Salt Lake City, UT Profile

Salt Lake City, UT, population 178,097, is located in Utah's Salt Lake county, about 7.5 miles from West Valley City and 38.4 miles from Provo.

Through the 90's Salt Lake City's population has grown by about 14%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of this decade the population of Salt Lake City has declined by about 2%.

Salt Lake City's property crime levels tend to be much higher than Utah's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Salt Lake City tend to be much higher than Utah's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	51%
	Females	49%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	79%
	African American	2%
	Native American	1%
	Asian	4%
	Hawaiian	2%
	Other/Mixed	12%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	30.00
	Males	29.50
	Females	30.60

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	14.00%	Under 20:	13.00%
20 to 40	21.00%	20 to 40:	18.00%
40 to 60	11.00%	40 to 60:	10.00%
Over 60	6.00%	Over 60:	8.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	181,743	N/A
2001	181,700	-0.02%
2002	181,734	0.02%
2003	180,659	-0.59%
2004	178,487	-1.20%
2005	178,097	-0.22%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$36,944

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crimes

Rate Per 100K People
2001	631
2002	654
2003	703
2004	727
2005	695
2006	812

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Offense	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murder, Man-Slaughter	18	11	17	15	10	8
Forcible Rape	121	109	79	92	72	95
Robbery	481	478	503	465	417	507
Aggravated Assault	546	635	695	756	784	884

Property Crimes

Rate Per 100K People
2001	8,268
2002	9,457
2003	9,099
2004	8,942
2005	8,590
2006	8,385

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Offense	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Burglary	2,209	2,512	2,359	2,353	2,172	2244
Larceny, Theft	11,401	13,337	12,464	12,108	11,608	11136
Motor Vehicle Theft	1,662	1,977	1,922	1,882	2,079	2040
Arson	65	87	68	49	60	58