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Population (year 2000): 84,324. Estimated
population in July 2005: 89,713 (+6.4% change)
Males: 41,879 (49.7%), Females: 42,445 (50.3%)
Utah County
Zip codes:
84057,
84058,
84097.
Median resident age: 23.9 years
Median household income: $47,529 (year 2000)
Median house value: $155,000 (year 2000)
Races in Orem:
- White Non-Hispanic (86.7%)
- Hispanic (8.6%)
- Other race (3.6%)
- Two or more races (2.2%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: English (34.1%), German (10.8%),
Danish (7.5%), United States (6.2%), Scottish (5.0%), Irish
(4.8%).
Elevation: 4756 feet
Land area: 18.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Orem
- High school or higher: 91.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 11.2%
- Unemployed: 4.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Orem city
- Never married: 31.1%
- Now married: 58.7%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 3.7%
- Divorced: 5.8%
8.2% Foreign born (5.3% Latin America, 1.2%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +16,928
(+25.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Orem:
- OREM COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (331 NORTH 400 WEST)
- TIMPANOGOS REGIONAL HOSPITAL (750 WEST 800
NORTH)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Orem:
- UTAH STATE HOSPITAL-PSYCHIATRIC (about 7 miles;
PROVO, UT)
- UTAH VALLEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles;
PROVO, UT)
- AMERICAN FORK HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; AMERICAN
FORK, UT)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Orem:
- PROVO MUNI (about 6 miles; PROVO, UT; ID: PVU)
- SALT LAKE CITY INTL (about 39 miles; SALT LAKE CITY,
UT; ID: SLC)
- HILL AFB (about 60 miles; OGDEN, UT; ID: HIF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Orem:
- SPANISH FORK-SPRINGVILLE (about 12 miles; SPANISH
FORK, UT; ID: U77)
- JAKE GARN (about 23 miles; EAGLE MOUNTAIN, UT; ID:
17U)
- HEBER CITY MUNI - RUSS MCDONALD FIELD (about 23
miles; HEBER, UT; ID: 36U)
Amtrak station near Orem:
- 6 miles: PROVO (600 SOUTH & 3OO WEST). Services:
fully wheelchair accessible, free short-term parking,
free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/Universities in Orem:
- UTAH VALLEY STATE COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 14,182; Location: 800 W University Parkway;
Public; Website: www.uvsc.edu)
- FASHION ACADEMY INCORPORATED (Location: PO
BOX 753; Private, for-profit)
- EVANS HAIRSTYLING COLLEGE (Location: 798 W
400 N; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Orem:
- BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; PROVO, UT;
Full-time enrollment: 29,977)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-UTAH CAMPUS (about 30 miles;
SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 2,021)
- SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; SALT
LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 11,896)
- UNIVERSITY OF UTAH (about 34 miles; SALT LAKE CITY,
UT; FT enrollment: 19,866)
- WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; OGDEN, UT;
FT enrollment: 12,112)
- SNOW COLLEGE (about 66 miles; EPHRAIM, UT; FT
enrollment: 2,632)
- UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY (about 94 miles; LOGAN, UT; FT
enrollment: 16,384)
Public high schools in Orem:
- TIMPANOGOS HIGH (Students: 1,543; Location:
1450 N 200 E; Grades: 10 - 12)
- MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH (Students: 1,492;
Location: 665 W CENTER; Grades: 10 - 12)
- OREM HIGH (Students: 1,381; Location: 175 S
400 E; Grades: 10 - 12)
- ALPINE LIFE & LEARNING CTR (Students: 394;
Location: 1165 W 800 S; Grades: 09 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Orem:
- LAKERIDGE JR HIGH (Students: 1,221; Location:
951 S 400 W; Grades: 07 - 09)
- CANYON VIEW JR HIGH (Students: 1,213;
Location: 625 E 950 N; Grades: 07 - 09)
- OREM JR HIGH (Students: 1,038; Location: 765
N 600 W; Grades: 07 - 09)
- BONNEVILLE ELEM SCH (Students: 845; Location:
800 W 1245 N; Grades: KG - 06)
- NORTHRIDGE ELEM SCH (Students: 819; Location:
1660 N 50 E; Grades: KG - 06)
- ORCHARD ELEM SCH (Students: 766; Location:
1035 N 800 E; Grades: KG - 06)
- VINEYARD ELEM SCH (Students: 766; Location:
950 W 800 S; Grades: KG - 06)
- OREM ELEM SCH (Students: 757; Location: 450 W
400 S; Grades: KG - 06)
- CHERRY HILL ELEM SCH (Students: 698;
Location: 250 E 1650 S; Grades: KG - 06)
- CASCADE ELEM SCH (Students: 620; Location:
160 N 800 E; Grades: KG - 06)
Private primary/middle schools in Orem:
- CHALLENGER SCHOOL (Students: 243; Location:
730 N 300 E; Grades: PK - 4)
- MONTESSORI LEARNING CENTER (Students: 66;
Location: 845 N STATE STREET # C; Grades: PK - 4)
Library in Orem:
- OREM PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$2,475,675; Location: 58 NORTH STATE STREET; 203,481
books; 27,583 audio materials; 20,207 video materials;
263 serial subscriptions)
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