North Salt Lake is a medium-sized city located in the state of Utah. With a population of 23,593 people and two associated neighborhoods, North Salt Lake is the 41st largest community in Utah. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in North Salt Lake, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to North Salt Lake, and putting down their money on brand new construction. North Salt Lake’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. North Salt Lake does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $101,447.00.
Housing costs in North Salt Lake 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.
Of important note, North Salt Lake is also a city of artists. North Salt Lake has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape North Salt Lake’s character.
Also of interest is that North Salt Lake has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 17.19% 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.
The citizens of North Salt Lake are among the most well-educated in the nation: 43.27% of adults in North Salt Lake have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in North Salt Lake in 2022 was $43,892, which is upper middle income relative to Utah and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $175,568 for a family of four. However, North Salt Lake contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
North Salt Lake is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call North Salt Lake home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of North Salt Lake residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. North Salt Lake also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.22% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in North Salt Lake include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Danish.
The most common language spoken in North Salt Lake is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Pacific Island languages.