Ogden is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Utah. With a population of 86,825 people and 24 associated neighborhoods, Ogden is the eighth largest community in Utah.
Also of interest is that Ogden has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Ogden telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.30% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
The citizens of Ogden are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.73% of adults in Ogden having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Ogden in 2022 was $31,437, which is middle income relative to Utah and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $125,748 for a family of four. However, Ogden contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Ogden is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Ogden home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ogden residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Ogden also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 29.64% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Ogden include English, German, Irish, European, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Ogden is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.