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
Sources: CDC PLACES·FEMA NRI·Census ACS · Methodology

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

Relatively High

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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