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United States—U.S. Statistics—Census Data—Utah

QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau

Salt Lake City, Utah




Salt Lake City (city), Utah

   People QuickFactsSalt Lake CityUtah
Population, 2003 estimate 179,8942,351,467
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 -1.0%5.3%
Population, 2000 181,7432,233,169
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 13.6%29.6%
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 7.9%9.4%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 23.6%32.2%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 11.0%8.5%
Female persons, percent, 2000 49.4%49.9%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a)79.2%89.2%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)1.9%0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)1.3%1.3%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)3.6%1.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)1.9%0.7%
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)8.5%4.2%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 3.5%2.1%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 18.8%9.0%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 43.1%49.3%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 18.3%7.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 25.1%12.5%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 83.4%87.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 34.9%26.1%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 19.221.3
 
Housing units, 2000 77,054768,594
Homeownership rate, 2000 51.2%71.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $153,300$146,100
 
Households, 2000 71,461701,281
Persons per household, 2000 2.483.13
Median household income, 1999 $36,944$45,726
Per capita money income, 1999 $20,752$18,185
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 15.3%9.4%
   Business QuickFactsSalt Lake CityUtah
Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) 7,718,65921,271,857
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 3,040,97419,964,601
Retail sales per capita, 1997 $17,723$9,666
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) 573,2802,313,309
Total number of firms, 1997 20,058169,164
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 5.2%5.1%
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 20.4%24.8%
   Geography QuickFactsSalt Lake CityUtah
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 10982,144
Persons per square mile, 2000 1,666.127.2
FIPS Code 6700049
Counties



(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms


Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, 2000 Census of Population and Housing, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, County Business Patterns, 1997 Economic Census, Minority- and Women-Owned Business, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report, Census of Governments
Last Revised: Friday, 12-Jan-2007 16:06:39 EST

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