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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

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.

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State of Utah

State bird
California Gull
State flower
Sego Lily
State capital
Salt Lake City
Nickname
The Beehive State

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