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Compare Orem to Salt Lake City

This post compares Orem, Utah to Salt Lake City, Utah across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Orem (city) Salt Lake City (city)
Population 94,420 194,188
Income (median) $40,806 $41,602
Home Value (median) $229,800 $266,800
White 87% 73%
Black 0% 2%
Asian 2% 5%
With Kids 42% 25%
Age (median) 25 31
Rentals 41% 51%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Orem or Salt Lake City?
A: Orem has a much smaller population count than Salt Lake City: 94420 compared with 194188 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Orem or in Salt Lake City?
A: Incomes are on average similar in Orem.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Orem or Salt Lake City?
A: Homes tend to be similarly priced in Orem.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Salt Lake City does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 41% for Orem versus 51% for Salt Lake City.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Orem may include: Provo, Layton, and West-Jordan.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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