Salt Lake City metropolitan area
Salt Lake City–Provo–Orem, UT–ID Combined Statistical Area | |
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Skyline of Downtown Salt Lake City | |
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| Country | |
| State | |
| Largest city | - Salt Lake City |
| Other principal cities |
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| Area | |
• Total | 9,980 sq mi (25,800 km2) |
| Population | |
• Total | |
• Estimate (2026) | 1,336,924 |
| • Density | 126/sq mi (49/km2) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | $215.338 billion (2022) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
The Salt Lake City metropolitan area is the metropolitan area centered on the city of Salt Lake City, Utah. The Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau currently define the Salt Lake City, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) as comprising two counties: Salt Lake and Tooele.[4] As of the 2020 census, the MSA had a population of 1,257,936. The Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area and the Ogden-Clearfield Metropolitan Area were a single metropolitan area known as the Salt Lake City-Ogden Metropolitan Area until being separated in 2005.[citation needed]
The metropolitan area is part of the Salt Lake City–Provo–Ogden, UT Combined Statistical Area (CSA), which also includes the Ogden–Clearfield metropolitan area, the Provo–Orem metropolitan area, the Heber City, Utah micropolitan area, and the Brigham City, Utah micropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, this CSA had a population of 2,701,129, comprising 82.6 percent of Utah's then 3,271,616 residents.
Counties
Communities
Incorporated places
- Alta
- Bluffdale (partial)
- Cottonwood Heights
- Draper (partial)
- Emigration Canyon
- Erda
- Grantsville
- Herriman
- Holladay
- Kearns
- Magna
- Midvale
- Millcreek
- Murray
- Ophir
- Riverton
- Rush Valley
- Salt Lake City
- Sandy
- South Jordan
- South Salt Lake
- Stockton
- Taylorsville
- Tooele
- Vernon
- Wendover
- West Jordan
- West Valley City
- White City
Unincorporated places
- Copperton (township)
- Dugway (census-designated place)
- Granite (census-designated place)
- Pine Canyon
- Snowbird
- Stansbury Park (census-designated place)
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 77,725 | — | |
| 1910 | 131,426 | 69.1% | |
| 1920 | 159,282 | 21.2% | |
| 1930 | 194,102 | 21.9% | |
| 1940 | 211,625 | 9.0% | |
| 1950 | 274,895 | 29.9% | |
| 1960 | 406,576 | 47.9% | |
| 1970 | 486,031 | 19.5% | |
| 1980 | 655,297 | 34.8% | |
| 1990 | 768,075 | 17.2% | |
| 2000 | 968,858 | 26.1% | |
| 2010 | 1,124,197 | 16.0% | |
| 2020 | 1,257,936 | 11.9% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] | |||
As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 968,858 people, 318,150 households, and 231,606 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 86.63% White, 1.04% African American, 0.90% Native American, 2.43% Asian, 1.15% Pacific Islander, 5.33% from other races, and 2.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.71% of the population.
The median income for a household in the MSA was $53,036, and the median income for a family was $59,139. Males had a median income of $40,683 versus $26,302 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $23,426.
| County | Seat | 2025 estimate | 2020 Census | Change | Area | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | Salt Lake City | 1,220,916 | 1,185,238 | +3.01% | 807 sq mi (2,090 km2) | 1,513/sq mi (584/km2) |
| Tooele | Tooele | 87,461 | 72,698 | +20.31% | 7,286 sq mi (18,870 km2) | 12/sq mi (5/km2) |
| Total | 1,308,377 | 1,257,936 | +4.01% | 8,093 sq mi (20,960 km2) | 162/sq mi (62/km2) |
Combined Statistical Area
The Salt Lake City–Provo–Orem Combined Statistical Area is made up of ten counties in northern Utah and one county in southern Idaho.[4] The statistical area includes three metropolitan areas and two micropolitan areas.
- Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs)
- Salt Lake City MSA (Salt Lake and Tooele counties)
- Ogden MSA (Davis, Morgan, and Weber counties)
- Provo–Orem–Lehi MSA (Juab and Utah counties)
- Micropolitan Statistical Areas (μSAs)
| Statistical Area | 2025 estimate | 2020 Census | Change | Area | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake City–Murray, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area | 1,308,377 | 1,257,936 | +4.01% | 8,093 sq mi (20,960 km2) | 162/sq mi (62/km2) |
| Provo–Orem–Lehi, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area | 773,426 | 671,185 | +15.23% | 5,550 sq mi (14,400 km2) | 139/sq mi (54/km2) |
| Ogden, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area | 672,784 | 637,197 | +5.58% | 1,904 sq mi (4,930 km2) | 353/sq mi (136/km2) |
| Heber, UT Micropolitan Statistical Area | 81,655 | 77,145 | +5.85% | 3,088 sq mi (8,000 km2) | 26/sq mi (10/km2) |
| Brigham City, UT-ID Micropolitan Statistical Area | 70,405 | 62,230 | +13.14% | 7,931 sq mi (20,540 km2) | 9/sq mi (3/km2) |
| Total | 2,906,647 | 2,705,693 | +7.43% | 26,566 sq mi (68,810 km2) | 109/sq mi (42/km2) |
See also
References
- ↑ "Total Gross Domestic Product for Salt Lake City, UT (MSA)". fred.stlouisfed.org.
- ↑ "Total Gross Domestic Product for Provo-Orem, UT (MSA)". fred.stlouisfed.org.
- ↑ "Total Gross Domestic Product for Ogden-Clearfield, UT (MSA)". fred.stlouisfed.org.
- 1 2 "OMB Bulletin No. 23-01, Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of Delineations of These Areas" (PDF). United States Office of Management and Budget. July 21, 2023. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
- ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
- ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
