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

Map of Panguitch, UT

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:

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)