South Salt Lake is a medium-sized city located in the state of Utah. With a population of 26,003 people and five associated neighborhoods, South Salt Lake is the 38th largest community in Utah.

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 9.62% 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.

The percentage of people in South Salt Lake who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.58% of adults in South Salt Lake have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in South Salt Lake in 2022 was $32,327, which is middle income relative to Utah and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $129,308 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 29.35% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in South Salt Lake include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Danish.

South Salt Lake also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 22.37%.

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