Humidity & wind
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Population
218,428
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$539,500
Owner-occupied units
Salt Lake City, UT
Utah · 40.777° N, 111.931° W · 111 sq mi
Salt Lake City is a city in Utah, with a population of 218,428 and about 1,970 residents per square mile. The median household earns $75,090 a year, and the median home is worth $539,500.
Conditions
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Size & density
Land area
111 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
1,970
People per square mile
Rank by population
#114
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#80
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$75,090
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,414
Per month
Homeownership
45.8%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
19.5 min
One way
People
Median age
32.9
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
51.5%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
14.9%
Households
92,652
2.14 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 26.8%
Professional & business services 15.5%
Retail trade 10.1%
Arts, food & hospitality 10.1%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of Utah
State bird
California Gull
State flower
Sego Lily
State capital
Salt Lake City
Nickname
The Beehive State
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Cities near Salt Lake City
- West Valley City, UT7 mi · 137,491
- Millcreek, UT8 mi · 63,926
- Taylorsville, UT8 mi · 57,484
- Murray, UT9 mi · 53,297
- West Jordan, UT13 mi · 116,812
- Sandy, UT15 mi · 92,386
- South Jordan, UT16 mi · 87,614
- Herriman, UT20 mi · 63,282
Cities about the same size
- Spring Valley, NV219,187
- Modesto, CA219,652
- Fontana, CA221,223
- San Bernardino, CA222,044
- Moreno Valley, CA214,263
- Baton Rouge, LA222,795
- Worcester, MA213,862
- Sioux Falls, SD213,748
More in Utah
- Provo114,527
- St. George108,713
- Lehi95,313
- Orem95,214
- Ogden89,510
- Layton85,308
- Eagle Mountain66,557
- Saratoga Springs61,397
Wealthiest person in Utah
Name
Gail Miller
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$4.4B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Salt Lake City
Source of wealth
Car dealerships
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Utah · private sector
Employer
Intermountain Health
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Utah
Company
Extra Space Storage
Revenue
$3.3B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Salt Lake City
Ticker
EXR
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.