Language Spoken At Home in Salt Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 942,653 | 100% |
English only | 758,456 | 80.5% |
Language other than English | 184,197 | 19.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 73,710 | 7.8% |
Spanish | 119,319 | 12.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 49,821 | 5.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 26,444 | 2.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 7,234 | 0.8% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 31,916 | 3.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 14,128 | 1.5% |
Other languages | 6,518 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,527 | 0.3% |
Ancestry in Salt Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 1,032,226 | 100% |
American | 51,179 | 5.0% |
Arab | 3,089 | 0.3% |
Czech | 2,811 | 0.3% |
Danish | 48,200 | 4.7% |
Dutch | 24,922 | 2.4% |
English | 233,889 | 22.7% |
French (except Basque) | 20,306 | 2.0% |
French Canadian | 2,246 | 0.2% |
German | 121,481 | 11.8% |
Greek | 7,035 | 0.7% |
Hungarian | 1,983 | 0.2% |
Irish | 65,700 | 6.4% |
Italian | 32,668 | 3.2% |
Lithuanian | 943 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 24,949 | 2.4% |
Polish | 9,987 | 1.0% |
Portuguese | 1,797 | 0.2% |
Russian | 4,497 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 7,357 | 0.7% |
Scottish | 40,106 | 3.9% |
Slovak | 749 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 6,961 | 0.7% |
Swedish | 41,091 | 4.0% |
Swiss | 11,022 | 1.1% |
Ukrainian | 1,416 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 19,722 | 1.9% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 762 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Salt Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 341,841 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 240,308 | 70.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 122,934 | 36.0% |
Married-couple family | 187,892 | 55.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 94,310 | 27.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 15,740 | 4.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,751 | 2.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 36,676 | 10.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 20,873 | 6.1% |
Nonfamily households | 101,533 | 29.7% |
Householder living alone | 79,297 | 23.2% |
65 years and over | 23,254 | 6.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 134,856 | 39.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 64,478 | 18.9% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 4 | 0% |
Relationship in Salt Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 1,018,339 | 100% |
Householder | 341,841 | 33.6% |
Spouse | 187,892 | 18.5% |
Child | 357,816 | 35.1% |
Other relatives | 72,081 | 7.1% |
Nonrelatives | 58,709 | 5.8% |
Unmarried partner | 17,811 | 1.7% |
Marital Status in Salt Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 389,195 | 100% |
Never married | 132,651 | 34.1% |
Now married, except separated | 207,630 | 53.3% |
Separated | 5,753 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 6,552 | 1.7% |
Divorced | 36,609 | 9.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 388,928 | 100% |
Never married | 108,381 | 27.9% |
Now married, except separated | 203,402 | 52.3% |
Separated | 7,811 | 2.0% |
Widowed | 23,332 | 6.0% |
Divorced | 46,002 | 11.8% |
Fertility in Salt Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 18,223 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 3,975 | 21.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 31 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 69 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 24 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 114 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 29 | 0% |
Grandparents in Salt Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 22,744 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 6,692 | 29.4% |
Less than 1 year | 1,487 | 6.5% |
1 or 2 years | 1,495 | 6.6% |
3 or 4 years | 1,110 | 4.9% |
5 or more years | 2,600 | 11.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 6,692 | 100% |
Who are female | 3,917 | 58.5% |
Who are married | 4,826 | 72.1% |
School Enrollment in Salt Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 312,098 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 20,046 | 6.4% |
Kindergarten | 16,948 | 5.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 130,697 | 41.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 61,577 | 19.7% |
College or graduate school | 82,830 | 26.5% |
Educational Attainment in Salt Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 623,940 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 24,983 | 4.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 45,283 | 7.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 145,941 | 23.4% |
Some college, no degree | 161,863 | 25.9% |
Associate's degree | 53,594 | 8.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 126,051 | 20.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 66,225 | 10.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 88.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 30.8% |
Veteran Status in Salt Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 731,802 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 50,980 | 7.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Salt Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 1,022,540 | 100% |
With a disability | 87,795 | 8.6% |
Under 18 years | 298,837 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,837 | 3.0% |
18 to 64 years | 635,118 | 100% |
With a disability | 48,622 | 7.7% |
65 years and over | 88,585 | 100% |
With a disability | 30,336 | 34.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Salt Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 1,015,227 | 100% |
Same house | 842,006 | 82.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 165,279 | 16.3% |
Same county | 117,020 | 11.5% |
Different county | 48,259 | 4.8% |
Same state | 19,688 | 1.9% |
Different state | 28,571 | 2.8% |
Abroad | 7,942 | 0.8% |
Place Of Birth in Salt Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 1,032,226 | 100% |
Native | 906,520 | 87.8% |
Born in United States | 895,240 | 86.7% |
State of residence | 620,038 | 60.1% |
Different state | 275,202 | 26.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 11,280 | 1.1% |
Foreign born | 125,706 | 12.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Salt Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 125,706 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 42,564 | 33.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 83,142 | 66.1% |
Year of Entry in Salt Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 136,986 | 100% |
Native | 11,280 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 373 | 3.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 10,907 | 96.7% |
Foreign born | 125,706 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 3,226 | 2.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 122,480 | 97.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Salt Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 125,706 | 100% |
Europe | 14,170 | 11.3% |
Asia | 26,404 | 21.0% |
Africa | 4,651 | 3.7% |
Oceania | 5,472 | 4.4% |
Latin America | 72,005 | 57.3% |
Northern America | 3,004 | 2.4% |