Salt Lake County Information
Salt Lake in
Utah occupies
808 square miles and has a 2006 population of
978,701, a change from a 2000 population of
898,412 and
725,956 in 1990.
15.7% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
17.4% percent is 25-35, and
13.6% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
3,563 acts of violent crime reported in
Salt Lake in 2004, a change from
3,228 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
15,223 people:
2.9% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
3.2%.
Read more about
Salt Lake, Utah in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Salt Lake | |
| State | Utah | |
| Land Area | 808 sq. miles | Ranked 1,155 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 978,701 | Ranked 39 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 960,297 | |
| Population 2000 | 898,412 | Ranked 43 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 725,956 | Ranked 54 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 92% | |
| African American | 1.3% | |
| Asian American | 2.9% | |
| Native American | .9% | |
| Pacific Islander | 1.3% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 9.1% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 15.3% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 15.7% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 17.4% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 13.6% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 12.6% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 8% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 4.5% | |
| Population 75 and up | 3.9% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 3,563 | 3,228 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 31 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 498 | |
| Robberies | 941 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 2,093 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 53,635 | 45,943 |
| Burglaries | 7,351 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 41,203 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 5,081 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 532,283 | 483,816 |
| Unemployed Population | 15,223 | 15,309 |
| Unemployment Rate | 2.9% | 3.2% |
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