Nationwide Claims to Fame

Salt Lake County is 12th out of 3,143 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Salt Lake County is 33rd out of 3,143 other counties in Retail sales

Salt Lake County is 35th out of 3,143 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Salt Lake County is 37th out of 3,143 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Salt Lake County is 39th out of 3,143 other counties in Current population (2012)

Salt Lake County is 40th out of 3,143 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Salt Lake County is 43rd out of 3,143 other counties in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Statewide Claims to Fame

Salt Lake County is 1st in Utah out of 29 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Salt Lake County is 1st in Utah out of 29 other counties in Current population (2012)

Salt Lake County is 1st in Utah out of 29 other counties in Foreign born residents

Salt Lake County is 1st in Utah out of 29 other counties in Households

Salt Lake County is 1st in Utah out of 29 other counties in Housing units

Salt Lake County is 1st in Utah out of 29 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Salt Lake County is 1st in Utah out of 29 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Salt Lake County is 1st in Utah out of 29 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Salt Lake County is 1st in Utah out of 29 other counties in Race - Asian

Salt Lake County is 1st in Utah out of 29 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Salt Lake County is 1st in Utah out of 29 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Salt Lake County is 1st in Utah out of 29 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Salt Lake County is 1st in Utah out of 29 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Salt Lake County is 1st in Utah out of 29 other counties in Retail sales

Salt Lake County is 1st in Utah out of 29 other counties in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Main Cities Within Salt Lake County, Utah

Salt Lake County, Utah Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Salt Lake County Rank Utah US
Current population (2012) 1,063,842 1st 2,855,287 313,914,040
Size in square miles 742.3 25th 82,169.6 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 1,387.1 1st 33.6 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Salt Lake County Rank Utah US
Residents younger than 5 8.4% 17th 9.0% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 28.8% 21st 31.1% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 9.1% 23rd 9.5% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Salt Lake County Rank Utah US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 88.7% 21st 90.6% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 30.2% 6th 29.6% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Salt Lake County Rank Utah US
Race - White 89.1% 27th 91.8% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 1.9% 1st 1.3% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 1.3% 14th 1.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 3.6% 1st 2.2% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1.6% 1st 1.0% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 2.5% 2nd 2.3% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 17.5% 1st 13.3% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 73.4% 28th 79.9% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Salt Lake County Rank Utah US
Female residents 49.7% 11th 49.7% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 12.1% 1st 8.2% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Salt Lake County Rank Utah US
Housing units 368,781 1st 993,060 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 27.5% 3rd 21.3% 25.9%
Households 339,035 1st 871,358 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 67.7% 26th 70.7% 66.1%
Home median value $240,900 4th $221,300 $186,200
People per household 3.0 15th 3.1 2.6
Building permits (last year) 3,511 1st 13,007 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Salt Lake County Rank Utah US
Income per capita $25,555 5th $23,650 $27,915
Income per household $59,168 8th $57,783 $52,762
Income below poverty line 11.1% 17th 11.4% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Salt Lake County Rank Utah US
Non-farm private establishments 28,649 1st 68,747 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 495,829 1st 1,029,103 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 97,576 1st 246,393 27,092,908
Retail sales $16,758,729 1st $36,574,240 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $16,718 3rd $13,730 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $1,874,594 1st $3,980,570 $613,795,732

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