Salt Lake County, UT Population

Overview

1.17 million

Total Population

33.2

Median age

49.56%

Female population %

101.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

49.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

220,327

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Salt Lake County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Salt Lake County is 33.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Salt Lake County's population under 18 was 26.88%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Salt Lake County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 10.96% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Salt Lake County, 22.32% were under the age of 15, 22.43% aged 15 to 29, 44.30% aged 30 to 64, 9.84% aged 65 to 84, and 1.12% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 10,215 less females than males in Salt Lake County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.56% females and 50.44% males in Salt Lake County, UT.
The Salt Lake County, UT gender ratio is 101.8:100 i.e. 101.8 men to 100 women (1.018).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 49,895.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 48,510.

Salt Lake County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Salt Lake County population: 75.97% are White, 1.89% are Black or African American, 0.88% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 4.10% are Asian, 1.53% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 9.12% are some other race and 6.50% are multiracial.
Salt Lake County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 220,327 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 953,004 (81.22% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Salt Lake County is White with a population of 891,4 (75.97% of the total population).

Salt Lake County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,186,921 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Salt Lake County's population increased by 131,788 (14.62%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Salt Lake County's population increased by 153,924 (14.90%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Salt Lake County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 901,209.