Salt Lake City Disability
The overall rate of disabilities among four age groups, 5 to 15 years, 16 to 20 years, 21 to 64 years, and 65 and over in the Salt Lake City area. This table also relates disability rates to higher education and employment.
Population 5 years and over
166,131
83,779
82,352
With a disability
33,154
16,914
16,240
Percent
20.0
20.2
19.7
Population 5 to 15 years
24,049
12,335
11,714
With a disability
1,613
1,020
593
Percent
6.7
8.3
5.1
Sensory
187
115
72
Physical
175
79
96
Mental
1,170
786
384
Self-care
397
216
181
Population 16 to 64 years
122,684
63,799
58,885
With a disability
22,965
12,625
10,340
Percent
18.7
19.8
17.6
Sensory
2,650
1,593
1,057
Physical
6,173
2,953
3,220
Mental
5,716
3,152
2,564
Self-care
2,265
1,166
1,099
Going outside the home
8,055
4,261
3,794
Employment disability
15,207
8,571
6,636
Population 65 years and over
19,398
7,645
11,753
With a disability
8,576
3,269
5,307
Percent
44.2
42.8
45.2
Sensory
3,196
1,260
1,936
Physical
5,860
2,038
3,822
Mental
2,394
867
1,527
Self-care
1,880
579
1,301
Going outside the home
4,036
1,213
2,823
Population 18 to 34 years
63,395
33,313
30,082
With a disability
9,504
5,351
4,153
Percent in college/graduate school
17.7
16.4
19.3
Percent with bachelor's degree (not enrolled)
6.8
6.2
7.5
No disability
53,891
27,962
25,929
Percent in college/graduate school
29.2
29.9
28.4
Percent with bachelor's degree (not enrolled)
19.8
17.7
21.9
Population 21 to 64
108,447
56,788
51,659
With a disability
20,819
11,485
9,334
Percent employed
58.4
63.0
52.8
No disability
87,628
45,303
42,325
Percent employed
78.8
83.8
73.4
