7%
24,033	14.7%

67,776
2.34

39,979	59.0%
32,434	81.1%
3,564	8.9%
27,797	41.0%

2022 Housing Data for Salt Lake City city, UT

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4,125	4.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,945	4.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,976	3.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,851	3.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,042	3.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,413	4.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,066	3.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,122	3.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,941	3.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	6,126	7.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	8,694	10.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	10,908	12.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	8,242	9.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	5,479	6.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	6,605	7.7%
$200,000 or more	9,900	11.6%

Median Household Income	72,357
Per Capita Income	46,972

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,177	3.7%
Public Assistance	1,455	1.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	6,546	7.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	92,668	78.3%
Unemployed	3,396	2.9%
In Armed Forces	63	0.1%

Total Labor Force	96,127	81.2%
Not in Labor Force	22,233	18.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	44,541	32,048	58.2%
Non-Profit	4,929	7,037	41.2%
Self-Employed	5,901	3,900	60.2%

Local Government	2,528	2,894	46.6%
State Government	5,622	6,204	47.5%
Federal Government	1,831	1,158	61.3%

Total Private + Self	50,442	35,948	58.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	14,910	17,293	46.3%
Total	65,352	53,241	55.1%

Pct. Govt.	17.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	20,625	17.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	21,978	18.5%
Professional, Technical	38,029	32.0%
Service Occupations	17,483	14.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	248	0.2%
All others	20,701	17.4%

White Collar		67.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	16,649	14.0%
Health care and social assistance	14,937	12.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	13,276	11.2%
Retail trade	10,591	8.9%
Manufacturing	10,319	8.7%
Accommodation and food services	8,831	7.4%
Finance and insurance	6,581	5.5%
Construction	6,294	5.3%
Other services	5,240	4.4%
Transportation and warehousing	5,217	4.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4,755	4.0%
Public administration	4,387	3.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3,128	2.6%
Information	2,874	2.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,390	2.0%
Wholesale trade	1,908	1.6%
Utilities	582	0.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	414	0.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	242	0.2%
Management	201	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	28,998	14.41%
Puerto Rican	950	0.47%
Cuban	636	0.32%
Dominican	243	0.12%

Total Central American	2,529	1.26%
Costa Rican	194	0.10%
Guatemalan	992	0.49%
Honduran	378	0.19%
Nicaraguan	38	0.02%
Panamanian	137	0.07%
Salvadoran	649	0.32%
Other Central American	141	0.07%

Total South American	3,474	1.73%
Argentinean	184	0.09%
Bolivian	81	0.04%
Chilean	549	0.27%
Colombian	630	0.31%
Ecuadorian	118	0.06%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	1,427	0.71%
Uruguayan	10	0.00%
Venezuelan	475	0.24%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	3,158	1.57%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	2,086	1.04%
Chinese	2,025	1.01%
Burmese	1,513	0.75%
Vietnamese	1,219	0.61%
Filipino	740	0.37%
Japanese	695	0.35%
Korean	565	0.28%
Thai	240	0.12%
Laotian	218	0.11%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	144,727	75.8%
Spanish	27,038	14.2%
Other Asian	5,296	2.8%
Other Indo-European	3,770	2.0%
Chinese	1,986	1.0%
Other	1,830	1.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1,522	0.8%
German, other Germanic	1,301	0.7%
Vietnamese	1,031	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	37,070	18.4%
German	22,272	11.1%
Irish	14,576	7.2%
Italian	8,124	4.0%
Scottish	7,112	3.5%
European	7,023	3.5%
Danish	6,111	3.0%
American	6,031	3.0%
Swedish	5,803	2.9%
French	4,231	2.1%
Norwegian	3,856	1.9%
Dutch	3,640	1.8%
British	3,344	1.7%
Welsh	3,036	1.5%
Polish	2,890	1.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	182,145	90.5%
Not a citizen	19,124	9.5%

Native	170,321	84.6%
Foreign-born	30,948	15.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
5,870	4.4%	5,901	4.4%	22,615	16.8%	32,528	24.2%	38,875	28.9%	28,629	21.3%
Average years of education: 14.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	5,870	4.4%
9-12 Years	5,901	4.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	22,615	16.8%
Some College	32,528	24.2%
Bach. Degree	38,875	28.9%
Grad Degree	28,629	21.3%
Average years of education: 14.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +6,216	D +15,855	R + 1.3%
D +22,071
2020 vs. 2012	R -4,947	D +37,084	D + 32.6%
D +32,137
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	65%	Joe Biden (D)	72,923	76.3%	Donald Trump* (R)	18,783	19.7%	3,825	4.0%	95,531	-38	-27	6.34%
2016	53%	Hillary Clinton (D)	50,852	66.1%	Donald Trump (R)	12,567	16.3%	13,559	17.6%	76,978	-29	-30	6.73%
2012	47%	Barack Obama* (D)	40,786	59.7%	Mitt Romney (R)	23,730	34.7%	3,855	5.6%	68,371	-38	-12	6.70%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Salt Lake City city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

72,923

76.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

18,783

19.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1,607

1.7%

Other

2,218

2.3%

TOTAL

95,531

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): -38	Diff (US): -27

2016 President, Salt Lake City city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

50,852

66.1%

Donald Trump (R)

12,567

16.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2,517

3.3%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1,368

1.8%

Evan McMullin (I)

8,347

10.8%

Other

1,327

1.7%

TOTAL

76,978

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): -29	Diff (US): -30

2012 President, Salt Lake City city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

40,786

59.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

23,730

34.7%

Other

3,855

5.6%

TOTAL

68,371

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): -38	Diff (US): -12

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Salt Lake City city, UT

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	63%	Chris Peterson (D)	64,666	69.4%	Spencer Cox (R)	24,616	26.4%	3,894 [+]	4.2%	93,176	-37	6.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Dan Cottam (Libertarian) 2,368 (2.5%); Other (Write-in) 846 (0.9%); Greg Duerden (Independent American) 680 (0.7%);
2018	S1	53%	Jenny Wilson (D)	53,674	69.2%	Mitt Romney (R)	20,933	27.0%	2,995 [+]	3.9%	77,602	-36	7.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Craig Bowden (Libertarian) 1,640 (2.1%); Other (Write-in) 784 (1.0%); Tim Aalders (Constitution) 571 (0.7%);
2016	S3	51%	Misty Snow (D)	47,479	64.0%	Mike Lee* (R)	21,558	29.0%	5,179 [+]	7.0%	74,216	-39	6.65%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Bill Barron (I) 3,411 (4.6%); Stoney Fonua (Independent American) 1,768 (2.4%);
2016	G	52%	Mike Weinholtz (D)	50,855	67.3%	Gary Herbert* (R)	22,052	29.2%	2,657 [+]	3.5%	75,564	-38	6.72%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Brian Kamerath (Libertarian) 1,742 (2.3%); Dell Schanze (Independent American) 770 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 145 (0.2%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	93,105
Median Value	$458,600

Occupied	85,435	91.8%
Vacant	7,670	8.2%

Owned	40,132	47.0%
Rented	45,303	53.0%
Median Rent	$1,254

Single-Family Units	45,607	49.0%
Detached	42,181	45.3%
Attached	3,426	3.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	36,402	39.1%
Mobile Homes	797	0.9%

Salt Lake City city, UT

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Salt Lake City city, UT

2022 Housing Data for Salt Lake City city, UT

2022 Income & Employment Data for Salt Lake City city, UT

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Salt Lake City city, UT

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Salt Lake City city, UT

Historical Presidential Election Results for Salt Lake City city, UT

Historical Statewide Election Results for Salt Lake City city, UT