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Logan, UT
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Living in Logan


Logan is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Utah. With a population of 56,770 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Logan is the 15th largest community in Utah.

Also of interest is that Logan has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.85% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

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, creating a decent-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 16.30 minutes getting to work every day.

Many people in Logan take advantage of public transportation to get around. In fact, for the size of the city, the number of people who use the bus to commute to work is quite high. This helps to fill a need among Logan citizens for affordable transportation.

Logan is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 40.26% of adults in Logan have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Logan in 2022 was $26,214, which is low income relative to Utah and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $104,856 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 15.37% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Logan include English, German, European, Irish, and Scottish.

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