Provo, UT Social Statistics
Updated June 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 53,054 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 1,207 | 2.3 |
| Kindergarten | 1,027 | 1.9 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 8,387 | 15.8 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 4,634 | 8.7 |
| College or graduate school | 37,799 | 71.2 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 39,837 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 1,492 | 3.7 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,722 | 6.8 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,866 | 14.7 |
| Some college, no degree | 11,976 | 30.1 |
| Associate degree | 3,572 | 9.0 |
| Bachelor's degree | 9,861 | 24.8 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 4,348 | 10.9 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 89.4 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 35.7 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 85,526 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 40,374 | 47.2 |
| Now married, except separated | 39,241 | 45.9 |
| Separated | 509 | 0.6 |
| Widowed | 2,037 | 2.4 |
Female | 1,717 | 2.0 |
| Divorced | 3,365 | 3.9 |
Female | 2,128 | 2.5 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,366 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 453 | 33.2 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 81,900 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 3,610 | 4.4 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 31,227 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,020 | 6.5 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 58,314 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 5,789 | 9.9 |
Percent employed | 61.8 | (X) |
| No disability | 52,525 | 90.1 |
Percent employed | 73.4 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 5,729 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,014 | 35.2 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 96,213 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 26,555 | 27.6 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 62,321 | 64.8 |
Same county | 23,252 | 24.2 |
Different county | 39,069 | 40.6 |
Same state | 8,680 | 9.0 |
Different state | 30,389 | 31.6 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 7,337 | 7.6 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 105,258 | 100.0 |
| Native | 95,174 | 90.4 |
Born in United States | 93,657 | 89.0 |
State of residence | 48,705 | 46.3 |
Different state | 44,952 | 42.7 |
Born outside United States | 1,517 | 1.4 |
| Foreign born | 10,084 | 9.6 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 6,930 | 6.6 |
Naturalized citizen | 2,094 | 2.0 |
Not a citizen | 7,990 | 7.6 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 10,084 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 956 | 9.5 |
| Asia | 1,578 | 15.6 |
| Africa | 157 | 1.6 |
| Oceania | 261 | 2.6 |
| Latin America | 6,373 | 63.2 |
| Northern America | 759 | 7.5 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 96,213 | 100.0 |
| English only | 79,853 | 83.0 |
| Language other than English | 16,360 | 17.0 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 6,108 | 6.3 |
Spanish | 10,812 | 11.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 4,666 | 4.8 |
Other Indo-European languages | 3,197 | 3.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 506 | 0.5 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 2,121 | 2.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 897 | 0.9 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 105,258 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 117,380 | 111.5 |
| Arab | 184 | 0.2 |
| Czech1 | 183 | 0.2 |
| Danish | 7,627 | 7.2 |
| Dutch | 1,868 | 1.8 |
| English | 32,044 | 30.4 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 2,458 | 2.3 |
| French Canadian1 | 350 | 0.3 |
| German | 12,148 | 11.5 |
| Greek | 221 | 0.2 |
| Hungarian | 172 | 0.2 |
| Irish1 | 4,945 | 4.7 |
| Italian | 2,560 | 2.4 |
| Lithuanian | 57 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 3,030 | 2.9 |
| Polish | 604 | 0.6 |
| Portuguese | 348 | 0.3 |
| Russian | 403 | 0.4 |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,068 | 1.0 |
| Scottish | 5,151 | 4.9 |
| Slovak | 44 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 179 | 0.2 |
| Swedish | 4,316 | 4.1 |
| Swiss | 1,718 | 1.6 |
| Ukrainian | 130 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 4,806 | 4.6 |
| Welsh | 2,495 | 2.4 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 5 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 28,266 | 26.9 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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