South Salt Lake city, UT

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 26,315 ( 2,698 from 2010 )
Land area: 6.9 square miles
Population density: 3790.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	13,345	50.71%	0.0%
Black:	970	3.69%	0.8%
Indian:	543	2.06%	13.8%
Asian:	2,689	10.22%	93.3%
2+ races:	1,036	3.94%	93.6%
Hispanic:	7,724	29.35%	12.4%

Total non-White:	12,970	49.29%	26.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	1	0.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	2,697	13.8

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
23,617
13,344	56.50%
962	4.07%
477	2.02%
1,391	5.89%
535	2.27%
6,869	29.08%
10,273	43.50%

2000
22,153
14,724	66.47%
482	2.18%
682	3.08%
898	4.05%
559	2.52%
4,789	21.62%
7,429	33.53%

1990
10,129
8,560	84.51%
39	0.39%
233	2.30%
349	3.45%
n/a
948	9.36%
1,569	15.49%

1980
10,561
9,521	90.15%
22	0.21%
122	1.16%
240	2.27%
n/a
652	6.17%
1,040	9.85%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-1,380	-6.2
2,844	12.8

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

6,164	60.9
5,860	57.9

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-961	-9.1
529	5.0

Age, Family & Household Data for South Salt Lake 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
31.3
5,454	20.7%
20,861	79.3%
2,079	7.9%

10,600
2.36

5,449	51.4%
3,348	61.4%
493	9.0%
5,151	48.6%

2010
Number	Percent
30.3
5,245	22.2%
18,372	77.8%
1,610	6.8%

8,554
2.46

4,604	53.8%
2,825	61.4%
701	15.2%
3,950	46.2%

2000
Number	Percent
29.3
5,199	23.5%
16,954	76.5%
1,557	7.0%

8,124
2.45

4,693	57.8%
3,173	67.6%
725	15.4%
3,431	42.2%

1990
Number	Percent
30.2
2,666	26.3%
7,463	73.7%
1,352	13.3%

4,425
2.26

2,487	56.2%
1,667	67.0%
401	16.1%
1,938	43.8%

1980
Number	Percent
27.6
2,601	24.6%
7,960	75.4%
1,326	12.6%

4,511
2.31

2,753	61.0%
2,101	76.3%
360	13.1%
1,758	39.0%

2022 Housing Data for South Salt Lake city, UT

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	582	5.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	340	3.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	345	3.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	310	2.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	394	3.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	493	4.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	692	6.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	580	5.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	581	5.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,217	11.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,114	10.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,608	15.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	694	6.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	430	4.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	640	6.0%
$200,000 or more	580	5.5%

Median Household Income	57,125
Per Capita Income	32,327

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	411	3.9%
Public Assistance	160	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,261	11.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	10,561	75.0%
Unemployed	501	3.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	11,062	78.5%
Not in Labor Force	3,026	21.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	6,242	4,501	58.1%
Non-Profit	347	924	27.3%
Self-Employed	621	332	65.2%

Local Government	189	443	29.9%
State Government	462	689	40.1%
Federal Government	142	98	59.2%

Total Private + Self	6,863	4,833	58.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,140	2,154	34.6%
Total	8,003	6,987	53.4%

Pct. Govt.	13.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,990	13.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	3,181	21.2%
Professional, Technical	3,214	21.4%
Service Occupations	2,665	17.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	90	0.6%
All others	3,960	26.4%

White Collar		55.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	1,751	11.7%
Retail trade	1,651	11.0%
Accommodation and food services	1,429	9.5%
Educational services	1,223	8.1%
Manufacturing	1,218	8.1%
Construction	1,013	6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	969	6.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	952	6.3%
Transportation and warehousing	906	6.0%
Other services	771	5.1%
Finance and insurance	763	5.1%
Public administration	682	4.5%
Wholesale trade	449	3.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	359	2.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	301	2.0%
Information	275	1.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	98	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	91	0.6%
Management	75	0.5%
Utilities	34	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	4,662	17.72%
Puerto Rican	27	0.10%
Cuban	138	0.52%
Dominican	358	1.36%

Total Central American	914	3.47%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	285	1.08%
Honduran	433	1.65%
Nicaraguan	43	0.16%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	153	0.58%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	871	3.31%
Argentinean	78	0.30%
Bolivian	72	0.27%
Chilean	22	0.08%
Colombian	148	0.56%
Ecuadorian	27	0.10%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	456	1.73%
Uruguayan	22	0.08%
Venezuelan	12	0.05%
Other South American	34	0.13%

Other Hispanic	754	2.87%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indonesian	505	1.92%
Indian	310	1.18%
Chinese	291	1.11%
Bhutanese	181	0.69%
Filipino	156	0.59%
Burmese	94	0.36%
Japanese	56	0.21%
Vietnamese	18	0.07%
Cambodian	7	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	16,912	67.5%
Spanish	5,555	22.2%
Other Indo-European	1,455	5.8%
Other Asian	331	1.3%
Chinese	264	1.1%
Other	185	0.7%
Arabic	111	0.4%
German, other Germanic	78	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	70	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	3,318	12.6%
Irish	2,094	8.0%
German	1,756	6.7%
Italian	839	3.2%
American	802	3.0%
Danish	730	2.8%
Scottish	571	2.2%
Welsh	494	1.9%
British	468	1.8%
European	416	1.6%
Swedish	378	1.4%
Dutch	362	1.4%
French	315	1.2%
Norwegian	297	1.1%
Brazilian	219	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	22,912	87.1%
Not a citizen	3,403	12.9%

Native	20,428	77.6%
Foreign-born	5,887	22.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
941	5.5%	1,428	8.3%	4,915	28.6%	4,978	29.0%	3,093	18.0%	1,813	10.6%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	941	5.5%
9-12 Years	1,428	8.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	4,915	28.6%
Some College	4,978	29.0%
Bach. Degree	3,093	18.0%
Grad Degree	1,813	10.6%
Average years of education: 13.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +927	D +2,024	D + 2.6%
D +2,951
2020 vs. 2012	R +148	D +3,381	D + 32.2%
D +3,529
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	47%	Joe Biden (D)	6,393	71.0%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,183	24.3%	423	4.7%	8,999	-33	-23	0.60%
2016	31%	Hillary Clinton (D)	3,442	58.0%	Donald Trump (R)	1,256	21.2%	1,232	20.8%	5,930	-24	-25	0.52%
2012	28%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,864	55.3%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,035	39.3%	278	5.4%	5,177	-33	-8	0.51%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, South Salt Lake city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

6,393

71.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,183

24.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

202

2.2%

Other

221

2.5%

TOTAL

8,999

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): -33	Diff (US): -23

2016 President, South Salt Lake city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

3,442

58.0%

Donald Trump (R)

1,256

21.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

290

4.9%

Jill Stein (Grn)

164

2.8%

Evan McMullin (I)

643

10.8%

Other

135

2.3%

TOTAL

5,930

Turnout: 31%	Diff (St): -24	Diff (US): -25

2012 President, South Salt Lake city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,864

55.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

2,035

39.3%

Other

278

5.4%

TOTAL

5,177

Turnout: 28%	Diff (St): -33	Diff (US): -8

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for South Salt Lake city, UT

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	45%	Chris Peterson (D)	5,651	64.9%	Spencer Cox (R)	2,577	29.6%	485 [+]	5.6%	8,713	-33	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Dan Cottam (Libertarian) 317 (3.6%); Greg Duerden (Independent American) 97 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 71 (0.8%);
2018	S1	33%	Jenny Wilson (D)	4,054	64.6%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,882	30.0%	337 [+]	5.4%	6,273	-33	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Craig Bowden (Libertarian) 166 (2.6%); Tim Aalders (Constitution) 88 (1.4%); Other (Write-in) 83 (1.3%);
2016	S3	30%	Misty Snow (D)	3,416	59.5%	Mike Lee* (R)	1,905	33.2%	417 [+]	7.3%	5,738	-35	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Stoney Fonua (Independent American) 215 (3.7%); Bill Barron (I) 202 (3.5%);
2016	G	31%	Mike Weinholtz (D)	3,607	62.0%	Gary Herbert* (R)	1,894	32.6%	314 [+]	5.4%	5,815	-34	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Brian Kamerath (Libertarian) 213 (3.7%); Dell Schanze (Independent American) 90 (1.5%); Other (Write-in) 11 (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	11,598
Median Value	$353,600

Occupied	10,600	91.4%
Vacant	998	8.6%

Owned	4,161	39.3%
Rented	6,439	60.7%
Median Rent	$1,190

Single-Family Units	5,471	47.2%
Detached	4,424	38.1%
Attached	1,047	9.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	4,650	40.1%
Mobile Homes	75	0.6%

South Salt Lake city, UT

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2022 Housing Data for South Salt Lake city, UT

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

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for South Salt Lake city, UT

Historical Presidential Election Results for South Salt Lake city, UT

Historical Statewide Election Results for South Salt Lake city, UT