Orem vs Provo

A side-by-side comparison of Orem and Provo: population, income, housing, and more.

Orem and Provo are places in Utah. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Provo has the higher population (114,303 vs 97,048 in Orem). Orem has the higher median household income ($81,292 vs $62,800 in Provo). Orem has the higher median home value ($439,000 vs $437,100 in Provo).

Population, income & housing

	Orem	Provo
Population	97,048	114,303
Median age	26.9 yrs	23.7 yrs
Median household income	$81,292	$62,800
Median home value	$439,000	$437,100
Median gross rent	$1,405	$1,152
Housing units	32,027	36,000
Homeownership rate	58.2%	39.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.5%	45.0%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Orem	Provo
Population	96,725 → 97,048 (+0.3%)	116,403 → 114,303 (-1.8%)
Median household income	$64,590 → $81,292 (+25.9%)	$48,888 → $62,800 (+28.5%)
Median home value	$272,000 → $439,000 (+61.4%)	$271,300 → $437,100 (+61.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,034 → $1,405 (+35.9%)	$877 → $1,152 (+31.4%)

Orem

Population

96,72597,048

Median household income

$64,590$81,292

Median home value

$272,000$439,000

Median gross rent

$1,034$1,405

Provo

Population

116,403114,303

Median household income

$48,888$62,800

Median home value

$271,300$437,100

Median gross rent

$877$1,152

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Orem	Provo
Under 5	7.7%	5.8%
5 to 17	19.3%	13.2%
18 to 24	18.6%	39.4%
25 to 34	16.8%	15.8%
35 to 44	10.8%	8.2%
45 to 54	9.6%	5.7%
55 to 64	7.3%	5.3%
65 to 74	5.7%	3.7%
75 and over	4.2%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Orem	Provo
White (non-Hispanic)	72.0%	71.1%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.3%
Asian	1.8%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.8%	1.4%
Some other race	0.2%	0.5%
Two or more races	4.4%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	19.8%	18.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Orem	Provo
No high school diploma	6.0%	7.5%
High school graduate	16.6%	14.4%
Some college or associate's	34.9%	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	29.7%	31.1%
Graduate or professional degree	12.9%	13.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Orem	Provo
Drove alone	66.8%	57.4%
Carpooled	12.2%	10.4%
Public transit	2.2%	5.3%
Walked	2.0%	10.3%
Bicycle	0.8%	1.4%
Worked from home	15.2%	14.2%
Other means	0.8%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Orem	Provo
1-unit, detached	51.8%	39.5%
1-unit, attached	11.5%	9.7%
2 to 4 units	13.1%	14.2%
5 to 19 units	11.1%	21.2%
20 or more units	10.7%	13.4%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Orem	Provo
Poverty rate	10.1%	22.3%
Average household size	3.09	2.98
Mean commute (minutes)	20	18
Median year structure built	1988	1982