ZIP Code 84112 — Salt Lake City city, UT Demographics & Data

ZIP code 84112 covers Salt Lake City, UT in Salt Lake County with a population of about 2,738.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 20.3 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area codes 385, 801; U.S. House district UT-1; the SALT LAKE CITY media market.

Salt Lake City, UT sits in a university / college context (near university of utah (0.3 mi)). Expect stronger interest in student housing, rentals, walkability, transit, and a younger adult age mix versus typical suburban ZIPs.

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 45.5%; unemployment rate near 6.2%; 59.0% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 25.3 points above the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Education, Healthcare, and Retail trade; about 13.6% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 1.6 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $1,069 (about 8% below the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 0.0% (about 65.4 points below the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Salt Lake City city, UT as Relatively High (composite score 98.6), which is among the highest nationally. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (98.3) and flood (92.9). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Salt Lake City city, UT show little to no average snow.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 207 for ZIP 84112 (Salt Lake City city, UT) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.