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Salt Lake County, Utah (UT)

County population in 2022: 1,186,257 (99% urban, 1% rural); it was 898,387 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 181,521
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).

March 2022 cost of living index in Salt Lake County: 92.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (20.5%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (14.1%), Retail trade (12.1%), Manufacturing (10.2%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 82%
  • Government: 13%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Salt Lake County, UT (2022)
    • 803,44367.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 233,78019.7%Hispanic or Latino
    • 50,9324.3%Asian alone
    • 46,8904.0%Two or more races
    • 21,1701.8%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
    • 19,8821.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 5,1220.4%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 5,0380.4%Some other race alone
Median resident age:

34.2 years
Utah median age:

32.1 years
Males: 602,122  (50.8%)
Females: 584,135  (49.2%)
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Average household size:
Salt Lake County:

2.0 people
Utah:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $91,924 ($48,373 in 1999)
This county:

$91,924
Utah:

$89,168

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $1,348 (lower quartile is $1,030, upper quartile is $1,769)
This county:

$1348
State:

$1252


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $535,800 (it was $153,500 in 2000)
Salt Lake:

$535,800
Utah:

$499,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $400,000 - $728,900

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $646,664
Here:

$646,664
State:

$607,750

Townhouses or other attached units: $438,665
Here:

$438,665
State:

$444,505

In 2-unit structures: $468,515
Here:

$468,515
State:

$433,540

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $333,219
Here:

$333,219
State:

$362,850

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $403,097
Here:

$403,097
State:

$412,810

Mobile homes: $113,165
Here:

$113,165
State:

$113,475

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,909
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $558

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
Salt Lake County, UT map from a distance

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:

  • 2022: 3339 buildings, average cost: $284,500
  • 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
Number of permits per 10,000 Salt Lake, UT residents
Average permit cost in Salt Lake, UT

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,654 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,701 (0.5%)

Distribution of median household income in Salt Lake, UT in 2022
Distribution of house value in Salt Lake, UT in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Salt Lake, UT in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 7.4%
Salt Lake County:

7.4%
Utah:

8.2%
(5.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 12.0% for Black residents, 10.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 11.9% for American Indian residents, 10.6% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 11.6% for other race residents, 8.4% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 34.2 years old
(Males: 33.6 years old, Females: 34.6 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 37.4 years old, Black residents: 25.0 years old, American Indian residents: 34.0 years old, Asian residents: 35.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 26.7 years old, Other race residents: 27.6 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.

Salt Lake County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

2023 air pollution in Salt Lake County:

Carbon Monoxide: 0.156 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.01 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.036 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual: 19.9 µg/m3. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 7.3 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.001 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.

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Neighboring counties: Armstrong County, Pennsylvania , Hudson County, New Jersey , Hancock County, Ohio , Phelps County, Nebraska , Wayne County, Ohio .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.5%
Utah:

2.5%

Unemployment by year in Salt Lake, UT
County total employment by year in Salt Lake, UT
County average yearly wages by year in Salt Lake, UT

Current college students: 63,514
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 38.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 160,015 (43.0% naturalized citizens)

Salt Lake County:

13.5%
Whole state:

8.6%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 57,1742010 or later
  • 43,5772000 to 2009
  • 32,4451990 to 1999
  • 19,0631980 to 1989
  • 8,4971970 to 1979
  • 10,443Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.4%

Salt Lake County marital status for males Salt Lake County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 272,466
  • One, attached: 38,878
  • Two: 11,426
  • 3 or 4: 17,257
  • 5 to 9: 18,012
  • 10 to 19: 23,806
  • 20 to 49: 21,692
  • 50 or more: 38,550
  • Mobile homes: 8,807
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 146

Housing units in Salt Lake County with a mortgage: 200,385 (27,785 second mortgage, 746 home equity loan, 22,780 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,343

Here:

97.1% with mortgage
State:

97.7% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Salt Lake County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Other622,8071,452
Catholic84,34224
Evangelical Protestant27,497144
Mainline Protestant12,78938
Orthodox5,3527
Black Protestant1,3026
None275,566-
Salt Lake County Religion Details
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 acres
Average 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 in 2022 - Salt Lake

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 483,996 (67.8%)
  • Carpooled: 72,799 (10.2%)
  • Bus: 6,416 (0.9%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 829 (0.1%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 2,355 (0.3%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 3,211 (0.4%)
  • Ferryboat: 81 (0.0%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 7,109 (1.0%)
  • Bicycle: 3,278 (0.5%)
  • Walked: 11,939 (1.7%)
  • Worked at home: 121,993 (17.1%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (16%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Retail trade (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Manufacturing (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (19%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Retail trade (12%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Manufacturing (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Management occupations (14%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (10%)
  • Sales and related occupations (9%)
  • Computer and mathematical occupations (7%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (7%)
  • Production occupations (6%)
  • Material moving occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
  • Management occupations (11%)
  • Sales and related occupations (9%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (8%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (5%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (34%)
  • Venezuela (6%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)
  • Vietnam (4%)
  • Oceania, n.e.c. (4%)
  • India (3%)
  • Brazil (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Salt Lake County


  • English (21%)
  • American (6%)
  • European (5%)
  • German (5%)
  • Irish (3%)
  • Italian (2%)
  • Scottish (2%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

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
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $95,564.

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%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

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%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

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 2022: 13.2

Births per 1000 population in Salt Lake County

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 2020: 5.9

Deaths per 1000 population in Salt Lake County

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 2021: 5.4

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Salt Lake County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 11.8%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 7.9%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Salt Lake County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Salt Lake County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Salt Lake County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Salt Lake County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Salt Lake County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Salt Lake County

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%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

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 hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 0.96
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.

Mechanisms of homicide
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.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 70.3
  • Poisoning - 35.2
  • Suffocation - 34.9
  • Other - 6.5

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,186,257
  • Male householders: 217,174 (48,112 living alone), Female householders: 207,126 (51,199 living alone)
  • 216,807 spouses (212,973 opposite-sex spouses), 29,678 unmarried partners, (27,509 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 358,095 children (332,120 natural, 10,243 adopted, 15,732 stepchildren), 24,316 grandchildren, 18,465 brothers or sisters, 18,700 parents, 274 foster children, 27,045 other relatives, 52,396 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 16,181

Size of family households: 109,659 2-persons, 63,383 3-persons, 54,064 4-persons, 29,966 5-persons, 15,649 6-persons, 13,646 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 99,311 1-person, 28,173 2-persons, 6,877 3-persons, 2,567 4-persons, 828 5-persons, 177 6-persons.

205,258 married couples with children.
56,997 single-parent households (17,997 men, 39,000 women).

78.2% of residents of Salt Lake speak English at home.
13.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
4.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

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
Population growth in Salt Lake County

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
  • Year house built in Salt Lake County, Utah
  • 13,5432020 or later
  • 64,6612010 to 2019
  • 64,0882000 to 2009
  • 56,8521990 to 1999
  • 52,8941980 to 1989
  • 75,9401970 to 1979
  • 36,7581960 to 1969
  • 41,8641950 to 1959
  • 13,6421940 to 1949
  • 30,7981939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Salt Lake County, Utah
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Salt Lake County, Utah
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Salt Lake County, Utah
  • 4591 room
  • 1,2142 rooms
  • 5,3013 rooms
  • 21,3174 rooms
  • 36,0655 rooms
  • 36,8446 rooms
  • 38,2427 rooms
  • 43,2518 rooms
  • 102,0479+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Salt Lake County, Utah
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Salt Lake County, Utah
  • 8,4851 room
  • 14,1882 rooms
  • 29,3603 rooms
  • 37,7664 rooms
  • 17,4145 rooms
  • 11,4716 rooms
  • 6,5647 rooms
  • 8,4858 rooms
  • 5,8279+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Salt Lake County, Utah
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Salt Lake County, Utah
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Salt Lake County, Utah
  • 510no bedroom
  • 4,3771 bedroom
  • 31,5882 bedrooms
  • 85,3303 bedrooms
  • 81,8174 bedrooms
  • 81,1185+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Salt Lake County, Utah
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Salt Lake County, Utah
  • 9,153no bedroom
  • 37,2091 bedroom
  • 51,5972 bedrooms
  • 25,2273 bedrooms
  • 10,1584 bedrooms
  • 6,2165+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Salt Lake County, Utah in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Salt Lake County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Salt Lake County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 4,933no vehicle
  • 56,2391 vehicle
  • 120,4872 vehicles
  • 64,4233 vehicles
  • 26,8744 vehicles
  • 11,7845+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Salt Lake County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Salt Lake County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 14,516no vehicle
  • 65,8941 vehicle
  • 41,7462 vehicles
  • 12,6743 vehicles
  • 3,3564 vehicles
  • 1,3745+ vehicles

85.1% of Salt Lake County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Utah.

Salt Lake County:

85.1%
State average:

85.7%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 683,548
  • Other state: 329,695
  • Northeast: 39,314
  • Midwest: 55,617
  • South: 51,113
  • West: 183,651
Year householders moved into unit in Salt Lake County, UT
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Salt Lake County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 87.6%Utility gas
  • 10.0%Electricity
  • 1.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.4%Solar energy
  • 0.3%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 70.0%Utility gas
  • 25.9%Electricity
  • 2.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.5%Other fuel
  • 0.5%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Solar energy
  • 0.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 10,046
Here:

7.5%
Utah:

7.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3,854
Here:

5.3%
Utah:

5.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 11,612
Here:

18.6%
Utah:

26.7%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

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)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED6,679$207,1364,452$235,19435,327$208,728826$115,47037$2,513,2431,513$178,66090$92,611
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED557$216,131430$253,9144,251$216,350138$73,1522$1,659,000203$178,71435$58,343
APPLICATIONS DENIED1,025$206,651883$227,1089,791$227,718644$92,07515$785,400838$174,949146$50,048
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN739$207,089508$255,0695,896$218,076338$114,2284$4,868,750332$179,78016$83,188
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS119$211,647128$313,7271,330$227,53292$100,7500$091$192,5828$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)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED881$247,342993$232,8118$265,125
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED332$251,831584$244,72319$190,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED150$245,860235$239,3704$245,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN92$259,478129$238,0162$190,500
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS37$259,73019$223,1055$458,000
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Salt Lake, UT
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Salt Lake, UT - Value
Most common first names in Salt Lake County, UT among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John2,50575.1 years
William2,23875.0 years
Mary2,02880.1 years
Robert1,71671.0 years
James1,68172.5 years
George1,49777.2 years
Ruth1,12580.0 years
Joseph1,11775.9 years
Helen1,09780.1 years
Charles1,02174.8 years
Most common last names in Salt Lake County, UT among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith1,45276.0 years
Johnson1,20175.8 years
Anderson1,05977.2 years
Jensen75477.5 years
Jones70376.1 years
Hansen69176.8 years
Brown68976.1 years
Peterson66577.0 years
Christensen61976.4 years
Nelson56776.4 years
Businesses in Salt Lake County, UT
NameCountNameCount
24 Hour Fitness5Journeys4
7-Eleven81Justice4
ALDO2KFC5
AMF Bowling1Kincaid2
AT&T44Kmart7
Abercrombie & Fitch1Kohl's5
Abercrombie Kids1Kroger29
Ace Hardware3La Quinta3
Aeropostale5La-Z-Boy4
American Eagle Outfitters4Lane Bryant5
Ann Taylor3Lane Furniture18
Apple Store1LensCrafters3
Applebee's8Little Caesars Pizza21
Arby's20Lowe's6
Ashley Furniture2Macy's4
Audi1Marriott13
AutoZone15MasterBrand Cabinets28
BMW1Maurices3
Banana Republic2Mazda1
Barnes & Noble6McDonald's44
Baskin-Robbins6Men's Wearhouse4
Bath & Body Works7Microtel1
Baymont Inn2Motel 63
Bebe2Motherhood Maternity6
Bed Bath & Beyond5New Balance12
Ben & Jerry's1New York & Co1
Best Western1Nike51
Big O Tires14Nissan3
Blockbuster18Nordstrom3
Brookstone4Office Depot5
Budget Car Rental2OfficeMax6
Burger King24Old Navy5
Cache1Olive Garden6
CarMax1Outback1
Carl\s Jr.18Outback Steakhouse1
Casual Male XL1Pac Sun3
Charlotte Russe2Panda Express15
Chevrolet4Papa John's Pizza12
Chick-Fil-A5Payless15
Chico's3Penske6
Chipotle3PetSmart6
Chuck E. Cheese's1Pier 1 Imports4
Cold Stone Creamery5Pizza Hut17
Coldwater Creek2Plato's Closet2
Comfort Inn4Pottery Barn1
Comfort Suites2Pottery Barn Kids1
Costco4Quality2
Cracker Barrel1Quiznos10
Crate & Barrel1RadioShack14
Cricket Wireless39Ramada3
Curves11Red Lobster2
DHL6Red Robin4
Dairy Queen8Rite Aid11
Days Inn1Rue214
Deb1SAS Shoes1
Decora Cabinetry5SONIC Drive-In9
Dennys7Sam's Club4
Discount Tire9Sears12
Domino's Pizza4Sephora1
DressBarn3Sheraton1
Dressbarn3Shoe Carnival3
Econo Lodge1Skechers USA3
Eddie Bauer2Sleep Inn2
Ethan Allen1Spencer Gifts1
Express3Sprint Nextel16
Extended Stay America3Staples3
Famous Footwear10Starbucks31
Fashion Bug1Studio 61
FedEx148Subaru3
Finish Line1Subway70
Firestone Complete Auto Care11Super 83
Foot Locker4T-Mobile42
Ford3T.G.I. Driday's2
Forever 212T.J.Maxx4
GNC17Taco Bell21
GameStop11Talbots1
Gap2Target6
Gymboree3The Cheesecake Factory1
H&R Block32The Room Place1
Haworth1Torrid2
Hilton9Toyota3
Hobby Lobby2Toys"R"Us5
Holiday Inn8True Value3
Hollister Co.2U-Haul23
Home Depot8UPS164
Homestead Studio Suites2Urban Outfitters1
Honda3Vans17
Hot Topic3Verizon Wireless13
Howard Johnson1Victoria's Secret3
Hyatt2Village Inn8
IHOP9Volkswagen2
IKEA1Walgreens15
InTown Suites2Walmart13
J. Jill1Wendy's35
J.Crew2Wet Seal2
JCPenney3Whole Foods Market3
Jamba Juice9YMCA1
JoS. A. Bank2Z Gallerie1
Jones New York14

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