Salt Lake County · Utah
Salt Lake City, UT demographics
Population, income and the local tax burden that sits on top of them — sourced from the Census Bureau and the Utah State Tax Commission.
Quick answer
Salt Lake City, UT has a population of 209,593 and a median household income of $79,150 — about $6,596 a month before tax. That ranks 28 of 94 covered metros by income and 75 of 94 by population.
Population
209,593
City limits, ACS 5-year
Median household income
$79,150
ACS 5-year estimate
Combined sales tax
7.75%
Utah + local
Income rank
#28
of 94 covered metros
Estimated annual sales tax on a median household
A Salt Lake City household at the median income of $79,150 spending roughly a quarter of pre-tax income on taxable retail goods would pay about $1,534 a year in sales tax at 7.75%. This is an illustration, not a filing figure: the taxable share of spending varies with household composition, and Utah exempts or discounts several categories. Utah applies a reduced 3% combined rate to unprepared food, so grocery receipts in Salt Lake City look very different from restaurant receipts.
Method: median household income × 25% taxable share × combined rate. The 25% share is a rough national benchmark from the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, not a Salt Lake City-specific measurement.
Sources
What each figure on this page comes from.
- Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
- Source: Utah State Tax Commission rate tables · rates as published for 2026