Provo-Orem, UT

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2023 Population
695,895
2.64% 1-year growth
US Senator
Mike Lee
Republican Party
US Senator
John Curtis
Republican Party
2023 Median Age
25.6
1.59% 1-year increase
2023 Poverty Rate
8.73%
1.52% 1-year decrease
2023 Median Household Income
$96,745
6.09% 1-year growth
2023 Median Property Value
$487,200
10.5% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
343,138
3.44% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Provo-Orem, UT had a population of 696k people with a median age of 25.6 and a median household income of $96,745. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Provo-Orem, UT grew from 677,964 to 695,895, a 2.64% increase and its median household income grew from $91,190 to $96,745, a 6.09% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Provo-Orem, UT are White (Non-Hispanic) (79.1%), White (Hispanic) (4.81%), Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (4.05%), Other (Hispanic) (3.71%), and Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) (3.22%).

None of the households in Provo-Orem, UT reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95.4% of the residents in Provo-Orem, UT are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Provo-Orem, UT are Utah Valley University (10,334 degrees awarded in 2023), Brigham Young University (8,118 degrees), and Mountainland Technical College (2,023 degrees).

In 2023, the median property value in Provo-Orem, UT was $487,200, and the homeownership rate was 68.4%.

Most people in Provo-Orem, UT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22 minutes. The average car ownership in Provo-Orem, UT was 2 cars per household.

Provo-Orem, UT borders Heber, UT, Price, UT, and Salt Lake City, UT.

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Population & Diversity

Provo-Orem, UT is home to a population of 696k people, from which 95.4% are citizens. As of 2023, 7.68% of Provo-Orem, UT residents were born outside of the country (53.5k people).

In 2023, there were 16.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (551k people) in Provo-Orem, UT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 33.5k White (Hispanic) and 28.2k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.4%
2023 Citizenship
95.9%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 95.4% of Provo-Orem, UT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Provo-Orem, UT was 95.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Provo-Orem, UT
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    551k ± 1.09k
  2. White (Hispanic)
    33.5k ± 2.3k
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    28.2k ± 1.98k
13.7%
Hispanic Population
95.4k people

In 2023, there were 16.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (551k people) in Provo-Orem, UT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 33.5k White (Hispanic) and 28.2k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

13.7% of the people in Provo-Orem, UT are hispanic (95.4k people).

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    101,934 ± 7,718 people
  2. Venezuela
    11,533 ± 2,632 people
  3. India
    9,236 ± 2,356 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Utah was Mexico, the natal country of 101,934 Utah residents, followed by Venezuela with 11,533 and India with 9,236.

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Foreign-Born Population

7.68%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
53.5k people
7.09%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
48.1k people

As of 2023, 7.68% of Provo-Orem, UT residents (53.5k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Provo-Orem, UT was 7.09%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    5,098 ± 549
  2. Vietnam
    4,049 ± 376
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    2,191 ± 289

Provo-Orem, UT has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.26 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Provo-Orem, UT employs 343k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Provo-Orem, UT were Educational Services (48,081 people), Retail Trade (40,188 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (38,788 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($82,708), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($75,222), and Utilities ($72,859).

Employment

Occupations

343k
2023 Value
± 4,276
3.44%
1 Year growth
± 1.71%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Provo-Orem, UT grew at a rate of 3.44%, from 332k employees to 343k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Provo-Orem, UT, are Management Occupations (40,896 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (40,611 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (33,322 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Provo-Orem, UT.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

343k
2023 Value
± 4,276
3.44%
1 Year growth
± 1.71%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Provo-Orem, UT grew at a rate of 3.44%, from 332k employees to 343k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Provo-Orem, UT, are Educational Services (48,081 people), Retail Trade (40,188 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (38,788 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Provo-Orem, UT, though some of these residents may live in Provo-Orem, UT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$54,361
Median earning men ± $942
$27,729
Median earning women ± $584

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($79,908), Information ($76,010), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($71,325).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($45,582), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($43,881), and Construction ($36,447).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.78%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.7M people employed in Utah. This represents a 2.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 7.69%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Utah.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 2,219
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  2. 1,558
    Construction
  3. 1,070
    Retail Trade

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $2.42M
    Information
  2. $2.16M
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  3. $1.51M
    Health Care and Social Assistance

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Utah went to Donald J. Trump with 59.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (37.8%), followed by Chase Oliver (1.14%).

Mike Lee and John Curtis are the senators currently representing the state of Utah. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Utah is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

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2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (59.4%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (37.8%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Chase Oliver (1.14%)
    Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Utah went to Donald J. Trump with 59.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (37.8%), followed by Chase Oliver (1.14%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Utah for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Utah

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Mike Lee
Senator from Utah3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011
John Curtis
Senator from Utah1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Mike Lee and John Curtis are the senators currently representing Utah.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Utah over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Utah

Utah is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Utah have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Provo-Orem, UT awarded 21,904 degrees. The student population of Provo-Orem, UT in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 41,990 male students and 44,746 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Provo-Orem, UT are White (17,592 and 81.9%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (2,086 and 9.71%), Two or More Races (807 and 3.76%), and Asian (391 and 1.82%).

The largest universities in Provo-Orem, UT by number of degrees awarded are Utah Valley University (10,334 and 47.2%), Brigham Young University (8,118 and 37.1%), and Mountainland Technical College (2,023 and 9.24%).

The most popular majors in Provo-Orem, UT are General Studies (3,021 and 13.8%), General Business Administration & Management (927 and 4.23%), and Accounting (611 and 2.79%).

The median tuition costs in Provo-Orem, UT are $6,496 for private four year colleges, and $5,614 and $17,174 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Provo-Orem, UT, the percentage of applicants admitted was 69.2%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 79.7%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 86,736 (48.4% men and 51.6% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 86,736 students enrolled in Provo-Orem, UT, 48.4% men and 51.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 67,615 records, of which 51.1% were women and 48.9% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Psychology
    507 degrees awarded
  2. Registered Nursing
    388 degrees awarded
  3. General Business Administration & Management
    387 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Provo-Orem, UT was General Psychology with 507 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Provo-Orem, UT according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Utah Valley University
    10,334 degrees awarded
  2. Brigham Young University
    8,118 degrees awarded
  3. Mountainland Technical College
    2,023 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Utah Valley University with 10,334 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 10,128 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Provo-Orem, UT, which is 0.86 times less than the 11,776 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 17,592 degrees mean that there were 8.43 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 2,086 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($16,491) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($656) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($960) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2023, 0.661% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.737% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were Some college (634k), High School or Equivalent (588k), and Bachelors Degree (514k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Provo-Orem, UT was $487,200 in 2023, which is 1.61 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $440,800 to $487,200, a 10.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Provo-Orem, UT is 68.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65%.

People in Provo-Orem, UT have an average commute time of 22 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Provo-Orem, UT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$487,200
Median Property Value 2023
±$3,578
$136,310
Median Property Taxes
±$2,487

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Provo-Orem, UT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Provo-Orem, UT compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

68.4%
Homeownership
2023
69.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 68.4% of the housing units in Provo-Orem, UT were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 68.8%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$96,745
Median Household Income
± $1,035
199k
Number of Households
± 3,165

In 2023, the median household income of the 199k households in Provo-Orem, UT grew to $96,745 from the previous year's value of $91,190.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Provo-Orem, UT is from Utah.
0.475
2023 Wage GINI in Utah
0.478
2022 Wage GINI in Utah

In 2023, the income inequality in Utah was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.584% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Utah was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Utah in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (66.7%)
  2. Worked At Home (17.1%)
  3. Carpooled (10.1%)

In 2023, 66.7% of workers in Provo-Orem, UT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (17.1%) and those who carpooled to work (10.1%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

22 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Provo-Orem, UT have a shorter commute time (22 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.3% of the workforce in Provo-Orem, UT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Provo-Orem, UT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Provo-Orem, UT have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.73% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Provo-Orem, UT (59.3k out of 679k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Provo-Orem, UT is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

92.3% of the population of Provo-Orem, UT has health coverage, with 63% on employee plans, 7.18% on Medicaid, 5.91% on Medicare, 15.5% on non-group plans, and 0.804% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Utah see 1,785 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.53% increase from the previous year (1,741 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1441 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 259 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.7% were men and 49.3% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,785 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Utah

Primary care physicians in Utah see an average of 1,785 patients per year. This represents a 2.53% increase from the previous year (1,741 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Utah in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 34.7% under 18 years, 29.2% between 18 and 34 years, 28.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 7.85% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.7% were men and 49.3% were women.

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Uninsured People

7.65%
Uninsured
63%
Employer Coverage
7.18%
Medicaid
5.91%
Medicare
15.5%
Non-Group
0.804%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Provo-Orem, UT declined by 1.91% from 7.8% to 7.65%.

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