Roy vs South Ogden

A side-by-side comparison of Roy and South Ogden: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Roy has the higher population (39,021 vs 17,563 in South Ogden). Roy has the higher median household income ($91,112 vs $81,543 in South Ogden). South Ogden has the higher median home value ($371,100 vs $350,800 in Roy).

Population, income & housing

	Roy	South Ogden
Population	39,021	17,563
Median age	32.7 yrs	33.1 yrs
Median household income	$91,112	$81,543
Median home value	$350,800	$371,100
Median gross rent	$1,557	$1,334
Housing units	13,460	6,946
Homeownership rate	86.3%	69.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.1%	33.2%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Roy	South Ogden
Population	39,040 → 39,021 (-0.0%)	17,063 → 17,563 (+2.9%)
Median household income	$70,032 → $91,112 (+30.1%)	$68,585 → $81,543 (+18.9%)
Median home value	$191,800 → $350,800 (+82.9%)	$213,800 → $371,100 (+73.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,061 → $1,557 (+46.7%)	$963 → $1,334 (+38.5%)

Roy

Population

39,04039,021

Median household income

$70,032$91,112

Median home value

$191,800$350,800

Median gross rent

$1,061$1,557

South Ogden

Population

17,06317,563

Median household income

$68,585$81,543

Median home value

$213,800$371,100

Median gross rent

$963$1,334

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Roy	South Ogden
Under 5	8.3%	7.5%
5 to 17	19.1%	16.7%
18 to 24	9.5%	8.9%
25 to 34	16.6%	20.3%
35 to 44	15.2%	12.2%
45 to 54	9.7%	8.7%
55 to 64	10.3%	11.3%
65 to 74	7.1%	9.0%
75 and over	4.2%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Roy	South Ogden
White (non-Hispanic)	73.3%	79.0%
Black or African American	0.6%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.9%
Asian	1.8%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.4%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.3%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	19.3%	13.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Roy	South Ogden
No high school diploma	6.7%	4.2%
High school graduate	33.6%	23.3%
Some college or associate's	36.6%	39.2%
Bachelor's degree	17.1%	22.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Roy	South Ogden
Drove alone	71.5%	73.0%
Carpooled	10.4%	10.1%
Public transit	1.2%	1.6%
Walked	0.8%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	15.0%	13.0%
Other means	1.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Roy	South Ogden
1-unit, detached	81.4%	63.2%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	12.7%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	7.5%
20 or more units	3.1%	8.5%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Roy	South Ogden
Poverty rate	4.8%	7.8%
Average household size	2.99	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1985	1979