With 97,182 people, Orem is a city in Utah. This skews young, with a median age of 27.0. There are 5,220 people per square mile. About 44% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 80% were living in the same home a year earlier. Owners hold 58% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $83,342, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 27.0
US median: 38.9
More educated
44% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 72%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Orem
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$175,445 → $472,300(+169%)US over the same years: +67%
Homes owned by their occupants67.9% → 57.8%(−10.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Hispanic share2.9% → 19.4%(+16.6 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Orem's population equals 14% of Utah County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 20% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 21% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)37.2%(821)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.3%(449)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.9%(617)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4%(88)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2%(44)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,209 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Orem, decade by decade
Orem population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
67,561
$75,031
$175,445
30.4%
12.4
2000
84,324
$86,581
$274,706
35.3%
30.1
2010
88,328
$72,990
$310,444
36.3%
46.5
2020
98,129
$79,536
$359,854
40.8%
57.8
2024
97,182
$83,342
$472,300
43.6%
55.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
