Salt Lake City, UT Economic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over143,161100.0
In labor force97,93668.4
Civilian labor force
97,77168.3
Employed
92,07464.3
Unemployed
5,6974.0
Percent of civilian labor force
5.8(X)
Armed Forces
1650.1
Not in labor force45,22531.6
Females 16 years and over71,151100.0
In labor force43,86761.7
Civilian labor force
43,82461.6
Employed
41,26258.0
Own children under 6 years15,773100.0
All parents in family in labor force8,73955.4
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over90,187100.0
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone62,54269.3
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled12,52113.9
Public transportation (including taxicab)5,6656.3
Walked4,4274.9
Other means2,1172.3
Worked at home2,9153.2
Mean travel time to work (minutes)19.2(X)
Employed civilian population 16 years and over92,074100.0
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations35,30538.3
Service occupations14,19015.4
Sales and office occupations24,34926.4
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations1280.1
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations7,0267.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations11,07612.0
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining5010.5
Construction5,5866.1
Manufacturing8,7559.5
Wholesale trade2,8103.1
Retail trade9,0339.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities4,5074.9
Information3,8544.2
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing6,5137.1
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services11,28212.3
Educational, health and social services20,77422.6
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services10,28811.2
Other services (except public administration)4,2804.6
Public administration3,8914.2
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers71,60477.8
Government workers15,60216.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business4,6715.1
Unpaid family workers1970.2
INCOME IN 1999
Households71,492100.0
Less than $10,0007,66010.7
$10,000 to $14,9995,1937.3
$15,000 to $24,99911,08715.5
$25,000 to $34,9999,92013.9
$35,000 to $49,99911,80116.5
$50,000 to $74,99912,73317.8
$75,000 to $99,9995,8108.1
$100,000 to $149,9994,3046.0
$150,000 to $199,9991,3261.9
$200,000 or more1,6582.3
Median household income (dollars)36,944(X)
With earnings58,49181.8
Mean earnings (dollars)
50,876(X)
With Social Security income15,25921.3
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
11,510(X)
With Supplemental Security Income2,9334.1
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
5,937(X)
With public assistance income3,0074.2
Mean public assistance income (dollars)
2,696(X)
With retirement income9,58113.4
Mean retirement income (dollars)
16,150(X)
Families40,386100.0
Less than $10,0002,3565.8
$10,000 to $14,9991,8904.7
$15,000 to $24,9995,24313.0
$25,000 to $34,9995,43513.5
$35,000 to $49,9997,29818.1
$50,000 to $74,9998,30920.6
$75,000 to $99,9994,11610.2
$100,000 to $149,9993,2658.1
$150,000 to $199,9991,0752.7
$200,000 or more1,3993.5
Median family income (dollars)45,140(X)
Per capita income (dollars)20,752(X)

Median earnings (dollars):

Male full-time, year-round workers31,511(X)
Female full-time, year-round workers26,403(X)
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families4,189(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)10.4
With related children under 18 years3,318(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)15.5
With related children under 5 years
1,951(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)17.9
Families with female householder, no husband present1,520(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)21.7
With related children under 18 years1,351(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)29.3
With related children under 5 years
681(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)38.4
Individuals27,305(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)15.3
18 years and over19,351(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)14.2
65 years and over
1,658(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)8.5
Related children under 18 years7,765(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)18.7
Related children 5 to 17 years
5,102(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)18.4
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over11,608(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)24.4
(X) Not applicable.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P30, P32, P33, P43, P46, P49, P50, P51, P52, P53, P58, P62, P63, P64, P65, P67, P71, P72, P73, P74, P76, P77, P82, P87, P90, PCT47, PCT52, and PCT53

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