Census place 4965110

Roy

A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.

Official Census name: Roy city

Relocation snapshot

What stands out in Roy.

According to the 2025 estimate, Roy has a population of 38,794 and 4,761 residents per square mile. Of the six relocation measures evaluated, the three largest relative differences from the median among 67 covered Utah places are: population density is 4,761/sq mi, above the comparison median of 2,733/sq mi; median home value is $383,000, below the comparison median of $496,100; and typical commute is 25 minutes, above the comparison median of 22.2 minutes. These unweighted medians compare covered Census places and are not statewide estimates.

population density
4,761/sq mi
Above the comparison median of 2,733/sq mi
median home value
$383,000
Below the comparison median of $496,100
typical commute
25 minutes
Above the comparison median of 22.2 minutes

National context

Follow the metrics.

Compare Roy's values with other covered Census places. Rankings are descriptive, not recommendations.

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population
38,794
2025 estimate
Annual change
-0.3%
Population estimate
Density
4,761/sq mi
8.1 sq mi land area
Median age
33 years
ACS 5-year estimate

Living here

The everyday equation.

Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.

Median household income
$91,282
Median home value
$383,000
Median gross rent
$1,624
Bachelor’s degree or higher
22.9%
Typical commute
25 min
Drive-alone commute
69.2%
Public transit commute
1.7%
Walked to work
0.8%

Housing

Who rents, and what it takes.

Renter share and rent burden help describe the housing choices visible in this place.

Renter-occupied homes
16%
Renters paying 30%+ of income
48.3%

Work

How the workday lands.

Employment status and working-from-home share add context to income and commuting patterns.

Employed residents 16+
69.5%
Unemployed residents 16+
2%
Working from home
15.8%

Community

The everyday infrastructure.

Access, mobility, housing growth, and household composition add another layer to a place's day-to-day picture.

Households with broadband
94.4%
Homes built 2020+
1.4%
Households without a vehicle
2.5%
Households with children
40.4%
Residents with a disability
12%
Residents without insurance
5.6%

Environmental context

A record of declared events.

FEMA declarations for Weber County provide historical context, not a forecast or a property-level risk assessment.

Environmental declarations since 2000
5
Fire declarations
2
Coastal Storm declarations
1
Flood declarations
1

Climate normals

The long view of weather.

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.

Representative station: OGDEN HINKLEY AP (2 mi from place center)
Average high
62.3°F
Average low
41.2°F
Annual rainfall
16.4"
Annual snowfall
0"

Month by month

A year in Roy.

Typical high and low °F
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Typical precipitation inches

Data vintage

Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release. Disaster declarations are from FEMA's OpenFEMA dataset and are refreshed with this edition.

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