Salt Lake County, Utah

Salt Lake County is a county located in the United States of Utah. The population of the county was 898387 as per the 2000 census data. Its population was estimated at 1022651 in July 2008, It is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Utah. The county comprises an area of 807.78 sq mi (2092.14 sq km), of which, 737.38 square miles (1909.81 sq km) of it is land and 70.4 square miles (182.34 sq km) of it is water, making it Utah's sixth smallest county by total area. It is ranks ninth in the size of its inland waterways in Utah.

Salt Lake County Utah
Map of Salt Lake County, Utah

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 898387 people, 295141 households, and 214102 families residing in the county. The population density was 1218.4 people per square mile (470.43/kmē), it is the most populated county in terms of population density. There were 310988 housing units at an average density of 421.7 per square mile (162.82/kmē). The average household size was 3 persons, and the average family size was 3.53 persons. In the county the population was spread out, with 30.5% under the age of 18, 12.9% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 18% from 45 to 64, and 8.1% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 101.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.7 males. The July 2008 population estimate is 1022651, The racial makeup of the county was 928081 White, 18564 Black or African American, 10951 American Indian, 31326 Asian, 14325 Native Hawaiian, and 19404 from two or more races.

Salt Lake County Utah Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Salt Lake County Utah School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Salt Lake County Utah GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $48373, it is the fifth wealthiest county in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $54470, making its Utah's third highest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $20190, making it the second highest county by per capita income in Utah.

In 2000, 275773 pupils and students, of which 144090 are male and 131683 are female, 30.7% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 18408 nursery or pri school, 14561 kindergarten, 116078 elementary school, 63212 high school and 63514 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Alta TownSalt Lake County4.054.050.0137091.46656651250
2Bluffdale CitySalt Lake County16.4316.43047002861781366615
3Canyon Rim CdpSalt Lake County2.072.070104285033.62358751416
4Cottonwood Heights CdpSalt Lake County6.86.80275694052.92693562814
5Cottonwood West CdpSalt Lake County4.024.020187274655.42702348645
6Draper CitySalt Lake County, Utah County30.3530.340.0125220831.12274772341
7East Millcreek CdpSalt Lake County4.454.450213854801.62520657678
8Granite CdpSalt Lake County1.471.4702018137440098108343
9Herriman TownSalt Lake County9.129.1201523167.11899156361
10Holladay CitySalt Lake County5.345.340145612726.23568566468
11Kearns CdpSalt Lake County4.814.810336596994.11411045711
12Little Cottonwood Creek Valley CdpSalt Lake County2.62.6072212776.43766977652
13Magna CdpSalt Lake County7.437.430227703066.21435542845
14Midvale CitySalt Lake County5.845.840270294627.41760940130
15Millcreek CdpSalt Lake County4.934.930303776160.52019938211
16Mount Olympus CdpSalt Lake County3.393.39071032097.34428684684
17Murray CitySalt Lake County9.619.610340243542.32109445569
18Oquirrh CdpSalt Lake County1.751.750103905950.31461751199
19Riverton CitySalt Lake County12.5712.570250111989.71764363980
20Salt Lake City CitySalt Lake County110.37109.081.291817431666.12075236944
21Sandy CitySalt Lake County22.3522.330.02884183960.52292866458
22South Jordan CitySalt Lake County21.0320.870.16294371410.62093875433
23South Salt Lake CitySalt Lake County6.916.910220383190.81547429801
24Taylorsville CitySalt Lake County10.6810.680574395376.11781247236
25West Jordan CitySalt Lake County30.930.90683362211.31722155794
26West Valley City CitySalt Lake County35.4535.40.061088963076.31503145773
27White City CdpSalt Lake County0.870.87059886912.51714849103
YearPopulation
April 2000 census898387
April 2000 Estimate898412
July 2000 Estimate901004
July 2001 Estimate914237
July 2002 Estimate924515
July 2003 Estimate936714
July 2004 Estimate948909
July 2005 Estimate961098
July 2006 Estimate987035
July 2007 Estimate1005245
July 2008 Estimate1022651
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school9933847518408
Kindergarten7540702114561
Elementary school5972356355116078
High school332282998463212
College or graduate school336662984863514
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Salt Lake County, Utah$48373$54470$20190
Utah, United States$45726$51022$18185
United States$41994$50046$21587