Wasatch County vs. Salt Lake County
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Wasatch County (UT) Salt Lake County (UT)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 33,240 1,152,633
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 41.3% 12.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 23,525 1,029,590
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 23,530 1,029,655
Persons under 5 years, percent 7.7% 7.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent 31.5% 27.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 11.5% 10.9%
Female persons, percent 49.2% 49.8%
White alone, percent 95.5% 87.2%
Black or African American alone, percent 0.8% 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.8% 1.4%
Asian alone, percent 1.0% 4.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.2% 1.7%
Two or More Races, percent 1.7% 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 13.8% 18.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 83.0% 70.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018 1,085 41,274
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 7.6% 12.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 13,830 403,666
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 71.3% 66.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $388,900 $281,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,770 $1,587
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $485 $465
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,321 $1,068
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 10.4% 27.7%
Building permits, 2018 525 8,030
Households, 2014-2018 9,567 369,429
Persons per household, 2014-2018 3.17 3.00
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 82.4% 83.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 11.2% 21.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 96.1% 94.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 89.6% 85.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 95.1% 90.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 40.6% 34.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 5.3% 6.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 11.9% 11.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 70.3% 71.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 64.2% 64.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 63,070 2,170,867
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 41,491 22,060,397
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 11,024 19,734,868
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 267,372 17,178,419
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $10,579 $16,148
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 23.9 22.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $77,449 $71,230
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $32,805 $31,648
Persons in poverty, percent 5.3% 9.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017 959 32,360
Total employment, 2017 6,286 598,271
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 234,801 30,377,170
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -6.0% 3.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 3,248 88,732
All firms, 2012 2,945 100,645
Men-owned firms, 2012 1,575 54,642
Women-owned firms, 2012 940 31,113
Minority-owned firms, 2012 99 13,055
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 2,758 82,852
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 233 8,064
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 2,594 86,909
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 2.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.3%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 5.1% 4.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 19.1% 25.6%
Population per square mile, 2010 20.0 1,387.1
Land area in square miles, 2010 1,175.50 742.28
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Wasatch county (UT) and Salt Lake county (UT) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.