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County:

Salt Lake County

State:

Utah

FIPS Code:

49035

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

20% to 25%

Percent Land in NF:

20.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

95,820

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

59,719

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

Wasatch NF

95,820

% Water:

8.7

Mean Jan. Temp:

28

Mean July Temp:

77

Topography:

High Mountains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Services

Policy Type:

Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

458,607

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

619,066

35.0%

13.4%

21.6%

1990:

725,956

17.3%

-1.6%

18.8%

2000:

898,387

23.8%

7.8%

16.0%

2005:

948,172

5.5%

-2.0%

7.5%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

727,197

80.9%

0-to-19:

305,122

34.0%

Black:

8,501

0.9%

20-to-39:

294,571

32.8%

Hispanic:

106,787

11.9%

40-to-59:

201,281

22.4%

American Indian:

6,487

0.7%

60-plus:

97,413

10.8%

Other:

49,415

5.5%

Median Age:

28.8

Population Density (persons per square mile):

1,218.3

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

86.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

27.4%

Median Family Income:

$54,470

Families Below Poverty Line:

5.7%

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