Logan is also a major college town with a large number of people who are 18 years or older and attending college. As is often the case in college towns, the many students that live in Logan have a strong influence on the local culture and entertainment scene, which may seem dormant by comparison in the summer months when much of the student population is away. In the fall, the return of students has a reinvigorating effect on the community. Because colleges are lasting institutions, they have a stabilizing effect on the economy by providing direct local benefits such as jobs for faculty and staff and spending by students. Logan’s economy is one such example of 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.
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 15.63 minutes getting to work every day.
Logan has a lot of people who ride the bus to and from work. In fact, for its size, Logan has quite a high level of public transit users. Logan’s need for inexpensive transportation options for its citizens is quite high.
The population of Logan is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 38.79% of adults in Logan have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Logan in 2022 was $24,911, which is low income relative to Utah and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $99,644 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 15.26% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Logan include English, German, European, Irish, and Danish.
The most common language spoken in Logan is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Scandinavian languages.
