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84118 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 84118 covers Salt Lake City, Utah, with a population of about 41,969 and a median household income of $87,457.

Population
41,9693,232 per square mile
Median age
326.7 points below the US average
Median household income
$87,457about the Utah median
Poverty rate
7.2%5.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$449,735up 16.7% in five years
Median rent
$1,6701.2× the Utah median
Degree or higher
13.4%21.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
83.1%18.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
472

Where 84118 is

Salt Lake City, Utah — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population41,969
Median age32
Family households82.8%
Born outside the US17.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home36%
White (non-Hispanic)48.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.9%
Hispanic or Latino39%
Veterans4.9%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$87,457
Income per person$28,925
Poverty rate7.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.1%
$10–15k0.6%
$15–20k2.4%
$20–25k1.3%
$25–30k1.6%
$30–35k1.2%
$35–40k2.7%
$40–45k3.6%
$45–50k3.5%
$50–60k7.1%
$60–75k11.8%
$75–100k21.4%
$100–125k14.1%
$125–150k9.5%
$150–200k14.0%
$200k or more4.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed19,570
Mean adjusted gross income$53,279
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0.8%
Returns, under $25k26.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k31.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k11.5%
Returns, $200k or more0.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$348,500
Median gross rent$1,670
Rent as a share of household income27.5%
Owner-occupied83.1%
Vacant homes1.7%
Median year built1979

What the homes are

Detached house92%
Attached house1.9%
2 to 4 units0.5%
5 to 19 units1.5%
20 or more units1.5%
Mobile home2.5%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$449,735as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 16.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 116.3%
Typical asking rent$2,389as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$460,446$129,010

$129,010 in 2000 to $449,735 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.4%
High school diploma or higher80.4%
Works from home11.9%
Drives to work alone72.8%
Takes public transport1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.6%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity32.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.4% 2.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.4% 2.8 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure26.7% 7.4 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21% 0.7 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)19.5% 8.2 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression27.8% 5.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24% 1.4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis19.5% 5.6 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication62% 12.7 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.3% 2.4 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.3% 1.9 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year65.9% 10.8 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening77.4% 8.5 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18.5% 3.7 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening57% 7.3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.8% 1.8 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist60.5% 0.8 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support27.2% 2.4 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity21.9% 4.8 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10% 4.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6% 0.7 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol29.6% 6.6 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity17% 3.2 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.1% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport10.2% 1 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness39.4% 5 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use70% 5.9 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.6% 2.8 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.5% 1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat9.7% 0.9 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38% 1.6 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.9% 1.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.7% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments472
People employed6,594
Annual payroll$298,679,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 32.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 15 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss44.9 out of 100
Community resilience55.1 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Earthquake86.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire74.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather69.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity54.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought50.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning35.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide30.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail28.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave24.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado22.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind19.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave17.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding3.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm0.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Utah and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPUtahUnited States
Median household income$87,457$91,750$78,538
Income per person$28,925$39,240$43,289
Poverty rate7.2%8.6%12.4%
Median home value$348,500$455,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,670$1,405$1,348
Homeownership83.1%70.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.4%36.9%35%
Unemployment rate5.7%3.4%5.2%
Works from home11.9%16%13.5%
Born outside the US17.9%8.6%13.9%
Median age3231.738.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationSALT LAKE CITY INTL AP, UT US14.5 km away
Rain in a year16 in
Snow in a year52 in

Average high and low by month

January38.6°F / 24.2°F1.43 in rain, 12.7 in snow
February44.7°F / 28.6°F1.3 in rain, 10.7 in snow
March55.3°F / 36.3°F1.75 in rain, 5.9 in snow
April61.9°F / 41.8°F2.16 in rain, 2.9 in snow
May72.6°F / 50.4°F1.82 in rain, 0.1 in snow
June84.1°F / 59.1°F0.95 in rain
July94°F / 68.2°F0.49 in rain
August91.7°F / 66.6°F0.58 in rain
September80.6°F / 56.3°F1.06 in rain
October65.5°F / 43.6°F1.26 in rain, 0.5 in snow
November50.7°F / 32.8°F1.32 in rain, 7 in snow
December39°F / 25.3°F1.4 in rain, 12.1 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket51% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket3% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Granite School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Household characteristics54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Walkability10.3 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

84129 Salt Lake City, UT3.2 km away
84084 West Jordan, UT4.2 km away
84119 West Valley City, UT4.6 km away
84120 West Valley City, UT4.6 km away
84128 West Valley City, UT4.6 km away
84184 Salt Lake City, UT5 km away
84081 West Jordan, UT6 km away
84088 West Jordan, UT7 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Salt Lake County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area12.98 sq mi
Population density3,232 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.6504, -112.0054

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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