Moving to Panguitch, Utah
Population: 1,623. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,477 (-9.0% change)
Males: 838 (51.6%), Females: 785 (48.4%)
Garfield County
Zip code: 84759
Demographics
Median resident age: 31.6 years
Median household income: $33,500
Median house value: $81,300
Population by Race
Races in Panguitch:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.3%)
- Hispanic (2.9%)
- American Indian (2.6%)
- Other race (2.2%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: English (40.4%), United States (10.5%), German (8.4%), Irish (6.2%), French (5.4%), Danish (5.0%).
Elevation: 6624 feet
Land area: 1.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Panguitch
- High school or higher: 85.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
- Unemployed: 7.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 12.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Panguitch city
- Never married: 23.8%
- Now married: 58.5%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 8.1%
- Divorced: 8.8%
1.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +184 (+12.8%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Panguitch:
- GARFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (200 N 400 E)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Panguitch:
- BEAVER VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 41 miles; BEAVER, UT)
- KANE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 51 miles; KANAB, UT)
- VALLEY VIEW MEDICAL CENTER (about 51 miles; CEDAR CITY, UT)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Panguitch:
- CEDAR CITY REGIONAL (about 46 miles; CEDAR CITY, UT; Abbreviation: CDC)
- PAGE MUNI (about 94 miles; PAGE, AZ; Abbreviation: PGA)
- ST GEORGE MUNI (about 95 miles; ST GEORGE, UT; Abbreviation: SGU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Panguitch:
- PANGUITCH MUNI (about 4 miles; PANGUITCH, UT; Abbreviation: U55)
- BRYCE CANYON (about 23 miles; BRYCE CANYON, UT; Abbreviation: BCE)
- PAROWAN (about 26 miles; PAROWAN, UT; Abbreviation: 1L9)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Panguitch:
- SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; CEDAR CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 5,091)
- DIXIE STATE COLLEGE OF UTAH (about 94 miles; ST GEORGE, UT; Full-time enrollment: 4,347)
- SNOW COLLEGE (about 121 miles; EPHRAIM, UT; Full-time enrollment: 2,632)
- NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY (about 153 miles; FLAGSTAFF, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 15,758)
- UTAH VALLEY STATE COLLEGE (about 177 miles; OREM, UT; Full-time enrollment: 14,182)
- BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY (about 181 miles; PROVO, UT; Full-time enrollment: 29,977)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-UTAH CAMPUS (about 199 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 2,021)
Schools
Public high school in Panguitch:
- PANGUITCH HIGH (Students: 156; Location: 390 E 100 S; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Panguitch:
- PANGUITCH ELEM SCH (Students: 211; Location: 110 S 100 W; Grades: KG – 06)
- PANGUITCH MIDDLE (Students: 67; Location: 75 S 400 E; Grades: 07 – 08)
Libraries
Libraries in Panguitch:
- GARFIELD COUNTY/PANGUITCH CITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $87,502; Location: 25 SOUTH 200 EAST; 60,014 books; 1,138 audio materials; 206 video materials; 11 serial subscriptions)
- KANE COUNTY BOOKMOBILE LIBRARY (Operating income: $35,929; Location: 25 SOUTH 200 EAST; 36,817 books; 160 audio materials; 24 video materials; 1 serial subscriptions)
- PIUTE COUNTY BOOKMOBILE LIBRARY (Operating income: $18,371; Location: 25 SOUTH 200 EAST; 36,817 books; 160 audio materials; 24 video materials; 1 serial subscriptions)