Salt Lake County · Utah
ZIP code 84116
- Population
- 37,136
- Median income
- $69,604
- Median home
- $334,900
- Sales tax
- 7.75%
ZCTA residents
Household, past 12 months
Owner-occupied value
Combined state + local
Quick answer
ZIP 84116 sits in Salt Lake County, Utah and is home to 37,136 people. Median household income is $69,604, the median home is worth $334,900 and median gross rent is $1,280. 52.9% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 7.75% combined.
- County
- Salt Lake County
- State
- Utah (UT)
- Area codes
- 385, 801
FIPS 49035
299 ZIPs covered
NANPA codes serving this area
The numbers for 84116
American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.
- Population
- 37,136ZIP 84116 residents
- Median household income
- $69,604Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $334,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,280Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 32.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 52.9%Owner-occupied households
Sales tax in 84116
What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.
This ZIP falls inside the Salt Lake City rate area, so state, county, city and district levies are published here as a full stack.
Affordability in this ZIP
Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.
A rent burden above 30% is the federal threshold for cost-burdened households, and a price-to-income multiple above 4× is generally considered a stretched housing market. The mortgage figure is principal and interest only — taxes, insurance and HOA dues are extra.
How 84116 compares
ZIP 84116 against the median ZIP in Salt Lake County and across Utah.
| Measure | ZIP 84116 | County median | State median | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $69,604 | $94,098 | $78,550 | -11% |
| Median home value | $334,900 | $480,900 | $363,100 | -8% |
| Median gross rent | $1,280 | $1,562 | $1,173 | +9% |
| Population | 37,136 | 28,950 | 1,463 | +2438% |
Medians are computed across the 42 ZIP areas in Salt Lake County and the 299 ZIP areas in Utah.
Statewide rank
Where this ZIP places among all 299 Utah ZIP areas.
- Income
- #180
- Home value
- #163
- Population
- #34
richer than 32% of 265 state ZIPs
above 41% of 274 state ZIPs
larger than 89% of 299 state ZIPs
Comparable ZIP codes
Utah ZIP areas with almost the same household income.
Nearby ZIP codes
Other ZIP codes filed under Salt Lake County.
ZIP 84116 questions
Common questions about this ZIP code.
- Where is ZIP code 84116?
- ZIP 84116 lies mostly in Salt Lake County, Utah. County assignment follows the largest share of land area, so a ZIP straddling a county line is filed under its dominant county.
- What sales tax do I pay in 84116?
- Purchases are taxed at 7.75% combined, built from the Salt Lake City jurisdiction stack.
- Is 84116 expensive to live in?
- Median rent runs $1,280 a month, about 22% of median household income, and the median home is worth $334,900 — -8% against the typical Utah ZIP.
- Is a ZCTA the same as a postal ZIP code?
- Not exactly. The Census builds ZIP Code Tabulation Areas from the ZIP codes of addresses inside each census block, so a ZCTA can differ slightly from the USPS delivery route of the same number, and PO-box-only ZIPs have no ZCTA at all.
Keep going
Related pages for this area.
Sources & transparency
- US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates — 2019-2023 ACS 5-year — population, income, housing
- Census 2020 ZCTA-to-county relationship file — County assignment by largest land-area overlap
- Utah State Tax Commission — Sales tax rates and local add-ons
Last reviewed December 2024. Figures are published for reference and can change; verify with the source agency before filing or contracting. How we build and check this data.