Provo

Population & Demographics

Provo, UT

Provo is home to 114,766 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 42,600 resident workers commute each day.

UtahCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
114,766
people
Population

114,766 residents

Median age 23.6 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Provo population & demographics

Who lives in Provo — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
114,766
Median age
23.6yrs
Median household income
$64,171
Median home value
$467,200
Median gross rent
$1,193/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
45.2%
Poverty rate
23.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Provo

How Provo breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White70.8%
Hispanic or Latino19.2%
Two or more races4.8%
Asian2.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1.1%
Black1.1%
Some other race0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%

Race across Provo

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Provo.

Provo at a glance
Employed Residents
42,600
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
11.7mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
30.5%
Share working within the area
Work from home
16.1%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Orem
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Provo proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Provo commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

79
Commute Score

79 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Provo

42,600 commutes, one dot at a time

Provo

Where 42,600 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Provo, by worker count.

1Provo0.0 mi12,978
2Orem4.2 mi6,349
3Salt Lake City37.0 mi2,428
4Lehi15.6 mi1,972
5Springville6.4 mi1,862
6American Fork11.7 mi1,518
7Spanish Fork9.7 mi1,328
8Lindon7.3 mi1,215

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Provo.

1Provo0.0 mi12,978
2Orem4.2 mi7,661
3Spanish Fork9.7 mi3,618
4Springville6.4 mi3,387
5Lehi15.6 mi2,936
6Pleasant Grove9.5 mi1,998
7American Fork11.7 mi1,663
8Payson15.0 mi1,420

Top industries

The sectors that employ Provo’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance22.5%
EDEducational Services18.0%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services9.4%
COConstruction8.0%
AFAccommodation and Food Services6.7%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services6.4%
RTRetail Trade5.5%
MFManufacturing3.8%
PAPublic Administration3.4%
Connectivity

Internet options for Provo

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

13 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps93% of homes
2 Gbps93%
5 Gbps93%
8 Gbps93%
See all internet providers in Provo

FindBetterInternet is a CensusFlow partner site — we link out so you can compare local plans, and CensusFlow’s Census data stays independent. Provider data is from the FCC National Broadband Map (satellite + fixed wireless excluded).