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Salt Lake City, UT Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Salt Lake City is $28,428, which is higher than the state average of $24,312 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Salt Lake City median household income is $45,833, which has grown by 24.06% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 30.88% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Salt Lake City residents spend 19.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower 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, #53

Salt Lake City, UT	28,428 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, UT	25,909 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, UT	29,053 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, UT	22,773 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, #243

Salt Lake City, UT	45,833 USD
Utah	59,846 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Salt Lake City, UT	69,662 USD
Utah	75,204 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #195

Salt Lake City, UT	24.06%
Utah	30.88%
U.S.	27.36%

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, UT		Utah		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	20.40%	$20,383, see rank	20.86%	$14,567	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	21.79%	$16,716, see rank	23.25%	$18,329	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.41%	$3,550, see rank	2.13%	$3,692	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	10.63%	$24,103, 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, UT	62,236 USD
Utah	67,612 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Salt Lake City, UT	89,831 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, UT	Utah	U.S.
White	$49,774, see rank	$61,396	$56,900
Black	$29,127, see rank	$39,915	$35,600
Hispanic	$33,750, see rank	$42,155	$42,396
Asian	$39,817, see rank	$60,046	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$17,108, see rank	$33,113	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$38,557, see rank	$51,265	$53,370
One Race, Other	$33,938, see rank	$40,938	$40,300
Two or More Races	$33,596, 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, UT	Utah	U.S.
less than 25	$25,659, see rank	$31,012	$25,788
25 to 44	$50,011, see rank	$61,895	$58,398
45 to 64	$57,348, see rank	$74,778	$65,027
65 or over	$35,346, see rank	$44,070	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Salt Lake City, UT	Utah	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	151,683, see rank	2,057,591	248,775,628
Male¹	77,764, 51.27%, see rank	49.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	59,110, 76.01%, see rank	76.33%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	50, 0.06%, see rank	0.36%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	59,060, 75.95%, see rank	75.96%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	54,059, 91.53%, see rank	93.08%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	5,001, 8.47%, see rank	6.92%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	18,654, 23.99%, see rank	23.67%	30.72%
Female¹	73,919, 48.73%, see rank	50.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	47,196, 63.85%, see rank	59.80%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	6, 0.01%, see rank	0.07%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	47,190, 63.84%, see rank	59.74%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	43,485, 92.15%, see rank	93.22%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,705, 7.85%, see rank	6.78%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	26,723, 36.15%, 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, UT	Utah	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	95,868, 100%	1,282,333	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	64,433, 67.21%, see rank	76.31%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	11,823, 12.33%, see rank	11.90%	9.59%
Public Transportation	6,320, 6.59%, see rank	2.40%	5.06%
Walked	5,286, 5.51%, see rank	2.55%	2.78%
Other Means	4,272, 4.46%, see rank	1.96%	1.79%
Worked at Home	3,734, 3.89%, see rank	4.88%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Salt Lake City, UT	19.4 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, UT	Utah	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	97,544	1,299,818	143,435,233
Male¹	54,059, 55.42%, see rank	55.78%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	22,480, 41.58%, see rank	35.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	8,469, 15.67%, see rank	12.10%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	9,825, 18.17%, see rank	19.42%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	29, 0.05%, see rank	0.65%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3,721, 6.88%, see rank	9.37%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	7,881, 14.58%, see rank	16.95%	17.94%
Female¹	43,485, 44.58%, see rank	44.22%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	19,657, 45.20%, see rank	37.63%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	8,891, 20.45%, see rank	19.99%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	11,767, 27.06%, see rank	35.13%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	16, 0.04%, see rank	0.16%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	161, 0.37%, see rank	0.27%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,878, 6.62%, 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, UT	Utah	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	97,544, 100%	1,299,818	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	699, 0.72%, see rank	2.04%	1.96%
Construction	4,484, 4.60%, see rank	6.41%	6.17%
Manufacturing	8,694, 8.91%, see rank	10.84%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,910, 1.96%, see rank	2.64%	2.75%
Retail Trade	9,753, 10.00%, see rank	12.19%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	3,805, 3.90%, see rank	4.64%	4.93%
Information	2,621, 2.69%, see rank	2.21%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	6,276, 6.43%, see rank	6.48%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	12,656, 12.97%, see rank	11.66%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	26,152, 26.81%, see rank	22.10%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	12,583, 12.90%, see rank	8.91%	9.49%
Public Administration	3,138, 3.22%, see rank	5.26%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	4,773, 4.89%, see rank	4.63%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Salt Lake City, UT	%	Utah	U.S.
Population in Poverty	38,822	20.95%, see rank	12.76%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	5,659	14.50%, see rank	9.44%	11.47%

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