South Salt Lake is a medium-sized city located in the state of Utah. With a population of 26,122 people and five associated neighborhoods, South Salt Lake is the 38th largest community in Utah. South Salt Lake has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in South Salt Lake, where the median household income is $68,035.00.

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

A relatively large number of people in South Salt Lake telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.77% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

In terms of college education, South Salt Lake is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 33.89% of adults in South Salt Lake have a college degree.

The per capita income in South Salt Lake in 2022 was $36,348, which is middle income relative to Utah and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $145,392 for a family of four. However, South Salt Lake contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

South Salt Lake is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call South Salt Lake home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of South Salt Lake residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. South 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 28.62% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in South Salt Lake include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Danish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of South Salt Lake's cultural character, accounting for 21.16% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in South Salt Lake is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.