South Salt Lake, UT Population

Overview

26,086

Total Population

32.3

Median age

46.83%

Female population %

113.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

34.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

7,136

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

South Salt Lake's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in South Salt Lake is 32.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
South Salt Lake's population under 18 was 22.43%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
South Salt Lake's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 7.57% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in South Salt Lake, 18.05% were under the age of 15, 28.07% aged 15 to 29, 46.30% aged 30 to 64, 6.68% aged 65 to 84, and 0.89% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,656 less females than males in South Salt Lake:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.83% females and 53.17% males in South Salt Lake, UT.
The South Salt Lake, UT gender ratio is 113.6:100 i.e. 113.6 men to 100 women (1.136).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 1,829.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 1,227.

South Salt Lake's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of South Salt Lake population: 59.27% are White, 8.18% are Black or African American, 2.67% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 9.44% are Asian, 1.49% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 10.39% are some other race and 8.57% are multiracial.
South Salt Lake's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 7,136 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 18,95 (72.64% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in South Salt Lake is White with a population of 15,46 (59.27% of the total population).

South Salt Lake's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 26,712 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, South Salt Lake's population increased by 1,497 (6.78%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, South Salt Lake's population increased by 3,135 (13.30%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, South Salt Lake's population was lowest in year 2006 at 21,442.