2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Provo, UT vs St. George, UT

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- Household income in St. George, is 19% more than it is in Provo and is 9% below the National Average.
- Provo unemployment rate is 2.1%.
- St. George unemployment rate is 2.9%.
 Provo, UTSt. George, UTUnited States
 Unemployment Rate2.1%2.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.6%3.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth48.5%55.6%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.9%6.4%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$23,440$31,641$37,638
 Household Income$53,572$63,604$69,021
 Family Median Income$61,299$78,096$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Provo, UTSt. George, UTUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K11.4%7.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.2%2.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.7%10.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.1%10.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.5%7.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.8%8.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.3%11.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.7%13.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K10.7%17.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.5%6.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K5.0%6.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Provo, UTSt. George, UTUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.5%15.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science8.7%3.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%2.0%1.8%
 Legal0.5%0.8%1.2%
 Education, library12.4%5.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment4.2%2.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.4%6.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.5%4.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%0.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.5%6.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.2%5.4%3.6%
 Personal care3.0%2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.5%25.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.7%8.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving9.6%12.8%13.1%
Reviews for Provo    21 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I was born in Provo and have lived in a few cities nearby my entire life. While I was raised in a semi-Mormon family, I am no longer LDS. I haven’t been for about 20  More

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Over 6 years ago

I live in Mississippi and im 15. Im looking for somewhere to relocate when I graduate college. Even though im 15 and I have a long way ahead before I even graduate  More

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Great Quality of life. People are  More

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Reviews for St. George    75 Reviews

Very low paying jobs. Very few corporate companies you could have a career at. Very expensive housing. Very unaccepting of non mormons. A very lazy city hall that  More

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We recently moved here and this are our thoughts: - Landscape wise no doubts this is one of the most beautiful places we have been - Public spaces are very clean, well  More

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I have lived in St. George for 8 months and love it so far. I agree that there are not a lot of jobs and most have low pay so this may not be a good place if your  More

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