Moving to Wendover, Utah
Population: 1,537. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,620 (+5.4% change)
Males: 792 (51.5%), Females: 745 (48.5%)
Tooele County
Zip code: 84083
Demographics
Median resident age: 23.7 years
Median household income: $31,196
Median house value: $84,000
Population by Race
Races in Wendover:
- Hispanic (68.6%)
- Other race (43.6%)
- White Non-Hispanic (28.0%)
- Two or more races (8.5%)
- American Indian (2.6%)
- Black (1.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: English (4.7%), German (4.6%), United States (1.9%), Scottish (1.8%), Irish (1.7%), Danish (1.3%).
Elevation: 4246 feet
Land area: 6.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Wendover
- High school or higher: 43.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
- Unemployed: 8.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 9.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Wendover city
- Never married: 31.1%
- Now married: 55.7%
- Separated: 2.7%
- Widowed: 3.4%
- Divorced: 7.1%
46.0% Foreign born (45.4% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +443 (+40.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Wendover:
- WILLIAM BEE RIRIE HOSPITAL (about 118 miles; ELY, NV)
- NORTHEASTERN NV REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 120 miles; ELKO, NV)
- MOUNTAIN WEST MEDICAL CENTER (about 121 miles; TOOELE, UT)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wendover:
- WENDOVER (about 2 miles; WENDOVER, UT; Abbreviation: ENV)
- ELY ARPT /YELLAND FLD/ (about 115 miles; ELY, NV; Abbreviation: ELY)
- ELKO REGIONAL (about 122 miles; ELKO, NV; Abbreviation: EKO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wendover:
- WELLS MUNICIPAL/HARRIET FIELD (about 67 miles; WELLS, NV; Abbreviation: LWL)
- MICHAEL AAF (about 85 miles; DUGWAY PROVING GROUND, UT; Abbreviation: DPG)
- JACKPOT/HAYDEN FIELD (about 95 miles; JACKPOT, NV; Abbreviation: 06U)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wendover:
- COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN IDAHO (about 128 miles; TWIN FALLS, ID; Full-time enrollment: 3,433)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-UTAH CAMPUS (about 147 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 2,021)
- SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 148 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 11,896)
- WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY (about 148 miles; OGDEN, UT; Full-time enrollment: 12,112)
- UNIVERSITY OF UTAH (about 152 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 19,866)
- UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY (about 161 miles; LOGAN, UT; Full-time enrollment: 16,384)
- BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY (about 162 miles; PROVO, UT; Full-time enrollment: 29,977)
Schools
Public high school in Wendover:
- WENDOVER HIGH (Students: 164; Location: 110 WILDCAT BLVD; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Wendover:
- ANNA SMITH ELEM SCH (Students: 216; Location: 731 NORTH ARIA; Grades: KG – 06)
- CALLAO ELEM SCH (Students: 8; Location: CALLAO ROUTE 225; Grades: KG – 05)