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Utah·Salt Lake County
13 neighborhoods·220K people·$540K median·1,982/mi²
White 64 · Hispanic 21 · Multiracial 5 · Asian 5 · Other 2 · Black 2
Living alone 41 · Married couple 32 · Other 27
Professional 28 · Health 23 · Retail 21 · Manufacturing 13 · Public admin 7 · Leisure 6 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 51 · Sales · office 18 · Service 15 · Production · transport 11 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 57 · Work from home 20 · Carpool 17 · Walk 5 · Transit 4 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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| Neighborhood | Pop. | Home value |
|---|---|---|
| Sugarhouse | 30,179 | $665K |
| Glendale | 19,105 | $383K |
| The Avenues | 15,074 | $630K |
| East Central | 13,691 | $565K |
| Liberty Wells | 11,806 | $510K |
| Downtown | 10,375 | $492K |
| Westpointe | 10,030 | $402K |
| Park Rose | 9,722 | $436K |
The median home value in Salt Lake City is $539,500 (Census ACS) — 1.2× the US median of $458,812.
Salt Lake City has 208,007 residents across 56 census tracts and 11 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 32.9; the population is 64.4% White, 20.8% Hispanic or Latino, 5.3% Multiracial, 4.9% Asian, 2.4% Other and 2.3% Black; the average household has 2.1 people; 51.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 13.6% (Census ACS).
Uintah School (78%), Beacon Heights School (73%) and Ensign School (73%) lead the elementary schools; Clayton Middle (59%), Hillside Middle (56%) and Salt Lake Arts Academy (55%) lead the middle schools; Highland High (38%), West High (38%) and Salt Lake Center for Science Education (34%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,414/month, 10% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Salt Lake City is $75,090 a year, 13% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Salt Lake City, median rent is $1,414/month and the median home value is $539,500 (Census ACS).
Salt Lake City reported 8.7 violent crimes and 56.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 88°F; winter lows average 25°F; there are 68 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 19 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Salt Lake City are earthquake (96), winter weather (72) and wildfire (61), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.56g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Salt Lake City, 4.7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).