Demographics Information and statistics for Salt Lake Valley

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Salt Lake Valley Demographics Information

Population (year 2000): 181,743, Est. population in July 2002: 181,266 (-0.3% change)
Males: 92,045 (50.6%), Females: 89,698 (49.4%)

Elevation: 4266 feet

County: Salt Lake

Land area: 109.1 square miles

Zip codes: 84101..84128, 84130..84145, 84150..84153, 84180, 84199, 84190, 84189, 84185, 84184, 84148, 84147, 84157, 84171, 84170, 84165, 84158.

Median resident age: 30.0 years
Median household income: $36,944 (year 2000)
Median house value: $153,300 (year 2000)

Races in Salt Lake City:

White Non-Hispanic (70.6%)
Hispanic (18.8%)
Other race (8.5%)
Two or more races (3.5%)
American Indian (1.9%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (1.9%)
Black (1.9%)
Vietnamese (0.9%)
Chinese (0.9%)
Japanese (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: English (20.8%), German (10.8%), Irish (6.7%), Danish (4.3%), Scottish (4.3%), United States (4.3%).

For population 25 years and over in Salt Lake City

High school or higher: 83.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 14.2%
Unemployed: 5.8%
Mean travel time to work: 19.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Salt Lake City city

Never married: 34.7%
Now married: 46.9%
Separated: 1.9%
Widowed: 5.7%
Divorced: 10.8%

18.3% Foreign born (10.2% Latin America, 3.1% Europe, 3.0% Asia).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Las Vegas, NV (389.6 miles, pop. 478,434).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (499.9 miles, pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: South Salt Lake, UT (3.2 miles), Millcreek, UT (5.1 miles), Canyon Rim, UT (5.7 miles), North Salt Lake, UT (6.4 miles), East Millcreek, UT (6.8 miles), Murray, UT (7.1 miles), Taylorsville, UT (7.9 miles), Cottonwood West, UT (8.1 miles).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 264 buildings, average cost: $126,700
1997: 226 buildings, average cost: $144,300
1998: 208 buildings, average cost: $147,300
1999: 234 buildings, average cost: $190,900
2000: 209 buildings, average cost: $152,000
2001: 212 buildings, average cost: $155,800
2002: 144 buildings, average cost: $168,900
2003: 111 buildings, average cost: $157,700

Area code: 801

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (22.6%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (12.3%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (11.2%).

Crime in Salt Lake City (2002):

11 murders (5.8 per 100,000)
109 rapes (57.8 per 100,000)
478 robberies (253.6 per 100,000)
635 assaults (336.9 per 100,000)
2,512 burglaries (1332.6 per 100,000)
13,337 larceny counts (7075.2 per 100,000)
1,977 auto thefts (1048.8 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 656.1 (higher means more crime, US average = 330.6)

Crime in Salt Lake City (2001):

18 murders (9.7 per 100,000)
121 rapes (65.5 per 100,000)
481 robberies (260.4 per 100,000)
546 assaults (295.6 per 100,000)
2,209 burglaries (1195.8 per 100,000)
11,401 larceny counts (6171.9 per 100,000)
1,662 auto thefts (899.7 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 585.2 (higher means more crime)