Utah

Salt Lake County

Snapshot
Population by ethnic group, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
European
70.5%
Hispanic
18.5%
Other
11%

Compared with Utah and the United States

Salt Lake Countynext to the state and national figures used elsewhere on this site. A dash means the figure isn’t published at that level of geography.

MetricSalt Lake CountyUtahUnited States
Non-Hispanic White70.5%72.9%58%
Hispanic18.5%17.6%—
East Asian2.6%0.9%—
Black or African American1.9%1.3%—
Indian1.5%0.5%—
American Indian and Alaska Native0.8%0.9%—

Cost of living

Incomes and housing costs in Salt Lake County next to Utah and the nation. Price levels are published for states, not counties.

MetricSalt Lake CountyUtahUnited States
Price level (US = 100)—98.9 (−1.1%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Housing price level (US = 100)—107.8 (+7.8%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Median household income$97,494$95,166$80,734
Median home value$525,700$489,400$332,700
Home price to income5.4×5.1×4.1×
Median gross rent$1,592/mo$1,496/mo$1,413/mo
Rent to income19.6%18.9%21.0%