Moving to Provo, Utah

About Provo, Utah
Provo

Provo ( PROH-voh) is a city in and the county seat of Utah County, Utah, United States. It is 43 miles (69 km) south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front, and lies between the cities of Orem to the north and Springville to the south. With a population at the 2020 census of 115,162, Provo is the fourth-largest city in Utah and the principal city in the Provo-Orem metropolitan area, which had a population of 526,810 at the 2010 census. It is Utah's second-largest metropolitan area after Salt Lake City.

Provo is the home to Brigham Young University (BYU), a private higher education institution operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Provo also has the LDS Church's largest Missionary Training Center (MTC). The city is a focus area for technology development in Utah, with several billion-dollar startups. The city's Peaks Ice Arena was a venue for the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics in 2002.

Gender
Gender Provo Utah Country
Female 50.6% 49.6% 50.8%
Male 49.4% 50.4% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Provo Utah Country
Less than $10,000 6.2% 3.6% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 5.8% 2.7% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 11.4% 6.1% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 13.1% 7.2% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 13.5% 11.8% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 18.8% 19.1% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 11.9% 15.4% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 10.7% 19.2% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 4.4% 7.8% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 4.2% 7% 8.3%
Education


Education Provo Utah Country
< 9th Grade 2% 2% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 4% 5% 7.0%
High School or GED 15% 23% 27.0%
Other College 26% 26% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 9% 10% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 30% 23% 20.0%
Master's Degree 9% 8% 9.0%
Professional Degree 2% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 3% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Provo Utah Country
White 72.9% 77.9% 60.1%
African American 0.9% 1.1% 12.2%
American Indian 0.5% 0.9% 0.6%
Asian 2.7% 2.3% 5.6%
Hawaiian 1.3% 0.9% 0.2%
Other 0.2% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 3.8% 2.5% 2.8%
Hispanic 17.7% 14.2% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity