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Ogden Demographics and Statistics

Ogden is one of a number of communities in the United States that has an interesting mixture of heritages, cultures and peoples that make the city culturally rich. People of many cultures, lifestyles and backgrounds inhabit the area. It is home to residents living in urban and suburban areas. The metro has grown recently and will likely continue to grow. Demographic data of the metro statistical area of Ogden present some exciting facts.

Ogden, UT

People QuickFacts Ogden Utah
Population, 2006 estimate 78,086 2,550,063
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 1.0% 14.2%
Population, 2000 77,226 2,233,169
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 9.8% 9.4%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 28.8% 32.2%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 11.3% 8.5%
Female persons, percent, 2000 49.4% 49.9%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 79.0% 89.2%
Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 2.3% 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.2% 1.3%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.4% 1.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2% 0.7%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 2.9% 2.1%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 23.6% 9.0%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 44.7% 49.3%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 12.2% 7.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 21.4% 12.5%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 76.0% 87.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 16.9% 26.1%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 19.9 21.3
 
Housing units, 2000 29,763 768,594
Homeownership rate, 2000 61.2% 71.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $101,300 $146,100
 
Households, 2000 27,384 701,281
Persons per household, 2000 2.73 3.13
Median household income, 1999 $34,047 $45,726
Per capita money income, 1999 $16,632 $18,185
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 16.5% 9.4%
Business QuickFacts Ogden Utah
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 914,726 22,905,100
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 767,723 23,675,432
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $9,779 $10,132
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 99,229 2,984,632
Total number of firms, 2002 5,290 193,003
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 1.5%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 3.5% 2.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 22.7% 25.1%
 
Geography QuickFacts Ogden Utah
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 26 82,143
Persons per square mile, 2000 2,898.9 27.2
FIPS Code 55980 49
Counties Weber County