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Salt Lake County
Salt Lake County, Utah
At a Glance
Population 1,185,238 County Seat Salt Lake County Court House - West Jordan District Court State FIPS 49 County FIPS 035 Num Towns 24 Census-Designated Places 1 Total Town Population 1,178,144 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 1,180,643 Median Age 33.4 Veterans 36,601 Housing Units 430,705 Uninsured 26,286 Net Migration (recent) -31,323 Growing No
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 35,284 Total Employees 662,729 Avg Annual Pay $77,495 Median Household Income $90,011 Poverty Rate 8.1% Unemployment Rate 3.6% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $95,513 Federal Spending FY2024 $8,937,868,884 Federal Spending Per Capita $7,541
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $440,400 Median Rent $1,394 FMR Studio $1,243 FMR 1BR $1,453 FMR 2BR $1,748 FMR 3BR $2,348 FMR 4BR $2,670
Health & Safety
Hospitals 240 EMS Stations 72 Fire Stations 72 Police Stations 72 Adult Smoking 8.6% Adult Obesity 30.8% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 43.1 Air Quality Good Days 150
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 12.22 Electric Customers 1272861 Towns with Broadband Data 24 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 24
Community
Churches 173 Libraries 39 Historic Places (NRHP) 392 Homeless Population 2,404 Schools 467 SNAP Stores 595 Bank Branches 205
Agriculture
Total Farms 91 Land in Farms (acres) 1,982 Avg Farm Size (acres) 21.8 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (12)
Type Title Date FM PARLEYS CANYON FIRE 2021-08-14 DR STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS 2021-01-12 DR EARTHQUAKE AND AFTERSHOCKS 2020-07-09 DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-04-04 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 FM ROSE CREST FIRE 2012-06-29 DR FLOODING 2011-08-08 FM MACHINE GUN FIRE 2010-09-19 EM HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION 2005-09-05 DR TORNADO, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS, AND HAIL 1999-08-16
Detailed Topics
Communities in Salt Lake County
Salt Lake City — pop 199,723West Valley City — pop 140,230West Jordan — pop 116,961Sandy — pop 96,904South Jordan — pop 77,487Millcreek — pop 63,380Taylorsville — pop 60,448Herriman — pop 55,144Draper — pop 51,017Murray — pop 50,637Riverton — pop 45,285Kearns metro township — pop 36,723Midvale — pop 36,028Cottonwood Heights — pop 33,617Holladay — pop 31,965Magna metro township — pop 29,251South Salt Lake — pop 26,777Bluffdale — pop 17,014White City metro township — pop 5,522Emigration Canyon metro township — pop 1,466Granite — pop 1,076Copperton metro township — pop 829Brighton — pop 432Alta — pop 228
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
