Salt Lake City Metro Area

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  4. Salt Lake City Metro Area Employment Information
  5. Salt Lake City Metro Area Family Information
  6. Salt Lake City Metro Area Education Information
  7. Salt Lake City Metro Area Business Information
  8. Salt Lake City Metro Area Public Benefits Information
  9. Salt Lake City Metro Area Criminal Information
  10. Salt Lake City Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information
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Salt Lake City Metro Area Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 968,858
  • Land Area (2000): 24,705.323 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 1,134.838 square kilometers
Salt Lake City Metro Area Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
1999 1,286,070 2002 1,383,544 2005 1,053,174
2000 1,336,937 2003 1,012,356 2006 1,068,196
2001 1,355,788 2004 1,021,294 2007 1,101,656

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Houses (2000): 342,289
Salt Lake City Metro Area Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 1,865,612 96.23%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 2,715 0.14%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 70,294 3.63%

Salt Lake City Metro Area Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Salt Lake City Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Salt Lake City Metro Area Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 390,794 375,417 15,377 3.93% 39
1991 403,619 385,824 17,796 4.41% 44
1992 421,414 402,030 19,384 4.60% 46
1993 439,270 422,746 16,525 3.76% 38
1994 461,047 444,926 16,121 3.50% 35
1995 478,589 463,845 14,745 3.08% 31
1996 486,312 471,496 14,817 3.05% 31
1997 498,660 484,425 14,235 2.85% 29
1998 509,733 492,490 17,242 3.38% 34
1999 516,826 499,496 17,330 3.35% 34
2000 522,137 505,454 16,683 3.20% 32
2001 530,684 507,445 23,239 4.38% 44
2002 535,603 503,759 31,844 5.95% 60
2003 542,671 511,203 31,469 5.80% 58
2004 547,724 519,840 27,884 5.09% 51
2005 565,815 542,517 23,299 4.12% 41
2006 582,760 565,766 16,994 2.92% 29
2007 601,461 585,806 15,655 2.60% 26
2008 613,633 593,678 19,954 3.25% 33
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 615,496 596,552 18,944 3.08% 31
Feb 2008 614,485 595,248 19,237 3.13% 31
Mar 2008 614,244 593,732 20,512 3.34% 33
Apr 2008 609,830 592,158 17,672 2.90% 29
May 2008 610,912 592,774 18,138 2.97% 30
Jun 2008 611,424 590,528 20,896 3.42% 34
Jul 2008 616,803 595,286 21,517 3.49% 35
Aug 2008 615,617 592,476 23,141 3.76% 38
Sep 2008 613,882 594,350 19,532 3.18% 32
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Salt Lake City Metro Area Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 69,560 13.13%
2. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 35,048 6.62%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 32,154 6.07%
4. Finance and Insurance 25,922 4.89%
5. Educational Services 25,874 4.88%
6. Public Administration 23,890 4.51%
7. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 22,514 4.25%
8. Health Care 21,156 3.99%
9. Repair and Maintenance 13,102 2.47%
10. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 12,276 2.32%
11. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 12,160 2.30%
12. Truck Transportation 11,670 2.20%
13. Food and Beverage Stores 11,010 2.08%
14. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 10,386 1.96%
15. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 10,092 1.91%
16. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 9,434 1.78%
17. Other Transportation 9,350 1.76%
18. Metal Manufactuing 9,312 1.76%
19. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 8,356 1.58%
20. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 6,892 1.30%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 52,372 12.19%
2. Educational Services 49,820 11.59%
3. Finance and Insurance 38,714 9.01%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 31,566 7.35%
5. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 23,760 5.53%
6. Public Administration 18,780 4.37%
7. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 17,406 4.05%
8. Social Assistance 12,218 2.84%
9. Food and Beverage Stores 11,682 2.72%
10. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 10,890 2.53%
11. Department and Other General Stores 10,866 2.53%
12. Personal and Laundry Services 10,562 2.46%
13. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 9,458 2.20%
14. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 8,082 1.88%
15. Construction 7,278 1.69%
16. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 6,906 1.61%
17. Air Transportation 6,670 1.55%
18. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 5,648 1.31%
19. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 5,366 1.25%
20. Info Services and Data Processing 5,222 1.22%

Salt Lake City Metro Area Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Management Occupations 25,592 4.83%
2. Other Sales and Related Occupations 24,474 4.62%
3. Other Production Occupations 20,398 3.85%
4. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 20,064 3.79%
5. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 19,926 3.76%
6. Computer Specialists 19,640 3.71%
7. Other Installation / Maintenance 18,766 3.54%
8. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 18,698 3.53%
9. Other Construction Trades 16,754 3.16%
10. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 15,980 3.02%
11. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 15,516 2.93%
12. Vehicle Mechanics 13,954 2.63%
13. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 13,860 2.62%
14. Top Executives 13,028 2.46%
15. Other Office and Admin Support 11,714 2.21%
16. Engineers 10,620 2.00%
17. Carpenters 10,424 1.97%
18. Business Operations Specialists 9,662 1.82%
19. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 9,626 1.82%
20. Customer Service Representatives 8,982 1.70%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 30,268 7.04%
2. Secretaries and Admins 26,802 6.24%
3. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 23,916 5.56%
4. Other Sales and Related Occupations 18,434 4.29%
5. Customer Service Representatives 17,932 4.17%
6. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 16,474 3.83%
7. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 14,002 3.26%
8. Other Management Occupations 13,508 3.14%
9. Cashiers 12,592 2.93%
10. Registered Nurses 11,984 2.79%
11. Business Operations Specialists 11,600 2.70%
12. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 11,316 2.63%
13. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 10,500 2.44%
14. Other Production Occupations 9,800 2.28%
15. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 9,546 2.22%
16. Child Care Workers 9,532 2.22%
17. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 9,204 2.14%
18. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 9,004 2.10%
19. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 8,822 2.05%
20. Health Technologists and Technicians 7,402 1.72%

Salt Lake City Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 830,553 58.66%
15-35 hours 209,277 14.78%
1-14 hours 53,467 3.78%
No regular hours 322,566 22.78%

Salt Lake City Metro Area Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 29,969 3.30%
5 AM-5:29 AM 22,732 2.50%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 43,412 4.78%
6 AM-6:29 AM 67,492 7.43%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 96,873 10.66%
7 AM-7:29 AM 127,065 13.99%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 135,620 14.93%
8 AM-8:29 AM 100,326 11.04%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 55,058 6.06%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 55,486 6.11%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 24,966 2.75%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 13,026 1.43%
Noon-3:59 PM 72,709 8.00%
4 PM-11:59 PM 63,712 7.01%

Salt Lake City Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 21,892 2.41%
5-9 87,124 9.59%
10-14 133,628 14.71%
15-19 163,856 18.04%
20-24 168,532 18.55%
25-29 66,464 7.32%
30-34 136,104 14.98%
35-39 21,124 2.33%
40-44 25,991 2.86%
45-59 45,706 5.03%
60-89 24,815 2.73%
At least 90 13,210 1.45%

Salt Lake City Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 9,530 1.05% 631,966 69.57%
30-44 9,216 1.01% 174,003 19.15%
45-59 5,707 0.63% 39,999 4.40%
At least 60 7,418 0.82% 30,607 3.37%

Salt Lake City Metro Area Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 4,498 0.48%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 127,004 13.42%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 718,776 75.96%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 1,106 0.12%
Color 4 Box Other 5,606 0.59%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 31,871 3.37%
Color 6 Box Walked 19,585 2.07%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 37,750 3.99%

Salt Lake City Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Salt Lake City Metro Area Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 636,678 (1,906,158 people)
Families (2000): 467,414 (1,641,230 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 208,384
People at same address in 1995: 872,983
Salt Lake City Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 35,227 5.53%
$10,000-$14,999 27,399 4.30%
$15,000-$19,999 31,687 4.97%
$20,000-$24,999 36,797 5.78%
$25,000-$29,999 37,955 5.96%
$30,000-$34,999 41,153 6.46%
$35,000-$39,999 39,415 6.19%
$40,000-$44,999 40,811 6.41%
$45,000-$49,999 36,704 5.76%
$50,000-$59,999 68,141 10.70%
$60,000-$74,999 78,652 12.35%
$75,000-$99,999 78,478 12.32%
$100,000-$124,999 38,105 5.98%
$125,000-$149,999 17,476 2.74%
$150,000-$199,999 13,915 2.18%
$200,000 or more 15,046 2.36%

Salt Lake City Metro Area Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 65,393 20.55%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 76,287 23.98%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 15,344 4.82%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 49,362 15.52%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 3,457 1.09%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 48,319 15.19%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 1,537 0.48%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 29,117 9.15%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 455 0.14%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 15,933 5.01%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 140 0.04%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 12,712 4.00%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 94 0.03%

Salt Lake City Metro Area Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 556,796 31.64%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 241,082 13.70%
Public Assistance 18,600 1.06%
Retirement 89,400 5.08%
Self Employment 88,236 5.01%
Social Security 120,472 6.85%
Supplemental Security 18,511 1.05%
Wage / Salary 544,288 30.93%
Other 82,428 4.68%

Salt Lake City Metro Area Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 167,451 44.20%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 211,424 55.80%

Salt Lake City Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 61,522 8.49%
Color 1 Box Married 421,491 58.14%
Color 2 Box Never Married 230,121 31.74%
Color 3 Box Widowed 11,887 1.64%

Salt Lake City Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 75,556 10.45%
Color 1 Box Married 416,951 57.68%
Color 2 Box Never Married 182,751 25.28%
Color 3 Box Widowed 47,637 6.59%

Salt Lake City Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Salt Lake City Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Salt Lake City Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 47,983 3.56%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 155,935 11.57%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 340,151 25.25%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 390,383 28.98%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 96,411 7.16%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 215,101 15.97%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 101,242 7.51%

Salt Lake City Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 19,408 2.00% 20,593 2.13% 40,001 4.13%
Kindergarten 28,345 2.93% 3,710 0.38% 32,055 3.31%
Grades 1-4 119,344 12.32% 7,451 0.77% 126,795 13.09%
Grades 5-8 118,124 12.19% 6,706 0.69% 124,830 12.88%
Grades 9-12 130,091 13.43% 7,086 0.73% 137,177 14.16%
Undergrad college 94,040 9.71% 16,851 1.74% 110,891 11.45%
Graduate or professional school 17,282 1.78% 4,220 0.44% 21,502 2.22%
Total 526,634 54.36% 66,617 6.88% 593,251 61.23%

Salt Lake City Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Salt Lake City Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Salt Lake City Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year
Year Color 0 Box Business Births Color 1 Box Business Deaths
2001 4,558 4,023
2002 4,559 3,880
2003 3,581 2,973
2004 3,780 3,055

Salt Lake City Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Salt Lake City Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Salt Lake City Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 1,756,590 92.14%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 149,905 7.86%

Salt Lake City Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Salt Lake City Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 5,924
Salt Lake City Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
1999 1.834 0.346 0.026 0.660 2.867 0.000 6.069 34.036 3.529 43.634
2000 2.045 0.453 0.035 0.853 3.385 0.000 7.470 39.166 3.884 50.519
2001 1.753 0.453 0.038 0.817 3.062 0.000 7.020 37.232 3.866 48.117
2002 1.789 0.464 0.022 0.752 3.028 0.000 7.615 38.613 4.561 50.789
2003 2.153 0.459 0.039 0.975 3.626 0.000 8.531 42.032 5.135 55.697
2004 2.113 0.514 0.026 0.941 3.594 0.000 7.627 41.999 5.127 54.752
2005 2.079 0.454 0.032 0.754 3.319 0.000 7.586 39.549 5.668 52.802
2006 2.104 0.442 0.022 0.883 3.451 0.000 7.428 35.309 5.698 48.436
2007 2.223 0.478 0.041 0.974 3.716 0.000 7.768 34.653 5.786 48.207

Salt Lake City Metro Area Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
1999 59,803
2000 72,067
2001 69,388
2002 74,458

Salt Lake City Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


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Salt Lake City Metro Area Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 166,728 17.21%
10-19 Years 163,806 16.91%
20-29 Years 172,151 17.77%
30-39 Years 143,719 14.83%
40-49 Years 132,719 13.70%
50-59 Years 86,008 8.88%
60-69 Years 48,002 4.95%
70-79 Years 35,572 3.67%
80-89 Years 17,216 1.78%
90+ Years 2,937 0.30%

Salt Lake City Metro Area Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 488,471 50.42%
Color 1 Box Female 480,387 49.58%

Salt Lake City Metro Area Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 788,302 81.36%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 113,407 11.71%
Color 2 Box Asian 23,233 2.40%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 15,815 1.63%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 10,942 1.13%
Color 1 Box African-American 9,035 0.93%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 7,163 0.74%
Color 6 Box Other Race 961 0.10%

Salt Lake City Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. English 504,563 28.75%
2. German 236,213 13.46%
3. Irish 125,141 7.13%
4. United States Or American 120,294 6.85%
5. Danish 105,025 5.98%
6. Swedish 87,292 4.97%
7. Scottish 81,529 4.65%
8. Italian 55,820 3.18%
9. Norwegian 52,515 2.99%
10. Dutch 45,187 2.57%

Salt Lake City Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 1,488,263 84.35%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 159,161 9.02%
3. Other Pacific Island 14,034 0.80%
4. German 12,093 0.69%
5. Vietnamese 8,756 0.50%
6. Chinese 8,424 0.48%
7. French 7,804 0.44%
8. Serbo Croatian 6,250 0.35%
9. Portuguese / Portuguese Creole 5,464 0.31%
10. Russian 4,334 0.25%

Salt Lake City Metro Area Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 1,744,437 89.98%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 58,814 3.03%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 135,370 6.98%

Salt Lake City Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Salt Lake City Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


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