Salt Lake City is a relatively large city located in the state of Utah. With a population of 209,593 people and 54 associated neighborhoods, Salt Lake City is the largest community in Utah.

Housing costs in Salt Lake City are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Utah.

Also of interest is that Salt Lake City has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, Salt Lake City is also a city of artists. Salt Lake City has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Salt Lake City’s character.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 18.51% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Combining city textures and college town sensibilities, Salt Lake City really has a nice blend of characteristics. While not a huge city, Salt Lake City is big enough to offer a healthy dose of diversion, opportunity, and amenity to its residents and to the thousands of college students who descend on it every fall. Its size and diversity makes Salt Lake City more than just a college town, but removing the students from the equation would undeniably change Salt Lake City’s character and quality of life.

Not only is Salt Lake City a city with many college students, but it also retains many recent graduates who are looking to start new careers, shaping the character of the city into a place that is geared toward, and considered attractive to, many single, educated people. Many singles consider Salt Lake City a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, Salt Lake City is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the bus helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Salt Lake City area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

If knowledge is power, Salt Lake City is a pretty powerful place. 50.89% of the adults in Salt Lake City have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Salt Lake City in 2022 was $49,642, which is wealthy relative to Utah and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $198,568 for a family of four. However, Salt Lake City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Salt Lake City is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Salt Lake City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Salt Lake City residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Salt Lake City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.80% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Salt Lake City include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scottish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Salt Lake City's cultural character, accounting for 15.37% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Salt Lake City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Pacific Island languages.