South Salt Lake, UT (Utah) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 21,607 (All urban)

South Salt Lake, Utah Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 8,784 (8,057 occupied: 3,115 owner occupied, 4,942 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	61%
State:	28%

Housing density: 1272 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $600 (lower quartile is $507, upper quartile is $725)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $599

Median gross rent in South Salt Lake, UT in 2007: $689

Housing units in South Salt Lake with a mortgage: 1,715 (251 second mortgage, 141 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 832

South Salt Lake,UT index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $177,929 (it was $113,000 in 2000)

South Salt Lake:	$177,929
Utah:	$218,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $139,250 - $230,388

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $202,025
Here: $202,025
State: $285,628

Townhouses or other attached units: $177,347
Here: $177,347
State: $215,003

In 2-unit structures: $184,287
Here: $184,287
State: $240,721

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $177,582
Here: $177,582
State: $172,685

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $142,551
Here: $142,551
State: $161,698

Mobile homes: $31,939
Here: $31,939
State: $47,459

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000
Here: $5,000
State: $47,793

Household type by relationship

Households: 19,929

In family households: 15,418 (3,254 male householders, 1,439 female householders)
3,179 spouses, 5,628 children (5,308 natural, 24 adopted, 296 stepchildren), 175 grandchildren, 395 brothers or sisters, 162 parents, 451 other relatives, 735 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,511 (1,929 male householders (1,453 living alone)), 1,502 female householders (1,218 living alone)), 1,080 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2,224 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,790 2-persons, 1,154 3-persons, 916 4-persons, 403 5-persons, 236 6-persons, 194 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,671 1-person, 626 2-persons, 86 3-persons, 38 4-persons, 4 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

2,917 married couples with children.
1,669 single-parent households (390 men, 1,279 women).

73.0% of residents of South Salt Lake speak English at home.
16.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
4.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.7% of residents speak other language at home (69% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 3,923 (17.7%)
(22.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.0
State:	7.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.6
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in South Salt Lake, Utah:
	1 room: 18 2 rooms: 79 3 rooms: 293 4 rooms: 719 5 rooms: 853 6 rooms: 406 7 rooms: 317 8 rooms: 307 9 or more rooms: 123

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in South Salt Lake, Utah:
	1 room: 289 2 rooms: 688 3 rooms: 1,300 4 rooms: 1,587 5 rooms: 612 6 rooms: 313 7 rooms: 115 8 rooms: 29 9 or more rooms: 9

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 214
1995 to 1998: 671
1990 to 1994: 452
1980 to 1989: 1,044
1970 to 1979: 1,609
1960 to 1969: 1,057
1950 to 1959: 1,522
1940 to 1949: 953
1939 or earlier: 1,262

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in South Salt Lake:
	no bedroom: 18 1 bedroom: 313 2 bedrooms: 1,302 3 bedrooms: 934 4 bedrooms: 407 5 or more bedrooms: 141

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in South Salt Lake:
	no bedroom: 319 1 bedroom: 1,948 2 bedrooms: 2,002 3 bedrooms: 524 4 bedrooms: 140 5 or more bedrooms: 9

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in South Salt Lake in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 181 1 vehicle: 1,262 2 vehicles: 1,018 3 vehicles: 463 4 vehicles: 151 5 or more vehicles: 40

Cars and other vehicles available in South Salt Lake in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 979 1 vehicle: 2,380 2 vehicles: 1,268 3 vehicles: 208 4 vehicles: 64 5 or more vehicles: 43

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in South Salt Lake, UT:

Less than $10,000: 37
$10,000 to $14,999: 19
$15,000 to $19,999: 19
$20,000 to $24,999: 14
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 3
$35,000 to $39,999: 4
$40,000 to $49,999: 3
$50,000 to $59,999: 6
$60,000 to $69,999: 14
$70,000 to $79,999: 19
$80,000 to $89,999: 14
$90,000 to $99,999: 31
$100,000 to $124,999: 163
$125,000 to $149,999: 393
$150,000 to $174,999: 696
$175,000 to $199,999: 710
$200,000 to $249,999: 607
$250,000 to $299,999: 183
$300,000 to $399,999: 88
$400,000 to $499,999: 2
$500,000 to $749,999: 10
$750,000 to $999,999: 5
$1,000,000 or more: 14

South Salt Lake rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in South Salt Lake:

Less than $100: 65 people
$100 to $149: 55
$150 to $199: 66
$200 to $249: 64
$250 to $299: 64
$300 to $349: 86
$350 to $399: 125
$400 to $449: 260
$450 to $499: 390
$500 to $549: 537
$550 to $599: 669
$600 to $649: 712
$650 to $699: 562
$700 to $749: 418
$750 to $799: 201
$800 to $899: 220
$900 to $999: 122
$1,000 to $1,249: 118
$1,250 to $1,499: 29
$1,500 to $1,999: 6
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 77

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 1,965 1990 to 1994: 733 1985 to 1989: 379 1980 to 1984: 235 1975 to 1979: 153 1970 to 1974: 158 1970 to 1974: 76 1965 to 1969: 224

South Salt Lake, UT Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 93.6%
Number of people working at home: 228 (2.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 271
5 to 9 minutes: 899
10 to 14 minutes: 1716
15 to 19 minutes: 2397
20 to 24 minutes: 1903
25 to 29 minutes: 513
30 to 34 minutes: 1280
35 to 39 minutes: 76
40 to 44 minutes: 171
45 to 59 minutes: 264
60 to 89 minutes: 249
90 or more minutes: 154

South Salt Lake mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 7,381 (73%)
Carpooled: 1,291 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 641 (6%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 26 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 13 (0%)
Railroad: 31 (0%)
Motorcycle: 19 (0%)
Bicycle: 58 (1%)
Walked: 398 (4%)
Other means: 35 (0%)
Worked at home: 228 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 825
$10,000 to $14,999: 604
$15,000 to $19,999: 853
$20,000 to $24,999: 887
$25,000 to $29,999: 921
$30,000 to $34,999: 661
$35,000 to $39,999: 557
$40,000 to $44,999: 514
$45,000 to $49,999: 418
$50,000 to $59,999: 546
$60,000 to $74,999: 636
$75,000 to $99,999: 340
$100,000 to $124,999: 192
$125,000 to $149,999: 49
$150,000 to $199,999: 46
$200,000 or more: 75

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 6500

English: 2493

German: 1195

United States or American: 974

Irish: 749

Italian: 527

Danish: 507

Swedish: 467

Scottish: 349

Norwegian: 341

Dutch: 286

French (except Basque): 267

Scotch-Irish: 209

Welsh: 191

British: 184

European: 158

Arab:: 156

Scandinavian: 151

Polish: 138

Armenian: 114

Subsaharan African:: 101

Greek: 92

Yugoslavian: 80

Serbian: 58

African: 54

Somalian: 47

French Canadian: 47

Celtic: 41

Canadian: 40

Romanian: 38

Croatian: 37

Swiss: 33

Portuguese: 32

Jordanian: 32

Palestinian: 31

Lebanese: 27

Iraqi: 27

Belgian: 23

Finnish: 20

Arab/Arabic: 19

Brazilian: 17

Russian: 16

New Zealander: 14

Other Arab: 13

Bulgarian: 13

Pennsylvania German: 12

Slovak: 12

Czechoslovakian: 12

Icelander: 11

Austrian: 11

Ukrainian: 9

Iranian: 8

Slovene: 7

Egyptian: 7

Hungarian: 7

Guyanese: 6

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 5

West Indian: 5

Basque: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (45%)
Venezuela (4%)
Polynesia (4%)
Peru (3%)
Argentina (3%)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (2%)
India (2%)

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

This state: 11430
Northeast: 549
Midwest: 1012
South: 890
West: 4088

39% of South Salt Lake residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 35% lived in Utah.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 83
Nursery to 4th grade: 40
5th and 6th grade: 167
7th and 8th grade: 119
9th grade: 197
10th grade: 340
11th grade: 452
12th grade, no diploma: 699
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,967
Less than 1 year of college: 584
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,161
Associate degree: 400
Bachelor's degree: 733
Master's degree: 157
Professional school degree: 62
Doctorate degree: 24

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 117
Nursery to 4th grade: 12
5th and 6th grade: 53
7th and 8th grade: 158
9th grade: 174
10th grade: 238
11th grade: 289
12th grade, no diploma: 289
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,827
Less than 1 year of college: 529
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,200
Associate degree: 320
Bachelor's degree: 573
Master's degree: 164
Professional school degree: 38
Doctorate degree: 15

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.7%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 10.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 27.7%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 12.3%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 4.3%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 10.5%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 5.8%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 7.1%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 10.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 8.9%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 6.5%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 10.3%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $35,481
Black householders: $22,376
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $76,334
Asian householders: $38,092
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $40,004
Some other race householders: $33,910
Two or more races householders: $30,907
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $34,408

South Salt Lake household income for White non-Hispanic householders

South Salt Lake household income for Black householders

South Salt Lake household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

South Salt Lake household income for Asian householders

South Salt Lake household income for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders

South Salt Lake household income for Some other race householders

South Salt Lake household income for Two or more races householders

South Salt Lake household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

South Salt Lake marital status for males

South Salt Lake marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $181,393
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $177,141
Asian householders: $209,105
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $199,658
Some other race householders: $177,141
Two or more races householders: $147,224
Hispanic or Latino householders: $176,826

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,465
One, attached: 405
Two: 628
3 or 4: 972
5 to 9: 694
10 to 19: 1,073
20 to 49: 638
50 or more: 703
Mobile homes: 196
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10

Median worth of mobile homes: $5,314

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in South Salt Lake:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (96%) Electricity (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (76%) Electricity (23%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 79

Here:	3.8%
Utah:	4.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 85

Here:	8.0%
Utah:	3.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 257

Here:	23.3%
Utah:	27.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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