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Provo, Utah


Location & Population

Provo, Utah is located fifty miles south of Salt Lake City in Utah County. Provo is named after an early trapper to the region in 1825, Etienne Provost. The area was originally called Fort Utah when settled by the early Mormon pioneers. Provo is home to Brigham Young University (BYU), the second largest private university in the U.S. The city serves as the county seat for Utah County. The city has around 29% of the county's population. According to the 2000 Census, the population was 105,258.

 

Real Estate | Housing

The Census records show that there were 30,412 housing units. Only 41% of the housing is owner occupied, largely due to the 34,000+ students at BYU. The monthly median housing cost with a mortgage was $1,131 while the median gross rent was $521. The Provo median value for owner occupied housing was $144,900 with a median real estate tax of $823.

 

Income

Provo median household income in 1999 was $34,313. Around 16% of the households in Provo possess some type of self-employment.

 

Provo Zip Code | Area Code

Six zip codes cover the Provo area--84601, 84602, 84603, 84604, 84605, & 84606. The area code is 801.

 

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Provo, Utah Demographics and Statistics

 

	Provo
Total Population:	105,258
Total Families	20,241
Families, married couple	17,160
Families, male HHR, no wife	874
Families, female HHR, no husband	2,207
Pop. 25 yrs+ Male, high school grad	2,591
Pop. 25 yrs+ Male, Associate Degree	1,743
Pop. 25 yrs+ Male, Bachelor's Degree	4,822
Pop. 25 yrs+ Male, Master's Degree	1,390
Pop. 25 yrs+ Male, Doctorate Degree	1,109
Pop. 25 yrs+ Female, high school grad	3,275
Pop. 25 yrs+ Female, Associate Degree	1,829
Pop. 25 yrs+ Female, Bachelor's Degree	5,039
Pop. 25 yrs+ Female, Master's Degree	1,087
Pop. 25 yrs+ Female, Doctorate Degree	128
Pop. 18-64 yrs Male, Armed Forces	64
Pop. 18-64 yrs Female, Armed Forces	-
Pop. 18-64 yrs Male, Civilian/Veteran	1,750
Pop. 18-64 yrs Female, Civilian/Veteran	89
Households Total	29,266
Median HH Income (1999)	34,313
Households w/ self-employment income	4,773
Households w/o self-employment income	24,493
Median Family Income (1999)	36,393
Housing Units	30,412
Occupied Housing Units, Owner Occupied	12,478
Occupied Housing Units Renter Occupied	16,747
Occupied Housing Units Ave. HH Size	3
Housing Units Median year structure built	1,974
Housing Units Median year structure built, OO	1,976
Housing Units Median year structure built, RO	1,974
Occupied Housing Units, Median yr HHR moved in	1,998
Occupied Housing Units, Median yr HHR moved in, OO	1,993
Occupied Housing Units, Median yr HHR moved in, RO	1,999
Median Gross Rent	521
Owner-Occupied  Housing Median Value	144,900
Specified OO Housing Median Monthly Cost w/ Mortgage	1,131
Specified OO Housing Median Monthly Cost w/o Mortgage	283
Owner-Occupied  Housing Median Real Estate Taxes	823
Workers 16 yrs and older - Work at home	2,092
HH - household
HHR = householder
HHS = households
OO = owner occupied
RO = renter occupied
w/ = with
w/o = without
Information listed above extracted from U.S. Census data and should not be used for business decisions.