Salt Lake County vs. Summit County
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Salt Lake County (UT) Summit County (UT)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 1,152,633 41,933
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 12.0% 15.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 1,029,590 36,324
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 1,029,655 36,324
Persons under 5 years, percent 7.5% 5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent 27.1% 24.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 10.9% 12.6%
Female persons, percent 49.8% 48.8%
White alone, percent 87.2% 94.7%
Black or African American alone, percent 2.2% 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.4% 0.6%
Asian alone, percent 4.6% 1.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 1.7% 0.2%
Two or More Races, percent 2.9% 1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 18.6% 11.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 70.7% 84.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018 41,274 1,481
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 12.8% 9.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 403,666 28,302
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 66.7% 76.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $281,800 $598,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,587 $2,217
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $465 $604
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,068 $1,278
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 27.7% 30.3%
Building permits, 2018 8,030 388
Households, 2014-2018 369,429 14,555
Persons per household, 2014-2018 3.00 2.77
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 83.7% 86.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 21.0% 13.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 94.4% 96.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 85.4% 92.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 90.4% 94.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 34.5% 55.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 6.7% 3.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 11.0% 9.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 71.2% 72.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 64.0% 65.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 2,170,867 323,222
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 19,734,868 378,671
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 17,178,419 1,013,623
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $16,148 $26,672
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 22.2 24.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $71,230 $100,453
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $31,648 $53,950
Persons in poverty, percent 9.0% 6.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017 32,360 2,423
Total employment, 2017 598,271 27,936
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 30,377,170 1,049,082
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 3.0% 1.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 88,732 6,380
All firms, 2012 100,645 7,014
Men-owned firms, 2012 54,642 3,734
Women-owned firms, 2012 31,113 1,936
Minority-owned firms, 2012 13,055 340
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 82,852 6,387
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 8,064 335
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 86,909 6,156
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.6% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.7% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.9% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.3% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.7% 2.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 25.6% 25.3%
Population per square mile, 2010 1,387.1 19.4
Land area in square miles, 2010 742.28 1,871.71
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Salt Lake county (UT) and Summit county (UT) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.