Editing Provo, Utah (section)

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2" /> 105,166 people, 29,192 households and 19,938 families resided in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2,653.2|pd/sqmi}}. There were 30,374 housing units at an average density of {{cvt|766.3|/sqmi}}. The racial makeup of the city was 88.52% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.46% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]], 0.80% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|American Indian]], 1.83% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.84% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 5.10% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.44% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] residents of any race were 10.47% of the population.

There were 29,192 households, of which 33.8% had children under 18 living with them, 57.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 11.8% of all households were made up of a single individual, and 4.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.34, and the average family size was 3.40.

In the city, 22.3% of residents were under 18, 40.2% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 8.6% from 45 to 64, and 5.7% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.6 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 89.3 males.

The [[median household income]] was $34,313, and the median family income was $36,393. Males had a median income of $32,010 and females $20,928. The [[per capita income]] was $13,207. About 12.5% of families and 26.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.4% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those aged 65 or over.

The residents of Provo are predominantly members of the LDS Church. According to data taken in 2000 by the [[Association of Religion Data Archives|ARDA]], 88% of the overall population, and 98% of religious adherents in the Provo-Orem area are Latter-day Saints.<ref name="religious">{{cite web|url=http://www.thearda.com/mapsReports/reports/metro/6520_2000.asp|title=Religious adherents in Provo-Orem, Utah|website=Thearda.com|access-date=February 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021204152/http://www.thearda.com/mapsReports/reports/metro/6520_2000.asp|archive-date=October 21, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> According to a study in 2015, the Provo-Orem metro area is about as dissimilar to the rest of America as possible. Weighing factors such as race, housing, income, and education, the study ranked Provo-Orem 376th of 381 of the United States' largest cities in terms of resemblance to the country.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sltrib.com/news/2652352-155/which-utah-city-least-resembles-the|title=Provo-Orem is least American area in Utah, study says|author=Amy Mcdonald|work=The Salt Lake Tribune|language=en-US|date=June 24, 2015|access-date=May 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160504102231/http://www.sltrib.com/news/2652352-155/which-utah-city-least-resembles-the|archive-date=May 4, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>