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Provo Demographics and Statistics

Provo is one of a number of communities in the United States that has an interesting mixture of heritages, cultures and peoples that make the city culturally rich. People of many cultures, lifestyles and backgrounds inhabit the area. It is home to residents living in urban and suburban areas. The metro has grown recently and will likely continue to grow. Demographic data of the metro statistical area of Provo present some exciting facts.

Provo, UT

People QuickFacts Provo Utah
Population, 2006 estimate 113,984 2,550,063
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 8.0% 14.2%
Population, 2000 105,166 2,233,169
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 8.7% 9.4%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 22.3% 32.2%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 5.7% 8.5%
Female persons, percent, 2000 51.9% 49.9%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 88.5% 89.2%
Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.5% 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.8% 1.3%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.8% 1.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.8% 0.7%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 2.4% 2.1%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 10.5% 9.0%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 27.6% 49.3%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 9.6% 7.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 17.0% 12.5%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 89.4% 87.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 35.7% 26.1%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 15.7 21.3
 
Housing units, 2000 30,374 768,594
Homeownership rate, 2000 42.6% 71.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $149,700 $146,100
 
Households, 2000 29,192 701,281
Persons per household, 2000 3.34 3.13
Median household income, 1999 $34,313 $45,726
Per capita money income, 1999 $13,207 $18,185
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 26.8% 9.4%
Business QuickFacts Provo Utah
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 679,226 22,905,100
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 854,521 23,675,432
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $7,746 $10,132
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 138,030 2,984,632
Total number of firms, 2002 6,947 193,003
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 1.5% 1.5%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 4.3% 2.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 23.1% 25.1%
 
Geography QuickFacts Provo Utah
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 39 82,143
Persons per square mile, 2000 2,653.0 27.2
FIPS Code 62470 49
Counties Utah County