Salt Lake County, UT Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
Salt lake county utah dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml. |
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 275,773 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 18,408 | 6.7 |
| Kindergarten | 14,561 | 5.3 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 116,078 | 42.1 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 63,212 | 22.9 |
| College or graduate school | 63,514 | 23.0 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 509,453 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 18,214 | 3.6 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 48,871 | 9.6 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 122,409 | 24.0 |
| Some college, no degree | 142,287 | 27.9 |
| Associate degree | 38,041 | 7.5 |
| Bachelor's degree | 93,213 | 18.3 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 46,418 | 9.1 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 86.8 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 27.4 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 672,321 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 193,755 | 28.8 |
| Now married, except separated | 375,996 | 55.9 |
| Separated | 10,068 | 1.5 |
| Widowed | 28,117 | 4.2 |
Female | 22,482 | 3.3 |
| Divorced | 64,385 | 9.6 |
Female | 35,537 | 5.3 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 17,888 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 6,727 | 37.6 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 625,101 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 63,825 | 10.2 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 238,033 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 18,200 | 7.6 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 499,999 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 84,374 | 16.9 |
Percent employed | 65.3 | (X) |
| No disability | 415,625 | 83.1 |
Percent employed | 80.4 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 69,934 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 28,471 | 40.7 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 818,213 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 409,151 | 50.0 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 374,982 | 45.8 |
Same county | 252,419 | 30.9 |
Different county | 122,563 | 15.0 |
Same state | 38,136 | 4.7 |
Different state | 84,427 | 10.3 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 34,080 | 4.2 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 898,387 | 100.0 |
| Native | 805,111 | 89.6 |
Born in United States | 797,015 | 88.7 |
State of residence | 548,207 | 61.0 |
Different state | 248,808 | 27.7 |
Born outside United States | 8,096 | 0.9 |
| Foreign born | 93,276 | 10.4 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 55,273 | 6.2 |
Naturalized citizen | 28,519 | 3.2 |
Not a citizen | 64,757 | 7.2 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 93,269 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 16,262 | 17.4 |
| Asia | 18,294 | 19.6 |
| Africa | 1,731 | 1.9 |
| Oceania | 5,107 | 5.5 |
| Latin America | 48,987 | 52.5 |
| Northern America | 2,888 | 3.1 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 818,213 | 100.0 |
| English only | 685,701 | 83.8 |
| Language other than English | 132,512 | 16.2 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 60,190 | 7.4 |
Spanish | 75,173 | 9.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 38,687 | 4.7 |
Other Indo-European languages | 28,178 | 3.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 8,832 | 1.1 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 24,009 | 2.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 11,099 | 1.4 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 898,387 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 994,290 | 110.7 |
| Arab | 2,682 | 0.3 |
| Czech1 | 2,272 | 0.3 |
| Danish | 49,506 | 5.5 |
| Dutch | 20,817 | 2.3 |
| English | 234,109 | 26.1 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 20,352 | 2.3 |
| French Canadian1 | 2,827 | 0.3 |
| German | 108,658 | 12.1 |
| Greek | 7,318 | 0.8 |
| Hungarian | 1,491 | 0.2 |
| Irish1 | 57,306 | 6.4 |
| Italian | 25,523 | 2.8 |
| Lithuanian | 654 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 24,269 | 2.7 |
| Polish | 7,749 | 0.9 |
| Portuguese | 1,537 | 0.2 |
| Russian | 3,858 | 0.4 |
| Scotch-Irish | 10,019 | 1.1 |
| Scottish | 37,563 | 4.2 |
| Slovak | 471 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 2,218 | 0.2 |
| Swedish | 40,645 | 4.5 |
| Swiss | 10,840 | 1.2 |
| Ukrainian | 1,216 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 54,935 | 6.1 |
| Welsh | 19,066 | 2.1 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 393 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 245,996 | 27.4 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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