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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Salt Lake County is $26,747, which is higher than the state average of $24,312 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Salt Lake County median household income is $61,446, which has grown by 27.03% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 30.88% and is about the same as the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Salt Lake County residents spend 22.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as 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, #3

Salt Lake County	26,747 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 County	29,944 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 County	36,273 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 County	23,680 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, #7

Salt Lake County	61,446 USD
Utah	59,846 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Salt Lake County	78,807 USD
Utah	75,204 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #27

Salt Lake County	27.03%
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 County		Utah		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	20.30%	$15,483, see rank	20.86%	$14,567	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	22.19%	$18,273, see rank	23.25%	$18,329	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.13%	$3,919, see rank	2.13%	$3,692	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	13.20%	$23,195, 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 County	71,398 USD
Utah	67,612 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Salt Lake County	89,395 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 County	Utah	U.S.
White	$63,750, see rank	$61,396	$56,900
Black	$37,004, see rank	$39,915	$35,600
Hispanic	$42,910, see rank	$42,155	$42,396
Asian	$61,819, see rank	$60,046	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$33,943, see rank	$33,113	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$51,058, see rank	$51,265	$53,370
One Race, Other	$40,000, see rank	$40,938	$40,300
Two or More Races	$46,947, 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 County	Utah	U.S.
less than 25	$32,471, see rank	$31,012	$25,788
25 to 44	$62,612, see rank	$61,895	$58,398
45 to 64	$74,537, see rank	$74,778	$65,027
65 or over	$44,961, see rank	$44,070	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Salt Lake County	Utah	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	788,100, see rank	2,057,591	248,775,628
Male¹	393,541, 49.94%, see rank	49.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	309,006, 78.52%, see rank	76.33%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	501, 0.13%, see rank	0.36%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	308,505, 78.39%, see rank	75.96%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	286,867, 92.99%, see rank	93.08%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	21,638, 7.01%, see rank	6.92%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	84,535, 21.48%, see rank	23.67%	30.72%
Female¹	394,559, 50.06%, see rank	50.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	252,200, 63.92%, see rank	59.80%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	97, 0.02%, see rank	0.07%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	252,103, 63.89%, see rank	59.74%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	234,323, 92.95%, see rank	93.22%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	17,780, 7.05%, see rank	6.78%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	142,359, 36.08%, 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 County	Utah	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	513,504, 100%	1,282,333	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	390,356, 76.02%, see rank	76.31%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	60,714, 11.82%, see rank	11.90%	9.59%
Public Transportation	18,217, 3.55%, see rank	2.40%	5.06%
Walked	10,622, 2.07%, see rank	2.55%	2.78%
Other Means	9,834, 1.92%, see rank	1.96%	1.79%
Worked at Home	23,761, 4.63%, see rank	4.88%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Salt Lake County	22.1 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 County	Utah	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	521,190	1,299,818	143,435,233
Male¹	286,867, 55.04%, see rank	55.78%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	103,147, 35.96%, see rank	35.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	34,211, 11.93%, see rank	12.10%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	60,111, 20.95%, see rank	19.42%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	449, 0.16%, see rank	0.65%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	26,633, 9.28%, see rank	9.37%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	47,319, 16.50%, see rank	16.95%	17.94%
Female¹	234,323, 44.96%, see rank	44.22%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	89,791, 38.32%, see rank	37.63%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	43,238, 18.45%, see rank	19.99%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	84,913, 36.24%, see rank	35.13%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	124, 0.05%, see rank	0.16%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	638, 0.27%, see rank	0.27%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	14,919, 6.37%, 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 County	Utah	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	521,190, 100%	1,299,818	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	4,726, 0.91%, see rank	2.04%	1.96%
Construction	34,567, 6.63%, see rank	6.41%	6.17%
Manufacturing	56,563, 10.85%, see rank	10.84%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	15,866, 3.04%, see rank	2.64%	2.75%
Retail Trade	61,814, 11.86%, see rank	12.19%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	27,306, 5.24%, see rank	4.64%	4.93%
Information	13,201, 2.53%, see rank	2.21%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	44,160, 8.47%, see rank	6.48%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	66,657, 12.79%, see rank	11.66%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	105,926, 20.32%, see rank	22.10%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	45,356, 8.70%, see rank	8.91%	9.49%
Public Administration	20,275, 3.89%, see rank	5.26%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	24,773, 4.75%, see rank	4.63%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Salt Lake County	%	Utah	U.S.
Population in Poverty	135,780	12.94%, see rank	12.76%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	23,760	9.68%, see rank	9.44%	11.47%

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