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

Map of Kamas, UT

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)