Ogden-Clearfield, UT

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

2024 Population

653,374

US Senator

Mike Lee

Republican Party

US Senator

John Curtis

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

0.61% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

7.01%

7.57% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$101,203

2.89% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$471,500

Population & Diversity

Ogden-Clearfield, UT is home to a population of 653k people, from which 96.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 6.12% of Ogden-Clearfield, UT residents were born outside of the country (40k people).

In 2024, there were 13.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (507k people) in Ogden-Clearfield, UT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 38.7k White (Hispanic) and 29.6k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.9%

2024 Citizenship

97.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.9% of Ogden-Clearfield, UT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Ogden-Clearfield, UT was 97.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Ogden-Clearfield, UT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ogden-Clearfield, UT

White (Non-Hispanic)
507k ± 1.39k
White (Hispanic)
38.7k ± 2.56k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
29.6k ± 1.97k

14.6%

Hispanic Population

95.6k people

14.6% of the people in Ogden-Clearfield, UT are hispanic (95.6k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Ogden-Clearfield, UT as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Utah.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
104,058 ± 7,797 people
Venezuela
13,264 ± 2,822 people
Peru
9,271 ± 2,361 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Utah was Mexico, the natal country of 104,058 Utah residents, followed by Venezuela with 13,264 and Peru with 9,271.

Foreign-Born Population

6.12%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

40k people

5.67%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

36.6k people

As of 2024, 6.12% of Ogden-Clearfield, UT residents (40k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Ogden-Clearfield, UT was 5.67%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Ogden-Clearfield, UT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
11,627 ± 786
Vietnam
7,564 ± 644
Gulf War (1990s)
4,978 ± 518

Ogden-Clearfield, UT has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.54 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Ogden-Clearfield, UT.

Economy

The economy of Ogden-Clearfield, UT employs 329k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Ogden-Clearfield, UT were Health Care & Social Assistance (38,992 people), Manufacturing (38,668 people), and Retail Trade (36,792 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($88,438), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($85,000), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($77,843).

Employment

Occupations

329k

2024 Value

± 4,631

1.68%

1 Year growth

± 1.95%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ogden-Clearfield, UT grew at a rate of 1.68%, from 323k employees to 329k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ogden-Clearfield, UT, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (41,248 people), Management Occupations (40,157 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (29,705 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ogden-Clearfield, UT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Utah.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Utah (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

329k

2024 Value

± 4,631

1.68%

1 Year growth

± 1.95%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ogden-Clearfield, UT grew at a rate of 1.68%, from 323k employees to 329k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ogden-Clearfield, UT, are Health Care & Social Assistance (38,992 people), Manufacturing (38,668 people), and Retail Trade (36,792 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ogden-Clearfield, UT, though some of these residents may live in Ogden-Clearfield, UT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$62,607

Median earning men ± $1,019

$37,270

Median earning women ± $678

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($80,028), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($79,951), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($75,699).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($54,942), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($47,855), and Wholesale Trade ($47,785).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Utah.

Y-Axis

2.78%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.7M people employed in Utah. This represents a 2.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 7.69%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Utah.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

1,550
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
1,382
Construction
964
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$1.74M
Manufacturing
$1.33M
Health Care and Social Assistance
$1.13M
Construction

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Education

The student population of Ogden-Clearfield, UT in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 19,465 male students and 22,099 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Ogden-Clearfield, UT are White (7,637 and 73.4%), Hispanic or Latino (1,611 and 15.5%), Unknown (365 and 3.51%), and Two or More Races (328 and 3.15%).

The largest universities in Ogden-Clearfield, UT by number of degrees awarded are Weber State University (6,915 and 65.8%), Weber State University (6,915 and 65.8%), and Davis Technical College (2,023 and 19.3%).

The most popular majors in Ogden, UT are General Studies (1,601 and 15.2%), Registered Nursing (845 and 8.04%), and Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (487 and 4.63%).

The median tuition cost for a public four year colleges is $5,621 for in-state students and $16,609 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2024 there were 41,564 students enrolled in Ogden-Clearfield, UT, 46.8% men and 53.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 29,835 records, of which 53% were women and 47% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Studies
1,484 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
416 degrees awarded
General Health Services
174 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Ogden, UT was General Studies with 1,484 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Ogden, UT according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Weber State University
6,915 degrees awarded
Weber State University
6,915 degrees awarded
Davis Technical College
2,023 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Weber State University with 6,915 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2024, 4,348 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Ogden-Clearfield, UT, which is 0.706 times less than the 6,161 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 7,637 degrees mean that there were 4.74 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 1,611 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 4-year or above ($5,621) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($936) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,400) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Ogden-Clearfield, UT was $471,500 in 2024, which is 1.42 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $437,700 to $471,500, a 7.72% increase. The homeownership rate in Ogden-Clearfield, UT is 76.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Ogden-Clearfield, UT have an average commute time of 23.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ogden-Clearfield, UT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$471,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$3,072

$162,728

Median Property Taxes

±$2,953

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Ogden-Clearfield, UT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Ogden-Clearfield, UT compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

76.1%

Homeownership

2024

69.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 76.1% of the housing units in Ogden-Clearfield, UT were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 76.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Ogden-Clearfield, UT compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$101,203

Median Household Income

± $1,354

214k

Number of Households

± 3,542

In 2024, the median household income of the 214k households in Ogden-Clearfield, UT grew to $101,203 from the previous year's value of $98,361.

The following chart displays the households in Ogden-Clearfield, UT distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ogden-Clearfield, UT is from Utah.

0.472

2024 Wage GINI in Utah

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Utah

In 2024, the income inequality in Utah was 0.472 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.723% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Utah was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Utah in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Utah across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (71.4%)
Worked At Home (16.9%)
Carpooled (8.3%)

In 2024, 71.4% of workers in Ogden-Clearfield, UT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16.9%) and those who carpooled to work (8.3%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

23.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ogden-Clearfield, UT have a shorter commute time (23.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.34% of the workforce in Ogden-Clearfield, UT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Ogden-Clearfield, UT compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Ogden-Clearfield, UT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Ogden-Clearfield, UT have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.01% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ogden-Clearfield, UT (45.4k out of 647k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Ogden-Clearfield, UT is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Keep Exploring