Provo has garnered many recent accolades,
including being named No. 4 for Best Places for
Business and Careers and No. 3 in Job Growth by
Forbes; the No. 2 Greatest Place to Live in America by Outside Magazine; and No. 7 for Best-Performing Tech Cities by The Milken Institute.
Jobs in the Provo area grew at the fastest
pace of any town in the United States in 2015
according to CNNMoney. The unemployment rate is 2.7%, nearly half the national average, according to the U.S. Labor Department.
Provo’s 5.2% annual jobs growth through
November 2015 outpaces the 1.9% gains
nationally.
POPULATION
152,123
WITHIN 5-MILE RADIUS
AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME
$56,957
WITHIN 5-MILE RADIUS
CARS PER DAY
POPULATION GROWTH
28,445
1.5%
AT CENTER’S MAIN INTERSECTION
2015-2020 PROJECTED