Metropolitan Area Residents
1980: 910,000
1990: 1,072,227
2000: 1,333,914
Percent change, 1990–2000: 24.4%
U.S. rank in 1980: 41st
U.S. rank in 1990: 38th
U.S. rank in 2000: 35th
City Residents
1980: 163,033
1990: 159,928
2000: 181,743
2003 estimate: 179,894
Percent change, 1990–2000: 13.6%
U.S. rank in 1980: 90th
U.S. rank in 1990: 108th (State rank: 1st)
U.S. rank in 2000: 129th (State rank: 1st)
Density: 1,666.1 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 143,933
Black or African American: 3,433
American Indian and Alaska Native: 2,442
Asian: 6,579
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 3,437
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 34,254
Other: 15,482
Percent of residents born in state: 49.1% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 14,432
Population 5 to 9 years old: 11,507
Population 10 to 14 years old: 10,488
Population 15 to 19 years old: 12,835
Population 20 to 24 years old: 21,381
Population 25 to 34 years old: 35,731
Population 35 to 44 years old: 25,021
Population 45 to 54 years old: 19,630
Population 55 to 59 years old: 6,058
Population 60 to 64 years old: 4,739
Population 65 to 74 years old: 8,852
Population 75 to 84 years old: 7,914
Population 85 years and older: 3,155
Median age: 30.0 years
Births (2003)
Total number: 18,223 (Salt Lake County)
Deaths (2003)
Total number: 5,312 (Salt Lake County)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $20,752
Median household income: $36,944
Total households: 71,492
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 7,660
$10,000 to $14,999: 5,193
$15,000 to $24,999: 11,087
$25,000 to $34,999: 9,920
$35,000 to $49,999: 11,801
$50,000 to $74,999: 12,733
$75,000 to $99,999: 5,810
$100,000 to $149,999: 4,304
$150,000 to $199,999: 1,326
$200,000 or more: 1,658
Percent of families below poverty level: 10.4% (38.4% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 19,059