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Population (year 2000): 2,394. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,700 (+12.8% change)
Males: 1,589 (66.4%), Females: 805 (33.6%)
Sanpete County
Zip code:
84634
Median resident age: 32.1 years
Median household income: $33,147 (year 2000)
Median house value: $94,700 (year 2000)
Races in Gunnison:
- White Non-Hispanic (86.5%)
- Hispanic (7.1%)
- Other race (4.0%)
- American Indian (3.2%)
- Two or more races (2.0%)
- Black (1.8%)
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: English (21.5%), Danish (12.5%),
German (7.6%), Irish (6.6%), United States (5.8%), Norwegian
(4.6%).
Elevation: 5125 feet
Land area: 5.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Gunnison
- High school or higher: 88.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
- Unemployed: 2.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Gunnison city
- Never married: 26.5%
- Now married: 48.7%
- Separated: 3.4%
- Widowed: 5.2%
- Divorced: 16.3%
1.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +1,077 (+81.8%).
Hospital/medical center in Gunnison:
- GUNNISON VALLEY HOSPITAL (60 EAST 100 NORTH)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Gunnison:
- SEVIER VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 33 miles; RICHFIELD,
UT)
- CENTRAL VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 38 miles;
NEPHI, UT)
- FILLMORE COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER (about 38 miles;
FILLMORE, UT)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Gunnison:
- PROVO MUNI (about 74 miles; PROVO, UT; ID: PVU)
- SALT LAKE CITY INTL (about 113 miles; SALT LAKE
CITY, UT; ID: SLC)
- CEDAR CITY REGIONAL (about 133 miles; CEDAR CITY,
UT; ID: CDC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Gunnison:
- SALINA-GUNNISON (about 10 miles; SALINA, UT; ID:
44U)
- MANTI-EPHRAIM (about 19 miles; MANTI, UT; ID: 41U)
- RICHFIELD MUNI (about 35 miles; RICHFIELD, UT; ID:
RIF)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Gunnison:
- SNOW COLLEGE (about 22 miles; EPHRAIM, UT; Full-time
enrollment: 2,632)
- UTAH VALLEY STATE COLLEGE (about 78 miles; OREM, UT;
FT enrollment: 14,182)
- BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; PROVO, UT;
FT enrollment: 29,977)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-UTAH CAMPUS (about 104 miles;
SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 2,021)
- SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 105 miles; SALT
LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 11,896)
- UNIVERSITY OF UTAH (about 111 miles; SALT LAKE CITY,
UT; FT enrollment: 19,866)
- SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY (about 135 miles; CEDAR
CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 5,091)
Public high school in Gunnison:
- GUNNISON VALLEY HIGH (Students: 322;
Location: 35 E 600 S; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Gunnison:
- GUNNISON VALLEY ELEM SCH (Students: 461;
Location: 682 S MAIN; Grades: PK - 05)
- GUNNISON VALLEY MIDDLE (Students: 245;
Location: 271 E 600 S; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Gunnison:
- GUNNISON CIVIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$22,635; Location: 38 WEST CENTER STREET; 12,274 books;
818 audio materials; 408 video materials; 21 serial
subscriptions)
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