Orem, UT Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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9%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

20%

Household income NAT. AVG.

43%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Orem	Utah	National
Income per capita	$40,952	$38,516	$44,883
Median household income	$97,324	$91,382	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$123,911	$111,880	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$68,090	$55,890	$52,080
Median earnings male	$52,089	$53,788	$54,343
Median earnings female	$29,795	$29,934	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.8%	3.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	11.0%	11.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Orem is 9% lower than the national average
The median household income in Orem is 20% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Orem is 43% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Orem is 27% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$64,876 $97,324 $194,648

City

$60,915 $91,382 $182,764

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Orem median earnings by income bracket

Orem employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.1%	12.1%
Manufacturing sector	9.3%	9.3%
Financial & insurance services	3.9%	3.9%
Wholesale & retail services	14.8%	14.8%
Public administration	2.3%	2.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.5%	3.5%
Education, health & social services	15.3%	15.3%
Other	34.7%	34.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Highland, UT	19,513	$219,470	169.8%
Independence, UT	149	$193,388	137.8%
Alpine, UT	10,905	$185,690	128.3%
Bluffdale, UT	15,121	$170,939	110.2%
Mapleton, UT	10,506	$161,716	98.8%
Orem, UT	101,229	$97,324	19.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lethbridge, AB	101,384	n/a
Chico, CA	100,994	$86,936	6.9%
Beaverton, OR	100,974	$115,031	41.4%
Kamloops, BC	101,505	n/a
Nanaimo, BC	101,513	n/a
Orem, UT	101,229	$97,324	19.7%

Source: The Orem, UT employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.