Provo is a city of 114,766 people in Utah. The median age is 23.6, younger than the US median of 38.9. Owners hold 39% of the housing stock. 65% were living in the same home a year earlier. Households here earn about 33% less than in Utah as a whole. 23.0% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $64,171, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 23.6
US median: 38.9
More educated
45% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 77%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Provo
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$174,965 → $467,200(+167%)US over the same years: +67%
Poverty rate29.6% → 23.0%(−6.5 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Hispanic share4.1% → 19.2%(+15.1 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Provo's population equals 16% of Utah County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 43% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 29% 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)42.3%(777)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27.8%(511)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26.3%(483)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.8%(70)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.6%(30)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,837 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
Provo, decade by decade
Provo 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
86,848
$50,790
$174,965
34.5%
18.5
2000
105,166
$62,506
$263,958
35.7%
35.3
2010
112,488
$54,510
$305,552
40.3%
46.7
2020
115,162
$60,689
$361,188
42.9%
57.3
2024
114,766
$64,171
$467,200
45.2%
57.0
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.
