Moving to Ephraim, Utah

Population: 4,505. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,977 (+10.5% change)
Males: 2,015 (44.7%), Females: 2,490 (55.3%)

Sanpete County

Zip code: 84627

Demographics

Median resident age: 20.2 years
Median household income: $28,318
Median house value: $117,900

Population by Race

Races in Ephraim:

• White Non-Hispanic (86.7%)
• Hispanic (9.9%)
• Other race (6.9%)
• Two or more races (1.3%)
• American Indian (0.9%)
• Japanese (0.8%)
• Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.5%)

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

Ancestries: English (26.8%), Danish (12.9%), German (6.5%), Swedish (4.6%), United States (4.4%), Scottish (4.3%).

Elevation: 5543 feet

Land area: 3.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Ephraim

• High school or higher: 83.9%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 28.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 12.8%
• Unemployed: 12.4%
• Mean travel time to work: 11.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ephraim city

• Never married: 47.8%
• Now married: 45.5%
• Separated: 0.1%
• Widowed: 3.7%
• Divorced: 2.8%

9.2% Foreign born (7.0% Latin America, 1.7% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +1,084 (+31.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Ephraim:

• SANPETE VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; MOUNT PLEASANT, UT)
• GUNNISON VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; GUNNISON, UT)
• CENTRAL VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 31 miles; NEPHI, UT)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ephraim:

• PROVO MUNI (about 60 miles; PROVO, UT; Abbreviation: PVU)
• SALT LAKE CITY INTL (about 102 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Abbreviation: SLC)
• HILL AFB (about 124 miles; OGDEN, UT; Abbreviation: HIF)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ephraim:

• MANTI-EPHRAIM (about 4 miles; MANTI, UT; Abbreviation: 41U)
• MOUNT PLEASANT (about 14 miles; MOUNT PLEASANT, UT; Abbreviation: 43U)
• SALINA-GUNNISON (about 30 miles; SALINA, UT; Abbreviation: 44U)

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Ephraim:

• SNOW COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 2,632; Location: 150 E COLLEGE AVE; Public; Website: www.snow.edu)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Ephraim:

• UTAH VALLEY STATE COLLEGE (about 64 miles; OREM, UT; Full-time enrollment: 14,182)
• BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; PROVO, UT; Full-time enrollment: 29,977)
• UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-UTAH CAMPUS (about 93 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 2,021)
• SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 93 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 11,896)
• UNIVERSITY OF UTAH (about 99 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 19,866)
• WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY (about 129 miles; OGDEN, UT; Full-time enrollment: 12,112)
• SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY (about 156 miles; CEDAR CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 5,091)

Public primary/middle schools in Ephraim:

• EPHRAIM ELEM SCH (Students: 412; Location: 151 S MAIN; Grades: PK – 05)
• EPHRAIM MIDDLE (Students: 399; Location: 555 S 100 E; Grades: 06 – 08)

Libraries

Library in Ephraim:

• EPHRAIM PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $110,482; Location: 30 SOUTH MAIN STREET; 22,195 books; 1,795 audio materials; 450 video materials; 64 serial subscriptions)