Andy Larsen: Where did the kids go? How Salt Lake City’s child population compares to other Western cities.
Possibly tied to high housing costs, the number of children in Utah just isn’t booming anymore.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Backpacks line the hall of the preschool rooms at The Children's Center Utah on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. Recent data from the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute reveals a significant drop in the number of children from newborn to age nine in Salt Lake City.