Kamas, Utah Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 1,274. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,502 (+17.9% change)
Males: 634 (49.8%), Females: 640 (50.2%)
Summit County
Zip code: 84036
Demographics
Median resident age: 29.8 years
Median household income: $41,667
Median house value: $158,400
Population by Race
Races in Kamas:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.5%)
- Hispanic (5.9%)
- Other race (2.0%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: English (28.2%), German (11.4%), United States (8.4%), Irish (7.8%), Danish (4.1%), Swedish (3.4%).
Elevation: 6473 feet
Land area: 1.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Kamas
- High school or higher: 80.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
- Unemployed: 3.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Kamas city
- Never married: 24.1%
- Now married: 56.6%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 6.6%
- Divorced: 11.0%
6.6% Foreign born (4.9% Latin America, 0.9% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +212 (+20.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Kamas:
- HEBER VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; HEBER CITY, UT)
- OREM COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 38 miles; OREM, UT)
- TIMPANOGOS REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 38 miles; OREM, UT)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kamas:
- PROVO MUNI (about 43 miles; PROVO, UT; Abbreviation: PVU)
- SALT LAKE CITY INTL (about 49 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Abbreviation: SLC)
- HILL AFB (about 58 miles; OGDEN, UT; Abbreviation: HIF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Kamas:
- HEBER CITY MUNI – RUSS MCDONALD FIELD (about 16 miles; HEBER, UT; Abbreviation: 36U)
- SPANISH FORK-SPRINGVILLE (about 44 miles; SPANISH FORK, UT; Abbreviation: U77)
- EVANSTON-UINTA COUNTY BURNS FIELD (about 47 miles; EVANSTON, WY; Abbreviation: EVW)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kamas:
- BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; PROVO, UT; Full-time enrollment: 29,977)
- UTAH VALLEY STATE COLLEGE (about 40 miles; OREM, UT; Full-time enrollment: 14,182)
- UNIVERSITY OF UTAH (about 40 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 19,866)
- SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 11,896)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-UTAH CAMPUS (about 45 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 2,021)
- WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; OGDEN, UT; Full-time enrollment: 12,112)
- UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; LOGAN, UT; Full-time enrollment: 16,384)
Schools
Public high school in Kamas:
- SOUTH SUMMIT HIGH (Students: 392; Location: 45 S 300 E; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Kamas:
- SOUTH SUMMIT ELEM SCH (Students: 599; Location: 535 E 300 S; Grades: PK – 05)
- SOUTH SUMMIT MIDDLE (Students: 319; Location: 355 E 300 S; Grades: 06 – 08)