Moving to Santaquin, Utah
Population: 4,834. Estimated population in July 2024: 6,901 (+42.8% change)
Males: 2,479 (51.3%), Females: 2,355 (48.7%)
Utah County
Zip code: 84655
Demographics
Median resident age: 22.9 years
Median household income: $44,531
Median house value: $132,900
Population by Race
Races in Santaquin:
- White Non-Hispanic (89.6%)
- Hispanic (8.6%)
- Other race (6.1%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: English (32.1%), United States (7.9%), German (7.2%), Danish (6.8%), Swedish (5.2%), Scottish (3.1%).
Elevation: 4887 feet
Land area: 2.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Santaquin
- High school or higher: 84.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
- Unemployed: 4.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Santaquin city
- Never married: 19.5%
- Now married: 70.5%
- Separated: 0.3%
- Widowed: 2.0%
- Divorced: 7.8%
4.8% Foreign born (4.2% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +2,315 (+91.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Santaquin:
- MOUNTAIN VIEW HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; PAYSON, UT)
- UTAH VALLEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; PROVO, UT)
- UTAH STATE HOSPITAL-PSYCHIATRIC (about 20 miles; PROVO, UT)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Santaquin:
- PROVO MUNI (about 18 miles; PROVO, UT; Abbreviation: PVU)
- SALT LAKE CITY INTL (about 57 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Abbreviation: SLC)
- HILL AFB (about 80 miles; OGDEN, UT; Abbreviation: HIF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Santaquin:
- SPANISH FORK-SPRINGVILLE (about 15 miles; SPANISH FORK, UT; Abbreviation: U77)
- NEPHI MUNI (about 18 miles; NEPHI, UT; Abbreviation: U14)
- JAKE GARN (about 25 miles; EAGLE MOUNTAIN, UT; Abbreviation: 17U)
Amtrak station near Santaquin:
- 20 miles: PROVO (600 SOUTH & 3OO WEST). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Santaquin:
- UTAH VALLEY STATE COLLEGE (about 22 miles; OREM, UT; Full-time enrollment: 14,182)
- BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; PROVO, UT; Full-time enrollment: 29,977)
- SNOW COLLEGE (about 45 miles; EPHRAIM, UT; Full-time enrollment: 2,632)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-UTAH CAMPUS (about 49 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 2,021)
- SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 11,896)
- UNIVERSITY OF UTAH (about 55 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 19,866)
- WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; OGDEN, UT; Full-time enrollment: 12,112)
Public primary/middle school in Santaquin:
- SANTAQUIN ELEM SCH (Students: 624; Location: 25 S 400 W; Grades: PK – 05)
Libraries
Library in Santaquin:
- SANTAQUIN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $43,894; Location: 45 WEST 100 SOUTH; 13,145 books; 536 audio materials; 347 video materials; 8 serial subscriptions)