Moving to Wendover, Utah

Population: 1,537. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,620 (+5.4% change)
Males: 792 (51.5%), Females: 745 (48.5%)

Tooele County

Zip code: 84083

Demographics

Median resident age: 23.7 years
Median household income: $31,196
Median house value: $84,000

Population by Race

Races in Wendover:

  • Hispanic (68.6%)
  • Other race (43.6%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (28.0%)
  • Two or more races (8.5%)
  • American Indian (2.6%)
  • Black (1.2%)

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

Ancestries: English (4.7%), German (4.6%), United States (1.9%), Scottish (1.8%), Irish (1.7%), Danish (1.3%).

Elevation: 4246 feet

Land area: 6.4 square miles

Map of Wendover, UT

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Wendover

  • High school or higher: 43.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
  • Unemployed: 8.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 9.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wendover city

  • Never married: 31.1%
  • Now married: 55.7%
  • Separated: 2.7%
  • Widowed: 3.4%
  • Divorced: 7.1%

46.0% Foreign born (45.4% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +443 (+40.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Wendover:

  • WILLIAM BEE RIRIE HOSPITAL (about 118 miles; ELY, NV)
  • NORTHEASTERN NV REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 120 miles; ELKO, NV)
  • MOUNTAIN WEST MEDICAL CENTER (about 121 miles; TOOELE, UT)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wendover:

  • WENDOVER (about 2 miles; WENDOVER, UT; Abbreviation: ENV)
  • ELY ARPT /YELLAND FLD/ (about 115 miles; ELY, NV; Abbreviation: ELY)
  • ELKO REGIONAL (about 122 miles; ELKO, NV; Abbreviation: EKO)

Other public-use airports nearest to Wendover:

  • WELLS MUNICIPAL/HARRIET FIELD (about 67 miles; WELLS, NV; Abbreviation: LWL)
  • MICHAEL AAF (about 85 miles; DUGWAY PROVING GROUND, UT; Abbreviation: DPG)
  • JACKPOT/HAYDEN FIELD (about 95 miles; JACKPOT, NV; Abbreviation: 06U)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wendover:

  • COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN IDAHO (about 128 miles; TWIN FALLS, ID; Full-time enrollment: 3,433)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-UTAH CAMPUS (about 147 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 2,021)
  • SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 148 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 11,896)
  • WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY (about 148 miles; OGDEN, UT; Full-time enrollment: 12,112)
  • UNIVERSITY OF UTAH (about 152 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 19,866)
  • UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY (about 161 miles; LOGAN, UT; Full-time enrollment: 16,384)
  • BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY (about 162 miles; PROVO, UT; Full-time enrollment: 29,977)

Schools

Public high school in Wendover:

  • WENDOVER HIGH (Students: 164; Location: 110 WILDCAT BLVD; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Wendover:

  • ANNA SMITH ELEM SCH (Students: 216; Location: 731 NORTH ARIA; Grades: KG – 06)
  • CALLAO ELEM SCH (Students: 8; Location: CALLAO ROUTE 225; Grades: KG – 05)