Ogden, UT

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2024 Population

87,413

US Senator

Mike Lee

Republican Party

US Senator

John Curtis

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

33.6

0.901% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

13.7%

8.01% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$72,575

3.6% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$355,600

14.2% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

45,877

1.83% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Ogden, UT reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

93.3% of the residents in Ogden, UT are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Ogden, UT are Weber State University (6,915 degrees awarded in 2024) and Ogden-Weber Technical College (1,344 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Ogden, UT was $355,600, and the homeownership rate was 61.3%.

Most people in Ogden, UT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Ogden, UT was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Ogden, UT is home to a population of 87.4k people, from which 93.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 11.4% of Ogden, UT residents were born outside of the country (9.93k people).

In 2024, there were 4.13 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (53.5k people) in Ogden, UT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 12.9k White (Hispanic) and 7.27k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.3%

2024 Citizenship

94.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93.3% of Ogden, UT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Ogden, UT was 94.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ogden, UT

White (Non-Hispanic)
53.5k ± 1.25k
White (Hispanic)
12.9k ± 1.39k
Other (Hispanic)
7.27k ± 1.14k

31.1%

Hispanic Population

27.2k people

31.1% of the people in Ogden, UT are hispanic (27.2k people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place 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

11.4%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

9.93k people

10.5%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

9.09k people

As of 2024, 11.4% of Ogden, UT residents (9.93k 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, UT was 10.5%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
1,392 ± 300
Vietnam
944 ± 304
Gulf War (1990s)
607 ± 193

Ogden, UT has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.47 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Health

86.3% of the population of Ogden, UT has health coverage, with 50% on employee plans, 13.5% on Medicaid, 8.67% on Medicare, 12.5% on non-group plans, and 1.67% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Utah see 1,785 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,785 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1441 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 248 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.5% were men and 47.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.5% under 18 years, 27.9% between 18 and 34 years, 36.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.5% were men and 47.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

13.7%

Uninsured

50%

Employer Coverage

13.5%

Medicaid

8.67%

Medicare

12.5%

Non-Group

1.67%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Ogden, UT grew by 2.67% from 13.3% to 13.7%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Ogden, UT changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Ogden, UT employs 45.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Ogden, UT were Manufacturing (6,752 people), Retail Trade (5,504 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (5,117 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($88,137), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($60,114), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($56,725).

Employment

Occupations

45.9k

2024 Value

± 1,659

1.83%

1 Year growth

± 4.95%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ogden, UT grew at a rate of 1.83%, from 45.1k employees to 45.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ogden, UT, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (5,098 people), Production Occupations (4,581 people), and Management Occupations (4,006 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ogden, 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

45.9k

2024 Value

± 1,659

1.83%

1 Year growth

± 4.95%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ogden, UT grew at a rate of 1.83%, from 45.1k employees to 45.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ogden, UT, are Manufacturing (6,752 people), Retail Trade (5,504 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (5,117 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ogden, UT, though some of these residents may live in Ogden, UT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$49,143

Median earning men ± $1,673

$37,277

Median earning women ± $1,607

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($63,493), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($62,443), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($56,687).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Construction ($48,190), Public Administration ($47,212), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($46,993).

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.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Utah went to Donald J. Trump with 59.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (37.8%), followed by Chase Oliver (1.14%).

Mike Lee and John Curtis are the senators currently representing the state of Utah. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Utah is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Ogden, UT. Showing the available data for Utah.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (59.4%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (37.8%)
Democratic Party
Chase Oliver (1.14%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Utah went to Donald J. Trump with 59.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (37.8%), followed by Chase Oliver (1.14%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Utah for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Utah

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Utah.

Mike Lee

Senator from Utah

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

John Curtis

Senator from Utah

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Mike Lee and John Curtis are the senators currently representing Utah.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Utah over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2024, universities in Ogden, UT awarded 8,259 degrees. The student population of Ogden, UT in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 16,838 male students and 20,070 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Ogden, UT are White (6,020 and 73.8%), Hispanic or Latino (1,194 and 14.6%), Unknown (302 and 3.7%), and Two or More Races (277 and 3.4%).

The largest universities in Ogden, UT by number of degrees awarded are Weber State University (6,915 and 83.7%) and Ogden-Weber Technical College (1,344 and 16.3%).

The most popular majors in Ogden, UT are General Studies (1,601 and 19.4%), Registered Nursing (793 and 9.6%), and Radiographer (298 and 3.61%).

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 36,908 students enrolled in Ogden, UT, 45.6% men and 54.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 26,596 records, of which 54.2% were women and 45.8% 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
Ogden-Weber Technical College
1,344 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, 3,463 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Ogden, UT, which is 0.722 times less than the 4,796 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 6,020 degrees mean that there were 5.04 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 1,194 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, UT was $355,600 in 2024, which is 1.07 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $311,300 to $355,600, a 14.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Ogden, UT is 61.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Ogden, UT have an average commute time of 22.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ogden, UT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$355,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$6,828

$20,531

Median Property Taxes

±$1,036

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, UT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

Rent vs Own

61.3%

Homeownership

2024

71.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 61.3% of the housing units in Ogden, UT were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 60.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Ogden, 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.

$72,575

Median Household Income

± $2,725

33.5k

Number of Households

± 1,366

In 2024, the median household income of the 33.5k households in Ogden, UT grew to $72,575 from the previous year's value of $70,053.

The following chart displays the households in Ogden, 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, 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 (73.1%)
Worked At Home (12%)
Carpooled (9.81%)

In 2024, 73.1% of workers in Ogden, UT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12%) and those who carpooled to work (9.81%).

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

22.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ogden, UT have a shorter commute time (22.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.35% of the workforce in Ogden, UT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Ogden, 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, UT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Ogden, UT have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ogden, UT (11.7k out of 85.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Ogden, 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.