Salt Lake County , Utah
Population: 1,184,689 residents · 2023 Census ACS
Income $94,658 Home $484,500 Rent $1,493/mo
Page updated: · Data vintage: CDC PLACES 2023 · FEMA NRI v1.20
Salt Lake County is among the largest US counties by population, with roughly 1.2 million residents. Aggregating that scale means the headline figures — household income near $94,658, median home values of $485,000 — average across substantial economic and geographic diversity. FEMA's National Risk Index ranks Salt Lake County in the top 1% nationally for overall natural-hazard exposure, with earthquake risk the dominant local risk.
$94,658
Median Income
household
$484,500
Home Value
median
$1,493/mo
Monthly Rent
median gross
N/A
Unemployment
rate
Income & Housing
| Median Household Income | $94,658 |
| Per Capita Income | $43,393 |
| Poverty Rate | 8.4% |
| Median Home Value | $484,500 |
| Median Gross Rent | $1,493/mo |
| Owner Occupied | 67.0% |
| Renter Occupied | 33.0% |
Demographics & Education
| Total Population | 1,184,689 |
| Median Age | 33.8 yrs |
| Bachelor's or Higher | 38.6% |
Health Outcomes
CDC PLACES 2023 · % of adults
29.9%
Obesity
8.7%
Diabetes
8.3%
Smoking
27.5%
High Blood Pressure
18.9%
No Physical Activity
27.8%
Depression
35.2%
Insufficient Sleep
69.2%
Annual Checkup
Natural Hazard Risk
FEMA National Risk Index · county-level scores
Overall risk score: 98.6 · 99th national percentile
🌪️ Tornado
70.96
🔥 Wildfire
98.35
❄️ Winter Storm
98.73
🌍 Earthquake
99.62
☀️ Drought
44.37
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