Summit County vs. Salt Lake County

Summit County (UT)Salt Lake County (UT)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)41,9331,152,633
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)15.4%12.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)36,3241,029,590
Population, Census, April 1, 201036,3241,029,655
Persons under 5 years, percent5.4%7.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.5%27.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent12.6%10.9%
Female persons, percent48.8%49.8%
White alone, percent94.7%87.2%
Black or African American alone, percent1.2%2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%1.4%
Asian alone, percent1.8%4.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%1.7%
Two or More Races, percent1.6%2.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent11.4%18.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent84.2%70.7%
Veterans, 2014-20181,48141,274
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20189.7%12.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)28,302403,666
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201876.2%66.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$598,900$281,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$2,217$1,587
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$604$465
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,278$1,068
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201330.3%27.7%
Building permits, 20183888,030
Households, 2014-201814,555369,429
Persons per household, 2014-20182.773.00
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.0%83.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201813.5%21.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201896.0%94.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201892.1%85.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201894.9%90.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201855.3%34.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20183.5%6.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent9.6%11.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201872.1%71.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.5%64.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)323,2222,170,867
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)378,67119,734,868
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,013,62317,178,419
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$26,672$16,148
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201824.822.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$100,453$71,230
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$53,950$31,648
Persons in poverty, percent6.2%9.0%
Total employer establishments, 20172,42332,360
Total employment, 201727,936598,271
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,049,08230,377,170
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.3%3.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20176,38088,732
All firms, 20127,014100,645
Men-owned firms, 20123,73454,642
Women-owned firms, 20121,93631,113
Minority-owned firms, 201234013,055
Nonminority-owned firms, 20126,38782,852
Veteran-owned firms, 20123358,064
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20126,15686,909
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.3%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.6%4.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200725.3%25.6%
Population per square mile, 201019.41,387.1
Land area in square miles, 20101,871.71742.28

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Summit county (UT) and Salt Lake county (UT) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.