Salt Lake County, Utah (UT)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 48,898
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 203,690
Renter-occupied apartments: 112,203 (it was 91,451 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 31% |
| State: | 30% |
Land area: 737 sq. mi.
Water area: 70.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 1609 people per square mile (very high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (20.2%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (13.6%), Retail trade (11.6%), Manufacturing (10.2%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (10.0%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 82%
- Government: 13%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 812,49068.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 228,54619.3%Hispanic or Latino
- 51,8104.4%Two or more races
- 49,7484.2%Asian alone
- 18,1751.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 16,8901.4%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 4,6970.4%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 4,0650.3%Some other race alone
| Median resident age: | 33.8 years |
| Utah median age: | 31.8 years |
| Males: 600,071 |  (50.6%) |
| Females: 586,350 |  (49.4%) |
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| Salt Lake County: | 2.0 people |
| Utah: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2021: $80,712 ($48,373 in 1999)
| This county: | $80,712 |
| Utah: | $79,449 |
Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $1,208 (lower quartile is $934, upper quartile is $1,523)
| This county: | $1208 |
| State: | $1096 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $450,600 (it was $153,500 in 2000)
| Salt Lake: | $450,600 |
| Utah: | $421,700 |
Mean price in 2021:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,766Detached houses: $559,580
Here: $559,580 State: $510,440 Townhouses or other attached units: $436,455
Here: $436,455 State: $445,328 In 2-unit structures: $450,236
Here: $450,236 State: $366,286 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $311,158
Here: $311,158 State: $294,287 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $348,928
Here: $348,928 State: $316,022 Mobile homes: $55,720
Here: $55,720 State: $82,362
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $528
Institutionalized population: 9,420
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 17
- Rapes: 141
- Robberies: 95
- Assaults: 347
- Burglaries: 665
- Thefts: 5241
- Auto thefts: 995
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 16
- Rapes: 141
- Robberies: 120
- Assaults: 442
- Burglaries: 991
- Thefts: 6623
- Auto thefts: 1287
Health of residents in Salt Lake County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.6. This is better than average.78.6% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
27.7% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is less than average.
35.3% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
72.4% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 198 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 163 pounds. This is about average.
Health of residents in Salt Lake County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.6. This is better than average.79.9% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
30.8% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is less than average.
52.8% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
72.4% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 195 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 159 pounds. This is about average.
36.5% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is more than average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2021: 4350 buildings, average cost: $266,800
- 2020: 4322 buildings, average cost: $264,300
- 2019: 4163 buildings, average cost: $246,000
- 2018: 4759 buildings, average cost: $250,500
- 2017: 4352 buildings, average cost: $238,800
- 2016: 3783 buildings, average cost: $253,600
- 2015: 3333 buildings, average cost: $243,400
- 2014: 2856 buildings, average cost: $231,400
- 2013: 2991 buildings, average cost: $238,600
- 2012: 2458 buildings, average cost: $222,500
- 2011: 1853 buildings, average cost: $229,200
- 2010: 1606 buildings, average cost: $216,200
- 2009: 1326 buildings, average cost: $193,000
- 2008: 1364 buildings, average cost: $187,800
- 2007: 3070 buildings, average cost: $209,400
- 2006: 5300 buildings, average cost: $183,200
- 2005: 5795 buildings, average cost: $172,600
- 2004: 5095 buildings, average cost: $165,600
- 2003: 5126 buildings, average cost: $147,600
- 2002: 4010 buildings, average cost: $134,100
- 2001: 3704 buildings, average cost: $135,200
- 2000: 3449 buildings, average cost: $134,300
- 1999: 3813 buildings, average cost: $131,300
- 1998: 4486 buildings, average cost: $120,700
- 1997: 4207 buildings, average cost: $115,700
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $2,469 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $2,634 (0.6%)
| Salt Lake County: | 8.5% |
| Utah: | 8.6% |
Median age of residents in 2021: 33.8 years old
(Males: 33.3 years old, Females: 34.3 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 36.9 years old, Black residents: 25.6 years old, American Indian residents: 34.8 years old, Asian residents: 35.2 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 26.9 years old, Other race residents: 28.8 years old)
Area name: Salt Lake City, UT HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Salt Lake County is $572 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $690 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $971 a month.
Cities in this county include: Salt Lake City, West Valley City, Sandy, West Jordan, Taylorsville, Murray, Kearns, Millcreek, South Jordan, Cottonwood Heights.
2019 air pollution in Salt Lake County:
Carbon Monoxide: 0.184 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.01 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.030 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 7.1 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.000 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Local government website: www.co.slc.ut.us
Neighboring counties: Armstrong County, Pennsylvania 
, Hudson County, New Jersey , Hancock County, Ohio , Phelps County, Nebraska , Wayne County, Ohio .
| Here: | 2.5% |
| Utah: | 2.4% |
Current college students: 63,514
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 37.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 151,770 (43.7% naturalized citizens)
| Salt Lake County: | 12.8% |
| Whole state: | 8.3% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 48,8292010 or later
- 39,7402000 to 2009
- 33,8591990 to 1999
- 19,0631980 to 1989
- 8,4971970 to 1979
- 10,443Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.5 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 93.8%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 266,770
- One, attached: 39,611
- Two: 10,626
- 3 or 4: 15,012
- 5 to 9: 15,383
- 10 to 19: 24,081
- 20 to 49: 26,356
- 50 or more: 34,310
- Mobile homes: 8,091
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 268
Housing units in Salt Lake County with a mortgage: 196,842 (22,350 second mortgage, 527 home equity loan, 17,222 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,226
| Here: | 98.0% with mortgage |
| State: | 97.5% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Salt Lake County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 622,807 | 1,452 |
| Catholic | 84,342 | 24 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 27,497 | 144 |
| Mainline Protestant | 12,789 | 38 |
| Orthodox | 5,352 | 7 |
| Black Protestant | 1,302 | 6 |
| None | 275,566 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 146
| Salt Lake County: | 1.45 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.37 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 16
| Here: | 0.16 / 10,000 pop. |
| Utah: | 0.18 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 47
| This county: | 0.47 / 10,000 pop. |
| Utah: | 0.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 246
| Salt Lake County: | 2.45 / 10,000 pop. |
| Utah: | 2.82 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 558
| This county: | 5.55 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 5.09 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Salt Lake County: | 6.5% |
| Utah: | 6.3% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Salt Lake County: | 22.7% |
| State: | 23.6% |
Agriculture in Salt Lake County:
Average size of farms: 116 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $27,231
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $1190.82
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 62.46%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 28.81%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $23,429
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 14.09%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 44.72%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $26,214
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 85.96%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.22
All wheat for grain: 6350 harvested acres
Vegetables: 191 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 77 acres
Earthquake activity:
Salt Lake County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Utah state average. It is 2196% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 278.0 miles away from Salt Lake County center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
On 10/3/1915 at 06:52:48, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK) earthquake occurred 293.5 miles away from the county center
On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW) earthquake occurred 255.5 miles away from the county center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage
On 3/28/1975 at 02:31:05, a magnitude 6.2 (6.1 MB, 6.0 MS, 6.2 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 98.2 miles away from the county center
On 3/18/2020 at 13:09:31, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 7.4 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 10.8 miles away from Salt Lake County center
On 12/21/1932 at 06:10:09, a magnitude 7.2 (7.2 UK) earthquake occurred 360.7 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Utah Earthquake And Aftershocks, Incident Period: March 18, 2020 - April 17, 2020, FEMA Id: 4548, Natural disaster type: Earthquake
- Utah Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4525, Natural disaster type: Other
- Utah Rose Crest Fire, Incident Period: June 29, 2012 to June 30, 2012, Fire Management Assistance Declared: June 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 2991, Natural disaster type: Fire
- Utah Flooding, Incident Period: April 18, 2011 to July 16, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4011: August 08, 2011, FEMA Id: 4011, Natural disaster type: Flood
- Utah Machine Gun Fire, Incident Period: September 19, 2010 to December 31, 1969, Fire Management Assistance Declared: September 19, 2010, FEMA Id: 2859, Natural disaster type: Fire
- Utah Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3223: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3223, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Utah Tornado, Severe Thunderstorms and Hail, Incident Period: August 11, 1999, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1285: August 16, 1999, FEMA Id: 1285, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
- Utah SEVERE STORMS, MUDSLIDES, LANDSLIDES, FLOODING, Incident Period: August 17, 1984, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-720: August 17, 1984, FEMA Id: 720, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- Utah SEVERE STORMS, LANDSLIDES, FLOODING, Incident Period: April 13, 1983, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-680: April 30, 1983, FEMA Id: 680, Natural disaster type: Storm, Landslide, Flood
The number of natural disasters in Salt Lake County (9) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4
Emergencies Declared: 1
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 453,792 (65.4%)
- Carpooled: 58,478 (8.4%)
- Bus: 7,547 (1.1%)
- Subway or elevated rail: 440 (0.1%)
- Long-distance train or commuter rail: 1,551 (0.2%)
- Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 3,273 (0.5%)
- Ferryboat: 570 (0.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 8,682 (1.3%)
- Bicycle: 4,337 (0.6%)
- Walked: 10,794 (1.6%)
- Worked at home: 144,450 (20.8%)
- Health care and social assistance (14%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Manufacturing (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Health care and social assistance (16%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Manufacturing (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Management occupations (13%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (10%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Computer and mathematical occupations (7%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
- Production occupations (7%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (21%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (8%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (8%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
- Production occupations (5%)
- Mexico (34%)
- India (4%)
- Vietnam (4%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (3%)
- Colombia (3%)
- Brazil (3%)
- Oceania, n.e.c. (3%)
- English (21%)
- American (6%)
- German (5%)
- European (4%)
- Irish (3%)
- British (2%)
- Italian (2%)
People in group quarters in Salt Lake County, Utah in 2010:
- 3,802 people in state prisons
- 2,432 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 2,249 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 2,112 people in college/university student housing
- 1,333 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 548 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 387 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 353 people in group homes intended for adults
- 276 people in correctional residential facilities
- 235 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 171 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 69 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 24 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 15 people in in-patient hospice facilities
People in group quarters in Salt Lake County, Utah in 2000:
- 3,235 people in state prisons
- 2,619 people in nursing homes
- 2,156 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 1,940 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 1,677 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 616 people in halfway houses
- 468 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 283 people in other workers' dormitories
- 232 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 230 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 164 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 121 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 108 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 108 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 80 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 73 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 62 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 61 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 60 people in religious group quarters
- 25 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
- 19 people in other group homes
- 18 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 14 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 9 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
- 2 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 2 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
6.29% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($73,956 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.29% |
| Utah average: | 7.95% |
0.01% of residents moved from foreign countries ($111 average AGI)
Salt Lake County: 0.01% Utah average: 0.02%
2.54% relocated from other counties in Utah ($27,152 average AGI)
3.75% relocated from other states ($46,693 average AGI)
Salt Lake County: 3.75% Utah average: 3.91%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Utah County, UT |  1.00% ($87,091 average AGI) |
| from Davis County, UT | 0.55% ($56,943) |
| from Weber County, UT | 0.20% ($42,703) |
| from Los Angeles County, CA | 0.18% ($86,993) |
| from Tooele County, UT | 0.17% ($50,729) |
| from Clark County, NV | 0.13% ($87,375) |
| from Washington County, UT | 0.13% ($52,076) |
6.63% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($71,033 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.63% |
| Utah average: | 7.39% |
0.01% of residents moved to foreign countries ($100 average AGI)
Salt Lake County: 0.01% Utah average: 0.02%
3.23% relocated to other counties in Utah ($31,386 average AGI)
3.39% relocated to other states ($39,547 average AGI)
Salt Lake County: 3.39% Utah average: 3.34%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Utah County, UT | 1.23% ($68,971 average AGI) |
| to Davis County, UT | 0.68% ($60,613) |
| to Tooele County, UT | 0.36% ($56,681) |
| to Weber County, UT | 0.25% ($55,874) |
| to Washington County, UT | 0.19% ($73,885) |
| to Maricopa County, AZ | 0.14% ($85,819) |
| to Clark County, NV | 0.13% ($68,195) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 19.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 19.7
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 15.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 5.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 5.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 5.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2018: 5.4
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 7.9%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 93,315 (79,083 aged, 14,232 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 41,951 (13%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Salt Lake County, Utah in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (5,828)
- Unspecified dementia (5,071)
- Congestive heart failure (4,411)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (4,060)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (3,876)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (3,613)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (3,453)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (3,221)
- Other ill-defined and unspecified causes of mortality (2,376)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (2,310)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 10,479
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 193
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 40,715
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,860
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 580
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 2
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 56
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 92
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 10
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Fitness & recreation sports centers per 100,000 population in 2005: 8,034
EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 31.8. This is more than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 17.5
- Cut/Pierce - 4.0
- Other - 10.4
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 146.9. This is more than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 70.3
- Poisoning - 35.2
- Suffocation - 34.9
- Other - 6.5
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,186,421- Male householders: 220,255 (51,498 living alone), Female householders: 200,048 (52,886 living alone)
213,095 spouses (209,601 opposite-sex spouses), 30,601 unmarried partners, (28,086 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 371,490 children (347,951 natural, 7,836 adopted, 15,703 stepchildren), 26,757 grandchildren, 14,919 brothers or sisters, 19,189 parents, 389 foster children, 26,924 other relatives, 48,307 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 14,447
Size of family households: 103,135 2-persons, 59,539 3-persons, 50,974 4-persons, 35,592 5-persons, 18,607 6-persons, 10,963 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 104,384 1-person, 29,869 2-persons, 5,195 3-persons, 1,446 4-persons, 261 5-persons, 41 6-persons, 297 7-or-more-persons.
215,118 married couples with children.
58,653 single-parent households (16,164 men, 42,489 women).
78.9% of residents of Salt Lake speak English at home.
13.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
3.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
3.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other language at home (76% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $4,793,316,000 ($5,125 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $628,114,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,447,947,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $613,042,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $14,005,000
Federal grants: $1,494,054,000
Federal procurement contracts: $540,050,000 ($350,251,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $684,217,000 ($166,219,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $4,627,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,552,937,000
Federal Government insurance: $129,950,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 94,883| Here: | 100 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 103 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 27,212
| Here: | 29 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 28 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +30,353
| Here: | +32 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +20 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -49,513
| Here: |  -52 per 1000 residents |
| State: |  -14 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 258.39 millions of gallons per day (30% from ground, 70% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 7.6 |
| State: | 7.6 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.0 |
| State: | 4.3 |
- Year house built in Salt Lake County, Utah
- 4,0242020 or later
- 64,3522010 to 2019
- 63,0012000 to 2009
- 62,3641990 to 1999
- 51,2801980 to 1989
- 73,5421970 to 1979
- 35,8721960 to 1969
- 35,0621950 to 1959
- 15,5761940 to 1949
- 35,4351939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Salt Lake County, Utah
- 8151 room
- 9202 rooms
- 5,6503 rooms
- 20,0014 rooms
- 31,3455 rooms
- 35,7816 rooms
- 40,4367 rooms
- 41,9778 rooms
- 100,0399+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Salt Lake County, Utah
- 9,2951 room
- 12,5362 rooms
- 29,5813 rooms
- 37,9484 rooms
- 20,3855 rooms
- 13,5266 rooms
- 7,8527 rooms
- 6,4448 rooms
- 5,7729+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Salt Lake County, Utah
- 986no bedroom
- 4,5031 bedroom
- 31,5092 bedrooms
- 83,9253 bedrooms
- 81,2204 bedrooms
- 74,8215+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Salt Lake County, Utah
- 9,761no bedroom
- 37,4851 bedroom
- 53,2372 bedrooms
- 27,4313 bedrooms
- 10,8584 bedrooms
- 4,5675+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Salt Lake County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 5,918no vehicle
- 54,8371 vehicle
- 117,2942 vehicles
- 61,6953 vehicles
- 26,3384 vehicles
- 10,8825+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Salt Lake County in renter-occupied apartments
- 14,411no vehicle
- 68,3441 vehicle
- 45,2162 vehicles
- 10,5493 vehicles
- 3,3744 vehicles
- 1,4455+ vehicles
84.8% of Salt Lake County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in Utah.
| Salt Lake County: | 84.8% |
| State average: | 84.5% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 699,587
- Other state: 321,773
- Northeast: 30,396
- Midwest: 44,450
- South: 59,036
- West: 187,891
- 87.7%Utility gas
- 10.3%Electricity
- 1.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.4%Solar energy
- 0.1%No fuel used
- 69.7%Utility gas
- 27.4%Electricity
- 1.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.3%No fuel used
- 0.3%Other fuel
- 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.1%Solar energy
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9,287
| Here: | 6.8% |
| Utah: | 7.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3,274
| Here: | 4.6% |
| Utah: | 5.5% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 13,379
| Here: | 20.6% |
| Utah: | 28.2% |
Salt Lake County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $162,186,000
Cash and Securities: $127,988,000
- Charges - Parks and Recreation: $27,336,000
Parks and Recreation: $26,053,000
Other: $17,756,000
Solid Waste Management: $17,183,000
Other: $16,834,000
Solid Waste Management: $16,724,000
- Construction - Judicial and Legal Services: $35,358,000
Parks and Recreation: $26,057,000
Housing and Community Development: $17,061,000
Libraries: $4,316,000
General - Other: $4,040,000
Health - Other: $1,852,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,420,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,298,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,286,000
Parks and Recreation: $439,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $389,000
Police Protection: $299,000
Police Protection: $194,000
General - Other: $125,000
Regular Highways: $78,000
Libraries: $7,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $294,370,000
Regular Highways: $251,319,000
Public Welfare - Other: $153,401,000
Public Welfare - Other: $153,172,000
Parks and Recreation: $126,326,000
Police Protection: $122,660,000
Correctional Institutions: $95,868,000
Health - Other: $89,613,000
Police Protection: $85,619,000
Health - Other: $85,233,000
Correctional Institutions: $83,311,000
Parks and Recreation: $79,326,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $68,478,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $65,141,000
General - Other: $49,607,000
Libraries: $38,995,000
Libraries: $38,045,000
General - Other: $33,920,000
Central Staff Services: $29,984,000
Financial Administration: $25,482,000
Financial Administration: $24,034,000
Central Staff Services: $21,204,000
Solid Waste Management: $16,060,000
Solid Waste Management: $14,658,000
General Public Buildings: $6,934,000
Natural Resources - Other: $5,648,000
General Public Buildings: $5,571,000
Natural Resources - Other: $5,161,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,293,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,914,000
Corrections - Other: $1,569,000
Corrections - Other: $1,342,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,222,000
Housing and Community Development: $221,000
Sewerage: $199,000
Sewerage: $30,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $79,643,000
Public Welfare: $76,956,000
Health and Hospitals: $17,528,000
Other: $14,979,000
Other: $12,602,000
Health and Hospitals: $12,552,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,210,000
Education: $835,000
Education: $761,000
Highways: $757,000
Highways: $406,000
Housing and Community Development: $88,000
Transit Utilities: $29,000
Natural Resources: $2,000
Natural Resources: $2,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $20,323,000
Interest on Debt: $18,965,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $20,190,000
Other - General - Other: $11,677,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $553,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $473,000
Other - Health - Other: $67,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $97,042,000
Other: $47,530,000
Highways: $26,724,000
Transit Utilities: $22,926,000
Health and Hospitals: $3,499,000
Highways: $1,127,000
Health and Hospitals: $746,000
Sewerage: $741,000
Public Welfare: $292,000
Education: $192,000
Public Welfare: $175,000
Education: $126,000
Housing and Community Development: $8,000
General Local Government Support: $3,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $606,999,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $575,099,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $571,559,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $503,648,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $199,908,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $123,471,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $119,930,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $96,556,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $86,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $62,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $24,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $38,948,000
Rents: $25,199,000
Rents: $25,176,000
Interest Earnings: $10,464,000
General Revenue - Other: $9,359,000
Interest Earnings: $5,423,000
Donations From Private Sources: $3,689,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,636,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,452,000
Donations From Private Sources: $709,000
Royalties: $323,000
Sale of Property: $124,000
Sale of Property: $31,000
Special Assessments: $26,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Parks and Recreation: $11,365,000
Parks and Recreation: $11,027,000
General - Other: $4,607,000
Libraries: $4,175,000
General - Other: $3,586,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,269,000
Libraries: $2,301,000
Health - Other: $1,458,000
Police Protection: $468,000
Financial Administration: $391,000
Police Protection: $306,000
Natural Resources - Other: $238,000
Correctional Institutions: $191,000
Health - Other: $148,000
Financial Administration: $139,000
Housing and Community Development: $97,000
Public Welfare - Other: $81,000
Correctional Institutions: $72,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $36,000
Central Staff Services: $27,000
Housing and Community Development: $15,000
Public Welfare - Other: $8,000
Central Staff Services: $8,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $288,174,000
Cash and Securities: $261,583,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $61,339,000
Cash and Securities: $20,529,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $48,357,000
Other: $45,375,000
Health and Hospitals: $12,641,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,108,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,976,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,102,000
Public Welfare: $904,000
Public Welfare: $706,000
Sewerage: $4,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $374,767,000
Property: $320,614,000
Property: $304,342,000
Other Selective Sales: $228,380,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $95,060,000
Other Selective Sales: $31,286,000
Other License: $9,412,000
Other License: $9,296,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $3,422,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $2,741,000
Public Utilities Sales: $1,229,000
Public Utilities Sales: $46,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $271,983,000
: $253,421,000
- Transit Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,000
Salt Lake County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $162,186,000
Cash and Securities: $127,988,000
- Charges - Parks and Recreation: $27,336,000
Parks and Recreation: $26,053,000
Other: $17,756,000
Solid Waste Management: $17,183,000
Other: $16,834,000
Solid Waste Management: $16,724,000
- Construction - Judicial and Legal Services: $35,358,000
Parks and Recreation: $26,057,000
Housing and Community Development: $17,061,000
Libraries: $4,316,000
General - Other: $4,040,000
Health - Other: $1,852,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,420,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,298,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,286,000
Parks and Recreation: $439,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $389,000
Police Protection: $299,000
Police Protection: $194,000
General - Other: $125,000
Regular Highways: $78,000
Libraries: $7,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $294,370,000
Regular Highways: $251,319,000
Public Welfare - Other: $153,401,000
Public Welfare - Other: $153,172,000
Parks and Recreation: $126,326,000
Police Protection: $122,660,000
Correctional Institutions: $95,868,000
Health - Other: $89,613,000
Police Protection: $85,619,000
Health - Other: $85,233,000
Correctional Institutions: $83,311,000
Parks and Recreation: $79,326,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $68,478,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $65,141,000
General - Other: $49,607,000
Libraries: $38,995,000
Libraries: $38,045,000
General - Other: $33,920,000
Central Staff Services: $29,984,000
Financial Administration: $25,482,000
Financial Administration: $24,034,000
Central Staff Services: $21,204,000
Solid Waste Management: $16,060,000
Solid Waste Management: $14,658,000
General Public Buildings: $6,934,000
Natural Resources - Other: $5,648,000
General Public Buildings: $5,571,000
Natural Resources - Other: $5,161,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,293,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,914,000
Corrections - Other: $1,569,000
Corrections - Other: $1,342,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,222,000
Housing and Community Development: $221,000
Sewerage: $199,000
Sewerage: $30,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $79,643,000
Public Welfare: $76,956,000
Health and Hospitals: $17,528,000
Other: $14,979,000
Other: $12,602,000
Health and Hospitals: $12,552,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,210,000
Education: $835,000
Education: $761,000
Highways: $757,000
Highways: $406,000
Housing and Community Development: $88,000
Transit Utilities: $29,000
Natural Resources: $2,000
Natural Resources: $2,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $20,323,000
Interest on Debt: $18,965,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $20,190,000
Other - General - Other: $11,677,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $553,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $473,000
Other - Health - Other: $67,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $97,042,000
Other: $47,530,000
Highways: $26,724,000
Transit Utilities: $22,926,000
Health and Hospitals: $3,499,000
Highways: $1,127,000
Health and Hospitals: $746,000
Sewerage: $741,000
Public Welfare: $292,000
Education: $192,000
Public Welfare: $175,000
Education: $126,000
Housing and Community Development: $8,000
General Local Government Support: $3,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $606,999,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $575,099,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $571,559,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $503,648,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $199,908,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $123,471,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $119,930,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $96,556,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $86,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $62,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $24,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $38,948,000
Rents: $25,199,000
Rents: $25,176,000
Interest Earnings: $10,464,000
General Revenue - Other: $9,359,000
Interest Earnings: $5,423,000
Donations From Private Sources: $3,689,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,636,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,452,000
Donations From Private Sources: $709,000
Royalties: $323,000
Sale of Property: $124,000
Sale of Property: $31,000
Special Assessments: $26,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Parks and Recreation: $11,365,000
Parks and Recreation: $11,027,000
General - Other: $4,607,000
Libraries: $4,175,000
General - Other: $3,586,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,269,000
Libraries: $2,301,000
Health - Other: $1,458,000
Police Protection: $468,000
Financial Administration: $391,000
Police Protection: $306,000
Natural Resources - Other: $238,000
Correctional Institutions: $191,000
Health - Other: $148,000
Financial Administration: $139,000
Housing and Community Development: $97,000
Public Welfare - Other: $81,000
Correctional Institutions: $72,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $36,000
Central Staff Services: $27,000
Housing and Community Development: $15,000
Public Welfare - Other: $8,000
Central Staff Services: $8,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $288,174,000
Cash and Securities: $261,583,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $61,339,000
Cash and Securities: $20,529,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $48,357,000
Other: $45,375,000
Health and Hospitals: $12,641,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,108,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,976,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,102,000
Public Welfare: $904,000
Public Welfare: $706,000
Sewerage: $4,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $374,767,000
Property: $320,614,000
Property: $304,342,000
Other Selective Sales: $228,380,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $95,060,000
Other Selective Sales: $31,286,000
Other License: $9,412,000
Other License: $9,296,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $3,422,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $2,741,000
Public Utilities Sales: $1,229,000
Public Utilities Sales: $46,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $271,983,000
: $253,421,000
- Transit Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,000
Salt Lake County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $162,186,000
Cash and Securities: $127,988,000
- Charges - Parks and Recreation: $27,336,000
Parks and Recreation: $26,053,000
Other: $17,756,000
Solid Waste Management: $17,183,000
Other: $16,834,000
Solid Waste Management: $16,724,000
- Construction - Judicial and Legal Services: $35,358,000
Parks and Recreation: $26,057,000
Housing and Community Development: $17,061,000
Libraries: $4,316,000
General - Other: $4,040,000
Health - Other: $1,852,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,420,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,298,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,286,000
Parks and Recreation: $439,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $389,000
Police Protection: $299,000
Police Protection: $194,000
General - Other: $125,000
Regular Highways: $78,000
Libraries: $7,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $294,370,000
Regular Highways: $251,319,000
Public Welfare - Other: $153,401,000
Public Welfare - Other: $153,172,000
Parks and Recreation: $126,326,000
Police Protection: $122,660,000
Correctional Institutions: $95,868,000
Health - Other: $89,613,000
Police Protection: $85,619,000
Health - Other: $85,233,000
Correctional Institutions: $83,311,000
Parks and Recreation: $79,326,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $68,478,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $65,141,000
General - Other: $49,607,000
Libraries: $38,995,000
Libraries: $38,045,000
General - Other: $33,920,000
Central Staff Services: $29,984,000
Financial Administration: $25,482,000
Financial Administration: $24,034,000
Central Staff Services: $21,204,000
Solid Waste Management: $16,060,000
Solid Waste Management: $14,658,000
General Public Buildings: $6,934,000
Natural Resources - Other: $5,648,000
General Public Buildings: $5,571,000
Natural Resources - Other: $5,161,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,293,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,914,000
Corrections - Other: $1,569,000
Corrections - Other: $1,342,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,222,000
Housing and Community Development: $221,000
Sewerage: $199,000
Sewerage: $30,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $79,643,000
Public Welfare: $76,956,000
Health and Hospitals: $17,528,000
Other: $14,979,000
Other: $12,602,000
Health and Hospitals: $12,552,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,210,000
Education: $835,000
Education: $761,000
Highways: $757,000
Highways: $406,000
Housing and Community Development: $88,000
Transit Utilities: $29,000
Natural Resources: $2,000
Natural Resources: $2,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $20,323,000
Interest on Debt: $18,965,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $20,190,000
Other - General - Other: $11,677,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $553,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $473,000
Other - Health - Other: $67,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $97,042,000
Other: $47,530,000
Highways: $26,724,000
Transit Utilities: $22,926,000
Health and Hospitals: $3,499,000
Highways: $1,127,000
Health and Hospitals: $746,000
Sewerage: $741,000
Public Welfare: $292,000
Education: $192,000
Public Welfare: $175,000
Education: $126,000
Housing and Community Development: $8,000
General Local Government Support: $3,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $606,999,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $575,099,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $571,559,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $503,648,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $199,908,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $123,471,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $119,930,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $96,556,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $86,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $62,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $24,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $38,948,000
Rents: $25,199,000
Rents: $25,176,000
Interest Earnings: $10,464,000
General Revenue - Other: $9,359,000
Interest Earnings: $5,423,000
Donations From Private Sources: $3,689,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,636,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,452,000
Donations From Private Sources: $709,000
Royalties: $323,000
Sale of Property: $124,000
Sale of Property: $31,000
Special Assessments: $26,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Parks and Recreation: $11,365,000
Parks and Recreation: $11,027,000
General - Other: $4,607,000
Libraries: $4,175,000
General - Other: $3,586,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,269,000
Libraries: $2,301,000
Health - Other: $1,458,000
Police Protection: $468,000
Financial Administration: $391,000
Police Protection: $306,000
Natural Resources - Other: $238,000
Correctional Institutions: $191,000
Health - Other: $148,000
Financial Administration: $139,000
Housing and Community Development: $97,000
Public Welfare - Other: $81,000
Correctional Institutions: $72,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $36,000
Central Staff Services: $27,000
Housing and Community Development: $15,000
Public Welfare - Other: $8,000
Central Staff Services: $8,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $288,174,000
Cash and Securities: $261,583,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $61,339,000
Cash and Securities: $20,529,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $48,357,000
Other: $45,375,000
Health and Hospitals: $12,641,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,108,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,976,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,102,000
Public Welfare: $904,000
Public Welfare: $706,000
Sewerage: $4,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $374,767,000
Property: $320,614,000
Property: $304,342,000
Other Selective Sales: $228,380,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $95,060,000
Other Selective Sales: $31,286,000
Other License: $9,412,000
Other License: $9,296,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $3,422,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $2,741,000
Public Utilities Sales: $1,229,000
Public Utilities Sales: $46,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $271,983,000
: $253,421,000
- Transit Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,000
Salt Lake County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $162,186,000
Cash and Securities: $127,988,000
- Charges - Parks and Recreation: $27,336,000
Parks and Recreation: $26,053,000
Other: $17,756,000
Solid Waste Management: $17,183,000
Other: $16,834,000
Solid Waste Management: $16,724,000
- Construction - Judicial and Legal Services: $35,358,000
Parks and Recreation: $26,057,000
Housing and Community Development: $17,061,000
Libraries: $4,316,000
General - Other: $4,040,000
Health - Other: $1,852,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,420,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,298,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,286,000
Parks and Recreation: $439,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $389,000
Police Protection: $299,000
Police Protection: $194,000
General - Other: $125,000
Regular Highways: $78,000
Libraries: $7,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $294,370,000
Regular Highways: $251,319,000
Public Welfare - Other: $153,401,000
Public Welfare - Other: $153,172,000
Parks and Recreation: $126,326,000
Police Protection: $122,660,000
Correctional Institutions: $95,868,000
Health - Other: $89,613,000
Police Protection: $85,619,000
Health - Other: $85,233,000
Correctional Institutions: $83,311,000
Parks and Recreation: $79,326,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $68,478,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $65,141,000
General - Other: $49,607,000
Libraries: $38,995,000
Libraries: $38,045,000
General - Other: $33,920,000
Central Staff Services: $29,984,000
Financial Administration: $25,482,000
Financial Administration: $24,034,000
Central Staff Services: $21,204,000
Solid Waste Management: $16,060,000
Solid Waste Management: $14,658,000
General Public Buildings: $6,934,000
Natural Resources - Other: $5,648,000
General Public Buildings: $5,571,000
Natural Resources - Other: $5,161,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,293,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,914,000
Corrections - Other: $1,569,000
Corrections - Other: $1,342,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,222,000
Housing and Community Development: $221,000
Sewerage: $199,000
Sewerage: $30,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $79,643,000
Public Welfare: $76,956,000
Health and Hospitals: $17,528,000
Other: $14,979,000
Other: $12,602,000
Health and Hospitals: $12,552,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,210,000
Education: $835,000
Education: $761,000
Highways: $757,000
Highways: $406,000
Housing and Community Development: $88,000
Transit Utilities: $29,000
Natural Resources: $2,000
Natural Resources: $2,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $20,323,000
Interest on Debt: $18,965,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $20,190,000
Other - General - Other: $11,677,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $553,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $473,000
Other - Health - Other: $67,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $97,042,000
Other: $47,530,000
Highways: $26,724,000
Transit Utilities: $22,926,000
Health and Hospitals: $3,499,000
Highways: $1,127,000
Health and Hospitals: $746,000
Sewerage: $741,000
Public Welfare: $292,000
Education: $192,000
Public Welfare: $175,000
Education: $126,000
Housing and Community Development: $8,000
General Local Government Support: $3,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $606,999,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $575,099,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $571,559,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $503,648,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $199,908,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $123,471,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $119,930,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $96,556,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $86,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $62,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $24,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $38,948,000
Rents: $25,199,000
Rents: $25,176,000
Interest Earnings: $10,464,000
General Revenue - Other: $9,359,000
Interest Earnings: $5,423,000
Donations From Private Sources: $3,689,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,636,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,452,000
Donations From Private Sources: $709,000
Royalties: $323,000
Sale of Property: $124,000
Sale of Property: $31,000
Special Assessments: $26,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Parks and Recreation: $11,365,000
Parks and Recreation: $11,027,000
General - Other: $4,607,000
Libraries: $4,175,000
General - Other: $3,586,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,269,000
Libraries: $2,301,000
Health - Other: $1,458,000
Police Protection: $468,000
Financial Administration: $391,000
Police Protection: $306,000
Natural Resources - Other: $238,000
Correctional Institutions: $191,000
Health - Other: $148,000
Financial Administration: $139,000
Housing and Community Development: $97,000
Public Welfare - Other: $81,000
Correctional Institutions: $72,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $36,000
Central Staff Services: $27,000
Housing and Community Development: $15,000
Public Welfare - Other: $8,000
Central Staff Services: $8,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $288,174,000
Cash and Securities: $261,583,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $61,339,000
Cash and Securities: $20,529,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $48,357,000
Other: $45,375,000
Health and Hospitals: $12,641,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,108,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,976,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,102,000
Public Welfare: $904,000
Public Welfare: $706,000
Sewerage: $4,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $374,767,000
Property: $320,614,000
Property: $304,342,000
Other Selective Sales: $228,380,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $95,060,000
Other Selective Sales: $31,286,000
Other License: $9,412,000
Other License: $9,296,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $3,422,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $2,741,000
Public Utilities Sales: $1,229,000
Public Utilities Sales: $46,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $271,983,000
: $253,421,000
- Transit Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 10,115
- Number of aged recipients: 1,386
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 8,729
- Number of recipients under 18: 1,639
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 6,263
- Number of recipients older than 64: 2,213
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 2,942
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 4,851
| Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 193 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
| A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 6,679 | $207,136 | 4,452 | $235,194 | 35,327 | $208,728 | 826 | $115,470 | 37 | $2,513,243 | 1,513 | $178,660 | 90 | $92,611 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 557 | $216,131 | 430 | $253,914 | 4,251 | $216,350 | 138 | $73,152 | 2 | $1,659,000 | 203 | $178,714 | 35 | $58,343 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1,025 | $206,651 | 883 | $227,108 | 9,791 | $227,718 | 644 | $92,075 | 15 | $785,400 | 838 | $174,949 | 146 | $50,048 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 739 | $207,089 | 508 | $255,069 | 5,896 | $218,076 | 338 | $114,228 | 4 | $4,868,750 | 332 | $179,780 | 16 | $83,188 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 119 | $211,647 | 128 | $313,727 | 1,330 | $227,532 | 92 | $100,750 | 0 | $0 | 91 | $192,582 | 8 | $27,875 |
| Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 188 full tracts) | ||||||
| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 881 | $247,342 | 993 | $232,811 | 8 | $265,125 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 332 | $251,831 | 584 | $244,723 | 19 | $190,000 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 150 | $245,860 | 235 | $239,370 | 4 | $245,000 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 92 | $259,478 | 129 | $238,016 | 2 | $190,500 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 37 | $259,730 | 19 | $223,105 | 5 | $458,000 |
| Most common first names in Salt Lake County, UT among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| John | 2,505 | 75.1 years |
| William | 2,238 | 75.0 years |
| Mary | 2,028 | 80.1 years |
| Robert | 1,716 | 71.0 years |
| James | 1,681 | 72.5 years |
| George | 1,497 | 77.2 years |
| Ruth | 1,125 | 80.0 years |
| Joseph | 1,117 | 75.9 years |
| Helen | 1,097 | 80.1 years |
| Charles | 1,021 | 74.8 years |
| Most common last names in Salt Lake County, UT among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 1,452 | 76.0 years |
| Johnson | 1,201 | 75.8 years |
| Anderson | 1,059 | 77.2 years |
| Jensen | 754 | 77.5 years |
| Jones | 703 | 76.1 years |
| Hansen | 691 | 76.8 years |
| Brown | 689 | 76.1 years |
| Peterson | 665 | 77.0 years |
| Christensen | 619 | 76.4 years |
| Nelson | 567 | 76.4 years |
| Businesses in Salt Lake County, UT | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Hour Fitness | 5 | Journeys | 4 | |
| 7-Eleven | 81 | Justice | 4 | |
| ALDO | 2 | KFC | 5 | |
| AMF Bowling | 1 | Kincaid | 2 | |
| AT&T | 44 | Kmart | 7 | |
| Abercrombie & Fitch | 1 | Kohl's | 5 | |
| Abercrombie Kids | 1 | Kroger | 29 | |
| Ace Hardware | 3 | La Quinta | 3 | |
| Aeropostale | 5 | La-Z-Boy | 4 | |
| American Eagle Outfitters | 4 | Lane Bryant | 5 | |
| Ann Taylor | 3 | Lane Furniture | 18 | |
| Apple Store | 1 | LensCrafters | 3 | |
| Applebee's | 8 | Little Caesars Pizza | 21 | |
| Arby's | 20 | Lowe's | 6 | |
| Ashley Furniture | 2 | Macy's | 4 | |
| Audi | 1 | Marriott | 13 | |
| AutoZone | 15 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 28 | |
| BMW | 1 | Maurices | 3 | |
| Banana Republic | 2 | Mazda | 1 | |
| Barnes & Noble | 6 | McDonald's | 44 | |
| Baskin-Robbins | 6 | Men's Wearhouse | 4 | |
| Bath & Body Works | 7 | Microtel | 1 | |
| Baymont Inn | 2 | Motel 6 | 3 | |
| Bebe | 2 | Motherhood Maternity | 6 | |
| Bed Bath & Beyond | 5 | New Balance | 12 | |
| Ben & Jerry's | 1 | New York & Co | 1 | |
| Best Western | 1 | Nike | 51 | |
| Big O Tires | 14 | Nissan | 3 | |
| Blockbuster | 18 | Nordstrom | 3 | |
| Brookstone | 4 | Office Depot | 5 | |
| Budget Car Rental | 2 | OfficeMax | 6 | |
| Burger King | 24 | Old Navy | 5 | |
| Cache | 1 | Olive Garden | 6 | |
| CarMax | 1 | Outback | 1 | |
| Carl\s Jr. | 18 | Outback Steakhouse | 1 | |
| Casual Male XL | 1 | Pac Sun | 3 | |
| Charlotte Russe | 2 | Panda Express | 15 | |
| Chevrolet | 4 | Papa John's Pizza | 12 | |
| Chick-Fil-A | 5 | Payless | 15 | |
| Chico's | 3 | Penske | 6 | |
| Chipotle | 3 | PetSmart | 6 | |
| Chuck E. Cheese's | 1 | Pier 1 Imports | 4 | |
| Cold Stone Creamery | 5 | Pizza Hut | 17 | |
| Coldwater Creek | 2 | Plato's Closet | 2 | |
| Comfort Inn | 4 | Pottery Barn | 1 | |
| Comfort Suites | 2 | Pottery Barn Kids | 1 | |
| Costco | 4 | Quality | 2 | |
| Cracker Barrel | 1 | Quiznos | 10 | |
| Crate & Barrel | 1 | RadioShack | 14 | |
| Cricket Wireless | 39 | Ramada | 3 | |
| Curves | 11 | Red Lobster | 2 | |
| DHL | 6 | Red Robin | 4 | |
| Dairy Queen | 8 | Rite Aid | 11 | |
| Days Inn | 1 | Rue21 | 4 | |
| Deb | 1 | SAS Shoes | 1 | |
| Decora Cabinetry | 5 | SONIC Drive-In | 9 | |
| Dennys | 7 | Sam's Club | 4 | |
| Discount Tire | 9 | Sears | 12 | |
| Domino's Pizza | 4 | Sephora | 1 | |
| DressBarn | 3 | Sheraton | 1 | |
| Dressbarn | 3 | Shoe Carnival | 3 | |
| Econo Lodge | 1 | Skechers USA | 3 | |
| Eddie Bauer | 2 | Sleep Inn | 2 | |
| Ethan Allen | 1 | Spencer Gifts | 1 | |
| Express | 3 | Sprint Nextel | 16 | |
| Extended Stay America | 3 | Staples | 3 | |
| Famous Footwear | 10 | Starbucks | 31 | |
| Fashion Bug | 1 | Studio 6 | 1 | |
| FedEx | 148 | Subaru | 3 | |
| Finish Line | 1 | Subway | 70 | |
| Firestone Complete Auto Care | 11 | Super 8 | 3 | |
| Foot Locker | 4 | T-Mobile | 42 | |
| Ford | 3 | T.G.I. Driday's | 2 | |
| Forever 21 | 2 | T.J.Maxx | 4 | |
| GNC | 17 | Taco Bell | 21 | |
| GameStop | 11 | Talbots | 1 | |
| Gap | 2 | Target | 6 | |
| Gymboree | 3 | The Cheesecake Factory | 1 | |
| H&R Block | 32 | The Room Place | 1 | |
| Haworth | 1 | Torrid | 2 | |
| Hilton | 9 | Toyota | 3 | |
| Hobby Lobby | 2 | Toys"R"Us | 5 | |
| Holiday Inn | 8 | True Value | 3 | |
| Hollister Co. | 2 | U-Haul | 23 | |
| Home Depot | 8 | UPS | 164 | |
| Homestead Studio Suites | 2 | Urban Outfitters | 1 | |
| Honda | 3 | Vans | 17 | |
| Hot Topic | 3 | Verizon Wireless | 13 | |
| Howard Johnson | 1 | Victoria's Secret | 3 | |
| Hyatt | 2 | Village Inn | 8 | |
| IHOP | 9 | Volkswagen | 2 | |
| IKEA | 1 | Walgreens | 15 | |
| InTown Suites | 2 | Walmart | 13 | |
| J. Jill | 1 | Wendy's | 35 | |
| J.Crew | 2 | Wet Seal | 2 | |
| JCPenney | 3 | Whole Foods Market | 3 | |
| Jamba Juice | 9 | YMCA | 1 | |
| JoS. A. Bank | 2 | Z Gallerie | 1 | |
| Jones New York | 14 | |||
Salt Lake County on our top lists:
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Other adherents"
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Other adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Other congregations"
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Other congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
- #4 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
- #11 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
- #14 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
- #14 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
- #23 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
- #23 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
- #24 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
- #24 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
- #27 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
- #27 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #31 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
- #31 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
- #31 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
- #53 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #54 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox adherents"
- #54 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox adherents (pop. 50,000+)"