Moving to Price, Utah

Population: 8,402. Estimated population in July 2024: 8,081 (-3.8% change)
Males: 4,020 (47.8%), Females: 4,382 (52.2%)

Carbon County

Zip code: 84501

Demographics

Median resident age: 31.5 years
Median household income: $31,687
Median house value: $92,000

Population by Race

Races in Price:

  • White Non-Hispanic (86.1%)
  • Hispanic (10.1%)
  • Other race (4.2%)
  • Two or more races (2.8%)
  • American Indian (1.7%)

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

Ancestries: English (27.2%), German (10.5%), Danish (8.4%), Irish (8.1%), Italian (7.9%), Scottish (4.9%).

Elevation: 5566 feet

Land area: 4.2 square miles

Map of Price, UT

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Price

  • High school or higher: 83.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
  • Unemployed: 9.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 12.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Price city

  • Never married: 25.3%
  • Now married: 55.5%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 7.6%
  • Divorced: 9.9%

2.6% Foreign born (1.2% Latin America, 0.6% Europe, 0.6% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: -459 (-5.2%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Price:

  • CASTLEVIEW HOSPITAL (300 NORTH HOSPITAL DR)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Price:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Price:

  • PROVO MUNI (about 76 miles; PROVO, UT; Abbreviation: PVU)
  • SALT LAKE CITY INTL (about 115 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Abbreviation: SLC)
  • HILL AFB (about 132 miles; OGDEN, UT; Abbreviation: HIF)

Other public-use airports nearest to Price:

Amtrak station near Price:

  • 7 miles: HELPER (1 DEPOT ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Price:

  • COLLEGE OF EASTERN UTAH (Full-time enrollment: 1,926; Location: 400 E 400 N; Public; Website: www.ceu.edu)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Price:

  • SNOW COLLEGE (about 56 miles; EPHRAIM, UT; Full-time enrollment: 2,632)
  • UTAH VALLEY STATE COLLEGE (about 78 miles; OREM, UT; Full-time enrollment: 14,182)
  • BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; PROVO, UT; Full-time enrollment: 29,977)
  • SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 106 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 11,896)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-UTAH CAMPUS (about 107 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 2,021)
  • UNIVERSITY OF UTAH (about 108 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 19,866)
  • WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY (about 136 miles; OGDEN, UT; Full-time enrollment: 12,112)

Schools

Public high schools in Price:

  • CARBON HIGH (Students: 849; Location: 750 E 400 N; Grades: 10 – 12)
  • LIGHTHOUSE LEARNING CTR (Students: 65; Location: 251 W 400 N; Grades: 08 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Price:

  • MONT HARMON JR HIGH (Students: 619; Location: 60 W 400 N; Grades: 07 – 09)
  • CREEKVIEW ELEM SCH (Students: 439; Location: 590 W 500 S; Grades: KG – 06)
  • CASTLE HEIGHTS ELEM SCH (Students: 426; Location: 750 N HOMESTEAD BLVD; Grades: KG – 06)
  • CASTLE VALLEY CENTER (Students: 48; Location: 755 N CEDAR HILLS DR; Grades: UG – UG)
  • CASTLE COUNTY YOUTH CTR (YIC) (Students: 10; Location: 1395 S CARBON AVE; Grades: 06 – 12)

Libraries

Library in Price:

  • PRICE CITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $341,363; Location: 159 EAST MAIN STREET; 49,134 books; 1,600 audio materials; 1,488 video materials; 93 serial subscriptions)