Orem

Population: 97,048
Median household income: $81,292
Median home value: $439,000

Orem, a community in Utah County, Utah, has 97,048 residents. The median household income of $81,292 is below the Utah County median ($96,877).

Between 2019 and 2023, Orem's population held roughly steady from 96,725 to 97,048, while its median home value rose 61.4% from $272,000 to $439,000.

51.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1988.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 97,048
Median age: 26.9 yrs
Median household income: $81,292
Median home value: $439,000
Median gross rent: $1,405
Housing units: 32,027
Homeownership rate: 58.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	96,725	$64,590	$272,000	$1,034
2020	97,883	$65,622	$296,900	$1,057
2021	96,734	$70,412	$329,000	$1,144
2022	97,100	$77,568	$392,900	$1,290
2023	97,048	$81,292	$439,000	$1,405

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.7%

5 to 1719.3%

18 to 2418.6%

25 to 3416.8%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 549.6%

55 to 647.3%

65 to 745.7%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7,464	7.7%
5 to 17	18,705	19.3%
18 to 24	18,092	18.6%
25 to 34	16,279	16.8%
35 to 44	10,493	10.8%
45 to 54	9,294	9.6%
55 to 64	7,131	7.3%
65 to 74	5,536	5.7%
75 and over	4,054	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	69,893	72.0%
Black or African American	635	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	396	0.4%
Asian	1,711	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	787	0.8%
Some other race	152	0.2%
Two or more races	4,299	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	19,175	19.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.0%

High school graduate16.6%

Some college or associate's34.9%

Bachelor's degree29.7%

Graduate or professional degree12.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,149	6.0%
High school graduate	8,767	16.6%
Some college or associate's	18,416	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	15,663	29.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6,792	12.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone66.8%

Carpooled12.2%

Public transit2.2%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home15.2%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	33,676	66.8%
Carpooled	6,145	12.2%
Public transit	1,126	2.2%
Walked	999	2.0%
Bicycle	397	0.8%
Worked from home	7,634	15.2%
Other means	406	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	17,187	40.2%
15 to 29 min	16,322	38.2%
30 to 44 min	4,795	11.2%
45 to 59 min	2,383	5.6%
60+ min	2,062	4.8%

Households

Average household size: 3.09
Poverty rate: 10.1% (9,634 of 95,048)

	Count	Share
Family households	22,745	74.3%
Nonfamily households	7,867	25.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	30,612	95.6%
Vacant	1,415	4.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	17,807	58.2%
Renter-occupied	12,805	41.8%

1-unit, detached51.8%

1-unit, attached11.5%

2 to 4 units13.1%

5 to 19 units11.1%

20 or more units10.7%

Mobile home & other1.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	16,580	51.8%
1-unit, attached	3,678	11.5%
2 to 4 units	4,189	13.1%
5 to 19 units	3,553	11.1%
20 or more units	3,437	10.7%
Mobile home & other	590	1.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4957300
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 19 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.2981, -111.6994