Salt Lake City, UT Social Statistics
Updated June 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 52,166 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 2,906 | 5.6 |
| Kindergarten | 2,504 | 4.8 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 17,574 | 33.7 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 8,689 | 16.7 |
| College or graduate school | 20,493 | 39.3 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 110,848 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 7,151 | 6.5 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 11,292 | 10.2 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 21,804 | 19.7 |
| Some college, no degree | 25,116 | 22.7 |
| Associate degree | 6,799 | 6.1 |
| Bachelor's degree | 22,970 | 20.7 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 15,716 | 14.2 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 83.4 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 34.9 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 145,159 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 50,314 | 34.7 |
| Now married, except separated | 68,020 | 46.9 |
| Separated | 2,803 | 1.9 |
| Widowed | 8,313 | 5.7 |
Female | 6,678 | 4.6 |
| Divorced | 15,709 | 10.8 |
Female | 8,509 | 5.9 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,999 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 1,300 | 43.3 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 138,755 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 13,191 | 9.5 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 38,286 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,759 | 9.8 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 108,447 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 20,819 | 19.2 |
Percent employed | 58.4 | (X) |
| No disability | 87,628 | 80.8 |
Percent employed | 78.8 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 19,398 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 8,576 | 44.2 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 167,221 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 72,015 | 43.1 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 81,717 | 48.9 |
Same county | 49,219 | 29.4 |
Different county | 32,498 | 19.4 |
Same state | 10,093 | 6.0 |
Different state | 22,405 | 13.4 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 13,489 | 8.1 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 181,456 | 100.0 |
| Native | 148,204 | 81.7 |
Born in United States | 146,368 | 80.7 |
State of residence | 89,166 | 49.1 |
Different state | 57,202 | 31.5 |
Born outside United States | 1,836 | 1.0 |
| Foreign born | 33,252 | 18.3 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 22,601 | 12.5 |
Naturalized citizen | 7,711 | 4.2 |
Not a citizen | 25,541 | 14.1 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 33,252 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 5,599 | 16.8 |
| Asia | 5,422 | 16.3 |
| Africa | 1,198 | 3.6 |
| Oceania | 1,806 | 5.4 |
| Latin America | 18,533 | 55.7 |
| Northern America | 694 | 2.1 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 167,221 | 100.0 |
| English only | 125,170 | 74.9 |
| Language other than English | 42,051 | 25.1 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 22,055 | 13.2 |
Spanish | 24,892 | 14.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 14,745 | 8.8 |
Other Indo-European languages | 8,156 | 4.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 2,884 | 1.7 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 6,786 | 4.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 3,597 | 2.2 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 181,456 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 199,694 | 110.1 |
| Arab | 800 | 0.4 |
| Czech1 | 599 | 0.3 |
| Danish | 7,874 | 4.3 |
| Dutch | 3,421 | 1.9 |
| English | 37,879 | 20.9 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 4,379 | 2.4 |
| French Canadian1 | 567 | 0.3 |
| German | 19,672 | 10.8 |
| Greek | 1,630 | 0.9 |
| Hungarian | 355 | 0.2 |
| Irish1 | 12,246 | 6.7 |
| Italian | 5,135 | 2.8 |
| Lithuanian | 234 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 4,770 | 2.6 |
| Polish | 1,774 | 1.0 |
| Portuguese | 363 | 0.2 |
| Russian | 1,041 | 0.6 |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,312 | 1.3 |
| Scottish | 7,838 | 4.3 |
| Slovak | 101 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 1,263 | 0.7 |
| Swedish | 6,424 | 3.5 |
| Swiss | 2,105 | 1.2 |
| Ukrainian | 403 | 0.2 |
| United States or American | 7,825 | 4.3 |
| Welsh | 3,598 | 2.0 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 81 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 65,005 | 35.8 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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