Wales, Utah Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 219. Estimated population in July 2024: 225 (+2.7% change)
Males: 115 (52.5%), Females: 104 (47.5%)

Sanpete County

Zip code: 84667

Demographics

Median resident age: 26.3 years
Median household income: $35,313
Median house value: $84,600

Population by Race

Races in Wales:

• White Non-Hispanic (91.8%)
• Hispanic (7.3%)
• Other race (1.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: English (28.3%), Danish (17.4%), Welsh (17.4%), United States (12.3%), French (6.8%), Scottish (5.5%).

Elevation: 5500 feet

Land area: 0.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Wales

• High school or higher: 87.5%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.7%
• Unemployed: 2.1%
• Mean travel time to work: 36.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wales town

• Never married: 25.0%
• Now married: 67.1%
• Separated: 1.2%
• Widowed: 1.2%
• Divorced: 5.5%

5.9% Foreign born (5.9% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +33 (+17.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Wales:

• SANPETE VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; MOUNT PLEASANT, UT)
• CENTRAL VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; NEPHI, UT)
• GUNNISON VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; GUNNISON, UT)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wales:

• PROVO MUNI (about 51 miles; PROVO, UT; Abbreviation: PVU)
• SALT LAKE CITY INTL (about 93 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Abbreviation: SLC)
• HILL AFB (about 115 miles; OGDEN, UT; Abbreviation: HIF)

Other public-use airports nearest to Wales:

• MOUNT PLEASANT (about 12 miles; MOUNT PLEASANT, UT; Abbreviation: 43U)
• MANTI-EPHRAIM (about 12 miles; MANTI, UT; Abbreviation: 41U)
• NEPHI MUNI (about 24 miles; NEPHI, UT; Abbreviation: U14)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wales:

• SNOW COLLEGE (about 10 miles; EPHRAIM, UT; Full-time enrollment: 2,632)
• UTAH VALLEY STATE COLLEGE (about 55 miles; OREM, UT; Full-time enrollment: 14,182)
• BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; PROVO, UT; Full-time enrollment: 29,977)
• UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-UTAH CAMPUS (about 84 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 2,021)
• SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 84 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 11,896)
• UNIVERSITY OF UTAH (about 90 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 19,866)
• WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY (about 120 miles; OGDEN, UT; Full-time enrollment: 12,112)