2022 population: 1,266,191 ( 178,318 from 2010 , 8,258 from 2020)
Land area: 7684.0 square miles
Population density: 164.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	880,539	69.54%	8.6%
Black:	23,395	1.85%	56.0%
Indian:	8,481	0.67%	20.7%
Asian:	76,615	6.05%	54.9%
2+ races:	31,351	2.48%	51.8%
Hispanic:	245,810	19.41%	34.6%

Total non-White:	385,652	30.46%	39.3%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	36,664	14.6
Deaths:	19,261	7.7
Net Migration:	-14,206	-5.6
Net Immigration:	4,628	1.8

Change in White population:	69,480	6.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	108,838	10.0

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
1,087,873
811,059	74.55%
14,994	1.38%
7,029	0.65%
49,466	4.55%
20,650	1.90%
182,676	16.79%
276,814	25.45%

2000
939,122
761,694	81.11%
8,981	0.96%
7,087	0.75%
33,879	3.61%
15,547	1.66%
111,001	11.82%
177,428	18.89%

1990
752,557
675,111	89.71%
5,299	0.70%
6,280	0.83%
19,725	2.62%
n/a
46,142	6.13%
77,446	10.29%

1980
645,099
590,317	91.51%
4,247	0.66%
4,360	0.68%
12,189	1.89%
n/a
33,101	5.13%
54,782	8.49%

1970
480,152
447,158	93.13%
2,469	0.51%
1,805	0.38%
3,546	0.74%
n/a
23,964	4.99%
32,994	6.87%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
183,944	19.6
51,294	5.5
-36,689	-3.9
41,504	4.4

49,365	5.3
99,386	10.6

Number	Rate
1990's
167,653	22.3
47,256	6.3
-9,806	-1.3
21,918	2.9

86,583	11.5
99,982	13.3

Number	Rate
1980's
159,883	24.8
39,476	6.1
-9,384	-1.5
n/a

84,794	13.1
22,664	3.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
56,287	11.7
n/a

143,159	29.8
21,788	4.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area

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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
33.3
331,553	26.2%
934,638	73.8%
140,362	11.1%

429,797
2.88

294,596	68.5%
230,424	78.2%
21,646	7.3%
135,201	31.5%

2010
Number	Percent
30.7
320,799	29.5%
767,074	70.5%
93,746	8.6%

360,593
2.98

256,945	71.3%
199,267	77.6%
21,787	8.5%
103,648	28.7%

2000
Number	Percent
29.1
286,710	30.5%
652,412	69.5%
75,526	8.0%

307,965
3.00

226,100	73.4%
182,590	80.8%
18,183	8.0%
81,865	26.6%

1990
Number	Percent
27.8
262,827	34.9%
489,730	65.1%
63,371	8.4%

248,948
2.98

182,898	73.5%
151,743	83.0%
16,198	8.9%
66,050	26.5%

1980
Number	Percent
25.4
230,005	35.7%
415,094	64.3%
48,046	7.4%

210,191
3.03

159,280	75.8%
137,562	86.4%
12,025	7.5%
50,911	24.2%

2022 Housing Data for Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	12,728	3.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	10,099	2.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	9,313	2.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	9,486	2.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	10,854	2.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	12,633	2.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	12,232	2.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	12,799	3.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	14,807	3.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	28,298	6.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	41,695	9.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	63,086	14.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	51,017	11.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	39,889	9.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	48,269	11.2%
$200,000 or more	52,592	12.2%

Median Household Income	90,295
Per Capita Income	40,647

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	96

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	13,899	3.2%
Public Assistance	7,100	1.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	27,279	6.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	520,590	77.8%
Unemployed	17,993	2.7%
In Armed Forces	827	0.1%

Total Labor Force	539,410	80.6%
Not in Labor Force	129,587	19.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	268,645	195,852	57.8%
Non-Profit	19,522	30,180	39.3%
Self-Employed	36,029	22,816	61.2%

Local Government	15,927	23,831	40.1%
State Government	16,983	21,217	44.5%
Federal Government	9,210	5,017	64.7%

Total Private + Self	304,674	218,668	58.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	61,642	80,245	43.4%
Total	366,316	298,913	55.1%

Pct. Govt.	13.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	119,508	17.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	150,995	22.7%
Professional, Technical	160,076	24.0%
Service Occupations	90,103	13.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,035	0.2%
All others	145,478	21.8%

White Collar		64.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	76,886	11.5%
Retail trade	75,459	11.3%
Manufacturing	65,088	9.8%
Educational services	64,027	9.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	59,885	9.0%
Construction	52,025	7.8%
Finance and insurance	44,820	6.7%
Accommodation and food services	38,942	5.8%
Transportation and warehousing	37,976	5.7%
Other services	29,326	4.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	28,843	4.3%
Public administration	24,740	3.7%
Wholesale trade	17,491	2.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	14,601	2.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	12,983	1.9%
Information	12,924	1.9%
Utilities	3,969	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	3,427	0.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,870	0.3%
Management	878	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	165,394	13.18%
Puerto Rican	5,902	0.47%
Cuban	1,987	0.16%
Dominican	1,387	0.11%

Total Central American	15,229	1.21%
Costa Rican	674	0.05%
Guatemalan	5,250	0.42%
Honduran	2,532	0.20%
Nicaraguan	367	0.03%
Panamanian	380	0.03%
Salvadoran	5,766	0.46%
Other Central American	260	0.02%

Total South American	25,542	2.04%
Argentinean	2,216	0.18%
Bolivian	663	0.05%
Chilean	1,932	0.15%
Colombian	4,248	0.34%
Ecuadorian	1,729	0.14%
Paraguayan	400	0.03%
Peruvian	6,212	0.50%
Uruguayan	504	0.04%
Venezuelan	7,563	0.60%
Other South American	75	0.01%

Other Hispanic	19,865	1.58%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	9,628	0.77%
Chinese	8,274	0.66%
Vietnamese	7,193	0.57%
Filipino	4,801	0.38%
Korean	3,480	0.28%
Japanese	2,794	0.22%
Burmese	1,880	0.15%
Laotian	1,556	0.12%
Cambodian	1,479	0.12%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	929,410	79.5%
Spanish	154,095	13.2%
Other Indo-European	19,764	1.7%
Other Asian	19,686	1.7%
Chinese	8,244	0.7%
Other	7,586	0.6%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	6,624	0.6%
Vietnamese	6,103	0.5%
German, other Germanic	4,437	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	284,583	22.7%
German	121,637	9.7%
Irish	75,126	6.0%
American	48,838	3.9%
European	48,339	3.9%
Danish	44,983	3.6%
Scottish	44,114	3.5%
Italian	37,187	3.0%
Swedish	37,013	3.0%
Norwegian	27,116	2.2%
British	25,555	2.0%
French	22,328	1.8%
Dutch	20,138	1.6%
Welsh	19,768	1.6%
Scandinavian	16,751	1.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,164,828	92.8%
Not a citizen	89,847	7.2%

Native	1,099,316	87.6%
Foreign-born	155,359	12.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
26,034	3.3%	39,139	4.9%	182,369	22.9%	256,202	32.1%	189,420	23.7%	104,778	13.1%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	26,034	3.3%
9-12 Years	39,139	4.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	182,369	22.9%
Some College	256,202	32.1%
Bach. Degree	189,420	23.7%
Grad Degree	104,778	13.1%
Average years of education: 13.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	763,934	734,692	29,242	3.8%
1991	787,078	752,748	34,330	4.4%
1992	817,860	781,152	36,708	4.5%
1993	862,936	831,758	31,178	3.6%
1994	910,540	879,952	30,588	3.4%
1995	936,562	908,414	28,148	3.0%
1996	948,522	920,556	27,966	2.9%
1997	972,106	944,632	27,474	2.8%
1998	992,640	960,450	32,190	3.2%
1999	1,007,240	974,574	32,666	3.2%

2000	1,014,000	981,906	32,094	3.2%
2001	1,026,820	982,134	44,686	4.4%
2002	1,030,450	970,334	60,116	5.8%
2003	1,036,504	977,676	58,828	5.7%
2004	1,049,794	996,666	53,128	5.1%
2005	1,092,234	1,048,494	43,740	4.0%
2006	1,134,602	1,102,720	31,882	2.8%
2007	1,170,944	1,141,618	29,326	2.5%
2008	1,183,736	1,146,086	37,650	3.2%
2009	1,170,654	1,088,274	82,380	7.0%

2010	1,146,714	1,057,076	89,638	7.8%
2011	1,139,534	1,060,226	79,308	7.0%
2012	1,147,886	1,094,186	53,700	4.7%
2013	1,179,636	1,131,532	48,104	4.1%
2014	1,198,966	1,156,262	42,704	3.6%
2015	1,223,740	1,182,724	41,016	3.4%
2016	1,260,432	1,221,204	39,228	3.1%
2017	1,292,290	1,253,216	39,074	3.0%
2018	1,308,268	1,271,016	37,252	2.8%
2019	1,337,200	1,304,324	32,876	2.5%

2020	1,354,882	1,286,366	68,516	5.1%
2021	1,386,402	1,347,324	39,078	2.8%
2022	1,432,876	1,399,748	33,128	2.3%
2023	1,465,554	1,426,572	38,982	2.7%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	454,070
Median Value	$435,434

Occupied	429,797	94.7%
Vacant	24,273	5.3%

Owned	291,906	67.9%
Rented	137,891	32.1%
Median Rent	$1,378

Single-Family Units	320,008	70.5%
Detached	282,529	62.2%
Attached	37,479	8.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	99,193	21.8%
Mobile Homes	8,709	1.9%

Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area