City safety & data profile
Salt Lake CityUT
Salt Lake City, UT is a 216K-resident city in Salt Lake County with a median household income of $75,090.
Salt Lake County, Utah. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Salt Lake City, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Salt Lake City has a population larger than 98% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $539,500, and 8 hospitals serving the surrounding area.
Data updated 2026-07-20
- 216K
- Population
- Top 2%
- By size
- $75,090
- Median income
- $539,500
- Median home
- 13.6%
- Poverty rate
The read on Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City posts a median household income higher than 43% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 recent safety alert is on record and 8 hospitals serve the Salt Lake City area.
- Top 57%
- by median income, US cities
- 1
- safety alert on record
- 8
- hospitals in & near Salt Lake City
Where Salt Lake City income ranks nationally
Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)
$75,090 Bottom 43% higher than 43% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year
The quick read
Reading Salt Lake City, UT beyond the headline numbers
Salt Lake City sits inside Salt Lake County, Utah, at roughly 40.76°N, -111.89°W. Population 215,548, $75,090 median household income. Median home value $539,500, median rent $1,414. Poverty rate 13.6%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.
CDC PLACES: Salt Lake City's highest-prevalence health measure is short sleep duration at 34.5%, then obesity at 29.5%. 8 hospitals in/around Salt Lake City, 4.2/5 avg rating, 5 with an ER.
Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Salt Lake City from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Comparison bars benchmark each metric against the national reference.
10-Year Trends 2013–2024
County-level trend (Salt Lake County) - Salt Lake City's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.
Economics
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Median Rent | |
| Poverty Rate | 13.6% -4% vs avg |
| Unemployment | 4.2% |
| Bachelor's Degree+ | 51.5% |
| Work From Home | 20.8% |
| Public Transit | 4.8% |
Population
Health Profile 15 measures
Health Indicators
Preventive Care
Other Measures
Hospitals 8 total
Alerts & News - Salt Lake City Area 1
Frequently Asked Questions 6
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Safety Context
Salt Lake City, UT is located in Salt Lake County, Utah. With a population of 216K and a $75,090 median household income, the community faces health challenges including short sleep duration and obesity. Residents have access to 8 hospitals with an average rating of 4.2/5 stars. Safety alerts for the Salt Lake City area are monitored from federal and state agencies including FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC.
Safety Guides
Primary source data
EPA Outdoor Air Quality Data
Federal monitoring network, every measurement we report
AirNow - Utah
Real-time AQI for every monitored Utah location
National Weather Service
NOAA active watches, warnings, advisories
CDC Air Quality & Health
Health-impact reference for every AQI category
EPA NAAQS standards
National Ambient Air Quality Standards, the regulatory thresholds
Nearby Cities 8
Using Salt Lake City's profile
Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.
- Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Salt Lake City area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
- Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
- Compare Salt Lake City against Utah peers on any ranking lens. Explore Utah
Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city.
Data Sources
All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Salt Lake County) where that is the smallest published unit.
Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census, CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.