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Salt Lake City Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Salt Lake City Area is $26,516, which is higher than the state average of $24,312 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Salt Lake City Area median household income is $61,529. On average Salt Lake City Area residents spend 22.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 21.3 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #216

Salt Lake City Area	26,516 USD
Utah	24,312 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Salt Lake City Area	30,129 USD
Utah	27,248 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Salt Lake City Area	36,788 USD
Utah	36,589 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Salt Lake City Area	23,649 USD
Utah	19,798 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #55

Salt Lake City Area	61,529 USD
Utah	59,846 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Salt Lake City Area	78,463 USD
Utah	75,204 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Salt Lake City Area	6.67%
Utah	30.88%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Salt Lake City Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Utah and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Salt Lake City Area		Utah		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	19.98%	$15,292, see rank	20.86%	$14,567	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	22.13%	$18,106, see rank	23.25%	$18,329	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.18%	$3,805, see rank	2.13%	$3,692	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	13.51%	$23,052, see rank	15.60%	$24,686	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Salt Lake City Area	71,169 USD
Utah	67,612 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Salt Lake City Area	88,707 USD
Utah	83,673 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Salt Lake City Area	Utah	U.S.
White	$63,764, see rank	$61,396	$56,900
Black	$37,873, see rank	$39,915	$35,600
Hispanic	$43,225, see rank	$42,155	$42,396
Asian	$61,633, see rank	$60,046	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$34,426, see rank	$33,113	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$51,172, see rank	$51,265	$53,370
One Race, Other	$40,215, see rank	$40,938	$40,300
Two or More Races	$46,991, see rank	$48,434	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Salt Lake City Area	Utah	U.S.
less than 25	$33,370, see rank	$31,012	$25,788
25 to 44	$62,889, see rank	$61,895	$58,398
45 to 64	$74,403, see rank	$74,778	$65,027
65 or over	$44,534, see rank	$44,070	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Salt Lake City Area	Utah	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	829,052, see rank	2,057,591	248,775,628
Male¹	414,077, 49.95%, see rank	49.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	324,916, 78.47%, see rank	76.33%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	693, 0.17%, see rank	0.36%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	324,223, 78.30%, see rank	75.96%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	301,417, 92.97%, see rank	93.08%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	22,806, 7.03%, see rank	6.92%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	89,161, 21.53%, see rank	23.67%	30.72%
Female¹	414,975, 50.05%, see rank	50.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	264,436, 63.72%, see rank	59.80%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	320, 0.08%, see rank	0.07%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	264,116, 63.65%, see rank	59.74%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	245,407, 92.92%, see rank	93.22%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	18,709, 7.08%, see rank	6.78%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	150,539, 36.28%, see rank	40.20%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Salt Lake City Area	Utah	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	538,985, 100%	1,282,333	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	408,242, 75.74%, see rank	76.31%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	65,611, 12.17%, see rank	11.90%	9.59%
Public Transportation	18,943, 3.51%, see rank	2.40%	5.06%
Walked	11,266, 2.09%, see rank	2.55%	2.78%
Other Means	10,268, 1.91%, see rank	1.96%	1.79%
Worked at Home	24,655, 4.57%, see rank	4.88%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Salt Lake City Area	22.5 minutes
Utah	21.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Salt Lake City Area	Utah	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	546,824	1,299,818	143,435,233
Male¹	301,417, 55.12%, see rank	55.78%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	107,397, 35.63%, see rank	35.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	36,101, 11.98%, see rank	12.10%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	62,504, 20.74%, see rank	19.42%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	521, 0.17%, see rank	0.65%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	28,143, 9.34%, see rank	9.37%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	50,613, 16.79%, see rank	16.95%	17.94%
Female¹	245,407, 44.88%, see rank	44.22%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	93,942, 38.28%, see rank	37.63%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	45,468, 18.53%, see rank	19.99%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	88,772, 36.17%, see rank	35.13%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	132, 0.05%, see rank	0.16%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	707, 0.29%, see rank	0.27%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	15,648, 6.38%, see rank	6.52%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Salt Lake City Area	Utah	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	546,824, 100%	1,299,818	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	5,493, 1.00%, see rank	2.04%	1.96%
Construction	36,179, 6.62%, see rank	6.41%	6.17%
Manufacturing	59,513, 10.88%, see rank	10.84%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	16,414, 3.00%, see rank	2.64%	2.75%
Retail Trade	64,749, 11.84%, see rank	12.19%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	28,940, 5.29%, see rank	4.64%	4.93%
Information	13,692, 2.50%, see rank	2.21%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	45,490, 8.32%, see rank	6.48%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	69,737, 12.75%, see rank	11.66%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	110,647, 20.23%, see rank	22.10%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	47,442, 8.68%, see rank	8.91%	9.49%
Public Administration	22,686, 4.15%, see rank	5.26%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	25,842, 4.73%, see rank	4.63%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Salt Lake City Area	%	Utah	U.S.
Population in Poverty	140,949	12.72%, see rank	12.76%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	24,852	9.55%, see rank	9.44%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.