Loa, Utah Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 525. Estimated population in July 2024: 498 (-5.1% change)
Males: 262 (49.9%), Females: 263 (50.1%)

Wayne County

Zip code: 84747

Demographics

Median resident age: 28.1 years
Median household income: $33,750
Median house value: $90,300

Population by Race

Races in Loa:

• White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
• Hispanic (1.7%)

Ancestries: English (37.3%), Danish (9.1%), Norwegian (6.3%), United States (4.4%), German (4.0%), Swedish (2.5%).

Elevation: 7000 feet

Land area: 0.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Loa

• High school or higher: 86.1%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
• Unemployed: 2.8%
• Mean travel time to work: 28.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Loa town

• Never married: 22.8%
• Now married: 70.5%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 5.1%
• Divorced: 1.6%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +62 (+13.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Loa:

• SEVIER VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 40 miles; RICHFIELD, UT)
• GUNNISON VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 57 miles; GUNNISON, UT)
• FILLMORE COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER (about 60 miles; FILLMORE, UT)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Loa:

• PAGE MUNI (about 104 miles; PAGE, AZ; Abbreviation: PGA)
• CEDAR CITY REGIONAL (about 111 miles; CEDAR CITY, UT; Abbreviation: CDC)
• PROVO MUNI (about 125 miles; PROVO, UT; Abbreviation: PVU)

Other public-use airports nearest to Loa:

• WAYNE WONDERLAND (about 6 miles; LOA, UT; Abbreviation: 38U)
• RICHFIELD MUNI (about 38 miles; RICHFIELD, UT; Abbreviation: RIF)
• JUNCTION (about 42 miles; JUNCTION, UT; Abbreviation: U13)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Loa:

• SNOW COLLEGE (about 66 miles; EPHRAIM, UT; Full-time enrollment: 2,632)
• SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY (about 115 miles; CEDAR CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 5,091)
• UTAH VALLEY STATE COLLEGE (about 129 miles; OREM, UT; Full-time enrollment: 14,182)
• BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY (about 135 miles; PROVO, UT; Full-time enrollment: 29,977)
• UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-UTAH CAMPUS (about 157 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 2,021)
• SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 157 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 11,896)
• DIXIE STATE COLLEGE OF UTAH (about 162 miles; ST GEORGE, UT; Full-time enrollment: 4,347)

Public primary/middle school in Loa:

• LOA ELEM SCH (Students: 208; Location: 50 S 100 E; Grades: KG – 05)