In addition, Logan is a major college town that has a very high percentage of its residents over 18 years old who are college students. Naturally, collegiate life has a major influence on local Logan culture, lifestyle and entertainment options. Logan really pulses to the beat of the academic calendar. In Logan every fall, returning students reinvigorate the community, who you will notice are all over town, buying groceries, out with friends, and getting acquainted or re-acquainted with each other and Logan. One of the beneficial effects that colleges provide is that they tend to be lasting institutions that deliver direct economic benefits to the local economy in the form of such things as jobs for faculty and staff, and spending by students. Logan benefits directly from this.
Not only is Logan a city with many college students, but it also retains many recent graduates who are looking to start new careers, shaping the character of the city into a place that is geared toward, and considered attractive to, many single, educated people. Many singles consider Logan a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.
One of the benefits of Logan is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.65 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
The education level of Logan citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 38.55% of adults in Logan have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Logan in 2022 was $23,391, which is low income relative to Utah and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $93,564 for a family of four. However, Logan contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Logan is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Logan home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Logan residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Logan also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.16% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Logan include English, German, European, Danish, and Irish.
The most common language spoken in Logan is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
