METRO AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Provo Metro

Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT · 2 counties · 269,407 residents · 5,396 sq mi

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Provo is home to 269,407 people. The median age is 22.7, younger than the US median of 33.0. There are 107,367 fewer people here than in 2000. There are 50 people per square mile. 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $69,317.

At a glance

Lower income

median household income $27,349, below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 22.7

US median: 33.0

More educated

26% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 40%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

269,407

−28%vs 2000

vs 376,774 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

50 / sq mi

−28%vs 2000

vs 70 / sq mi in 2000

US average: 221

Median age

22.7

−3%vs 2000

vs 23.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5,396 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024718K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 510.7%(28,790)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.7%(28,860)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410.9%(29,423)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1911.2%(30,145)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2412.8%(34,518)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415%(40,389)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410%(27,022)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.5%(17,579)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645%(13,462)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.1%(11,008)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.4%(6,451)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(1,760)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,349

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $45,665 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,035

−42%vs 2000

vs $15,497 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.3%

+3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$69,317

−40%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $152,725 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$348

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $578 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

63.1%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.1% in 2000

36.9% rent

Afford Score

2.5

1990 – 2024

Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic89.3%(336,641)

Black0.3%(1,011)

Hispanic / Latino6.9%(26,008)

Asian1%(3,882)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.9%(255,625)

Black0.1%(251)

Hispanic / Latino3%(7,962)

Asian1.4%(3,801)

Other0.7%(1,768)

Diversity Score

1990 – 2024

Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican8.3%(59,809)

South American3.2%(23,178)

Central American1%(7,531)

Peruvian0.7%(5,185)

Chilean0.6%(3,956)

Argentine0.5%(3,726)

Venezuelan0.5%(3,415)

Salvadoran0.4%(2,782)

Ecuadorian0.4%(2,775)

Puerto Rican0.4%(2,772)

Guatemalan0.4%(2,622)

Colombian0.4%(2,481)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Spaniard0.3%(2,327)

Dominican0.2%(1,762)

Honduran0.2%(1,233)

Bolivian0.1%(1,037)

Cuban0.1%(706)

Costa Rican0.1%(477)

Uruguayan0.1%(442)

Nicaraguan0%(239)

Panamanian0%(165)

Paraguayan0%(64)

Asian origin

Chinese0.4%(2,668)

Asian Indian0.2%(1,691)

Korean0.2%(1,497)

Filipino0.2%(1,204)

Japanese0.1%(972)

Vietnamese0.1%(714)

Mongolian0.1%(513)

Hmong0%(251)

Taiwanese0%(233)

Burmese0%(182)

Laotian0%(132)

Cambodian0%(86)

+ 8 more asian origin groups with data

Thai0%(61)

Bangladeshi0%(40)

Sri Lankan0%(39)

Pakistani0%(38)

Singaporean0%(21)

Uzbek0%(17)

Malaysian0%(11)

Indonesian0%(9)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.6%(4,568)

Tongan0.6%(4,236)

Native Hawaiian0.5%(3,940)

Marshallese0%(283)

Chamorro0%(220)

Guamanian0%(219)

Chuukese0%(139)

Fijian0%(71)

Ancestry

English32.8%(235,736)

German9.7%(69,953)

Irish5.1%(36,890)

Danish4.7%(33,570)

Scottish4.2%(29,863)

American4.1%(29,407)

Swedish3.1%(22,405)

Italian2.1%(14,839)

Norwegian2%(14,229)

Welsh1.8%(12,955)

Dutch1.6%(11,489)

French1.4%(9,732)

+ 48 more ancestry groups with data

British1.3%(9,022)

Swiss1.2%(8,268)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(5,765)

Polish0.5%(3,735)

Subsaharan African0.4%(2,956)

Greek0.3%(2,157)

Brazilian0.3%(2,078)

Portuguese0.3%(1,951)

Canadian0.3%(1,848)

Finnish0.2%(1,643)

French Canadian0.2%(1,455)

Russian0.2%(1,406)

Czech0.2%(1,209)

Arab0.2%(1,170)

West Indian0.1%(872)

Hungarian0.1%(741)

Austrian0.1%(707)

Nigerian0.1%(619)

Ukrainian0.1%(606)

Croatian0.1%(588)

Haitian0.1%(524)

Australian0.1%(469)

Lithuanian0.1%(429)

Lebanese0.1%(423)

Belgian0.1%(363)

Iranian0%(301)

Ghanaian0%(292)

Armenian0%(266)

Romanian0%(246)

Slovak0%(204)

Israeli0%(197)

Cape Verdean0%(189)

Palestinian0%(183)

Syrian0%(148)

Slovene0%(148)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(148)

Latvian0%(107)

Turkish0%(103)

Serbian0%(73)

Jordanian0%(71)

Egyptian0%(65)

Jamaican0%(65)

Kenyan0%(49)

Ethiopian0%(45)

Bulgarian0%(41)

Iraqi0%(25)

Macedonian0%(23)

Moroccan0%(14)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population · Largest Danish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

25.8%

−5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 31.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

87.7%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 90.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.1%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.6 min

+42%vs 2000

vs 13.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married35.8%(95,969)

Married58.2%(155,830)

Widowed1.2%(3,238)

Divorced4.8%(12,887)

Women 15+

Never married31.7%(83,077)

Married58.1%(152,278)

Widowed4%(10,376)

Divorced6.3%(16,430)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.5%

−5.5 ptssince 2013

from 12.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

67.5%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 67.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.6%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 16.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

8.2%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 8.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

9.8%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 9.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.7%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

82.2%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 82.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

17.3%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 17.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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%(5,581)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.5%(3,699)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era28.3%(4,267)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.4%(664)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.1%(168)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 15,071 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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