Demographics of Salt Lake County, Utah

Salt Lake County, Utah had 1,220,916 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +33,907 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Salt Lake County, in four figures

1,220,916
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.9%
Change since July 2020: +33,907 people.; 34.0 ±0.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $97,494 ±$1,272
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Salt Lake County, Utah's population grew 2.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Salt Lake County, Utah's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Salt Lake County, Utah's population grew 2.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Salt Lake County, Utah's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	1,187,009	100.0	100.0
2021	1,186,648	100.0	100.2
2022	1,194,746	100.7	100.7
2023	1,205,509	101.6	101.6
2024	1,217,454	102.6	102.5
2025	1,220,916	102.9	103.1

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Population of Salt Lake County, Utah on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	1,187,009	+1,774	+2,025	+99	−867
2021	1,186,648	−361	+6,964	+1,230	−9,228
2022	1,194,746	+8,098	+6,787	+11,109	−9,144
2023	1,205,509	+10,763	+6,839	+18,377	−14,444
2024	1,217,454	+11,945	+6,768	+15,386	−10,145
2025	1,220,916	+3,462	+7,054	+4,424	−8,024

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.0 ±0.1: for men 33.5 ±0.1 and for women 34.4 ±0.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Salt Lake County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Utah	United States
Under 5	76,018 ±0	6.4% ±<0.1	6.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	226,313 ±2,550	18.9% ±0.2	20.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	118,948 ±1,727	9.9% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	373,432 ±2,485	31.2% ±0.2	28.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	259,647 ±2,013	21.7% ±0.2	20.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	142,165 ±2,417	11.9% ±0.2	11.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $97,494 ±$1,272, and income per person $45,106 ±$494, in 2024 dollars. The median is $95,166 ±$774 in Utah and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Salt Lake County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Utah	United States
Under $25,000	38,212 ±1,612	9.0% ±0.4	9.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	57,253 ±2,273	13.4% ±0.5	13.8% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	64,453 ±2,243	15.1% ±0.5	15.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	58,499 ±2,091	13.7% ±0.5	14.2% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	90,254 ±2,267	21.2% ±0.5	21.6% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	52,252 ±1,726	12.3% ±0.4	11.9% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	65,322 ±1,569	15.3% ±0.4	13.9% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Salt Lake County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Utah	United States
All ages	96,059 ±4,143	8.1% ±0.4	8.5% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	25,199 ±1,770	8.5% ±0.6	8.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	55,891 ±2,642	8.2% ±0.4	8.7% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	14,969 ±1,017	7.6% ±0.5	7.4% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Salt Lake County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Salt Lake County	Utah	United States
Housing units	449,662 ±178	1,223,468 ±257	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.8% ±0.3	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.2% ±0.3	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	66.1% ±0.7	70.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	33.9% ±0.7	29.8% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$525,700 ±$5,369	$489,400 ±$1,629	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,592 ±$16	$1,496 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1986 ±1	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Salt Lake County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Utah	United States
Hispanic or Latino	246,878 ±0	20.6% ±<0.1	15.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	797,051 ±1,795	66.6% ±0.2	74.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	19,966 ±1,373	1.7% ±0.1	1.1% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	50,316 ±1,308	4.2% ±0.1	2.4% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	5,407 ±647	0.5% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	18,193 ±971	1.5% ±0.1	0.9% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	5,235 ±900	0.4% ±0.1	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	53,477 ±2,549	4.5% ±0.2	4.0% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Salt Lake County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Utah	United States
Born in the state	683,744 ±5,669	57.1% ±0.5	60.7% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	337,980 ±5,827	28.2% ±0.5	29.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	13,657 ±1,143	1.1% ±0.1	1.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	161,142 ±3,655	13.5% ±0.3	8.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	67,289 ±2,529	5.6% ±0.2	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	93,853 ±3,723	7.8% ±0.3	5.1% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Salt Lake County among the counties of Utah

1st of 29 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Utah page.

Counties of Utah near Salt Lake County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Salt Lake County	1,220,916	+2.9%
Utah County	759,859	+14.5%
Davis County	381,227	+4.8%
Weber County	278,174	+5.8%
Washington County	213,670	+17.4%
Cache County	145,000	+8.5%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Counties by population in Utah
No. 1 Counties in Utah by foreign-born share
No. 1 Counties in Utah by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 3 Counties in Utah by median rent
No. 3 Counties in Utah by per capita income
No. 5 Counties in Utah by median home value

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026