Orem is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Utah. With a population of 95,519 people and 26 associated neighborhoods, Orem is the fifth largest community in Utah.

Also of interest is that Orem 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 Orem telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.54% 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.

Orem is a nice balance between life in a moderately big city and the interesting diversions and culture that come from having a big college student population. The thousands of students who arrive on campus every fall will find that Orem has plenty of amenities and opportunities for them, while residents of Orem enjoy the lectures, music, art, and economic trickle-down that colleges typically provide. "Town and Gown" complement each other in Orem.

Not only is Orem a city with many college students, but it also retains many recent graduates who are looking to start new careers, creating a very large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile. That’s because Orem is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Orem a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

The education level of Orem ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Orem, 42.23% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Orem in 2022 was $32,143, which is middle income relative to Utah and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $128,572 for a family of four. However, Orem contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Orem is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Orem home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Orem residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Orem also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.62% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Orem include English, German, European, Irish, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Orem is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.