Provo is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Utah. With a population of 105,258 people and 20 constituent neighborhoods, Provo is the third largest community in Utah.

Unlike some cities, Provo isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Provo are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Provo is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Provo who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.62%), teaching (11.31%), and sales jobs (11.22%).

Also of interest is that Provo has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, Provo is also a city of artists. Provo has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Provo's character.

Provo is made interesting by being both a reasonably big city and having a major college student population: students here will find that the city provides a lot of amenities, culture, and opportunities for them. Provo is more than just a college town, however, though the thousands of students certainly are a major part of the character of the city, as well as a contributor to the local economy.

One of the benefits of Provo is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.65 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Provo Information and Demographics

The education level of Provo citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 35.67% of adults in Provo have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Provo in 2000 was $13,207, which is lower middle income relative to Utah, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $52,828 for a family of four.

The people who call Provo home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Provo is White, followed by Asian. Provo also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.39% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Provo include English, German, Danish, Scottish, European, Irish, Swedish, and Norwegian.

The most common language spoken in Provo is English. Some people also speak Spanish.