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Population (year 2000): 8,402. Estimated
population in July 2005: 8,081 (-3.8% change)
Males: 4,020 (47.8%), Females: 4,382 (52.2%)
Carbon County
Zip code:
84501
Median resident age: 31.5 years
Median household income: $31,687 (year 2000)
Median house value: $92,000 (year 2000)
Races in Price:
- White Non-Hispanic (86.1%)
- Hispanic (10.1%)
- Other race (4.2%)
- Two or more races (2.8%)
- American Indian (1.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: English (27.2%), German (10.5%),
Danish (8.4%), Irish (8.1%), Italian (7.9%), Scottish (4.9%).
Elevation: 5566 feet
Land area: 4.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Price
- High school or higher: 83.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
- Unemployed: 9.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 12.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Price city
- Never married: 25.3%
- Now married: 55.5%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 7.6%
- Divorced: 9.9%
2.6% Foreign born (1.2% Latin America, 0.6%
Europe, 0.6% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -459 (-5.2%).
Hospital/medical center in Price:
- CASTLEVIEW HOSPITAL (300 NORTH HOSPITAL DR)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Price:
- SANPETE VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 44 miles; MOUNT
PLEASANT, UT)
- MOUNTAIN VIEW HOSPITAL (about 70 miles; PAYSON, UT)
- UTAH VALLEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 71 miles;
PROVO, UT)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Price:
- PROVO MUNI (about 76 miles; PROVO, UT; ID: PVU)
- SALT LAKE CITY INTL (about 115 miles; SALT LAKE
CITY, UT; ID: SLC)
- HILL AFB (about 132 miles; OGDEN, UT; ID: HIF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Price:
- CARBON COUNTY (about 4 miles; PRICE, UT; ID: PUC)
- HUNTINGTON MUNI (about 19 miles; HUNTINGTON, UT; ID:
69V)
- MOUNT PLEASANT (about 47 miles; MOUNT PLEASANT, UT;
ID: 43U)
Amtrak station near Price:
- 7 miles: HELPER (1 DEPOT ST.). Services: partially
wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, free short-term parking, free long-term
parking, call for taxi service.
College/University in Price:
- COLLEGE OF EASTERN UTAH (Full-time
enrollment: 1,926; Location: 400 E 400 N; Public;
Website: www.ceu.edu)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Price:
- SNOW COLLEGE (about 56 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)
- SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 106 miles; SALT
LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 11,896)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-UTAH CAMPUS (about 107 miles;
SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 2,021)
- UNIVERSITY OF UTAH (about 108 miles; SALT LAKE CITY,
UT; FT enrollment: 19,866)
- WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY (about 136 miles; OGDEN, UT;
FT enrollment: 12,112)
Public high schools in Price:
- CARBON HIGH (Students: 849; Location: 750 E
400 N; Grades: 10 - 12)
- LIGHTHOUSE LEARNING CTR (Students: 65;
Location: 251 W 400 N; Grades: 08 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Price:
- MONT HARMON JR HIGH (Students: 619; Location:
60 W 400 N; Grades: 07 - 09)
- CREEKVIEW ELEM SCH (Students: 439; Location:
590 W 500 S; Grades: KG - 06)
- CASTLE HEIGHTS ELEM SCH (Students: 426;
Location: 750 N HOMESTEAD BLVD; Grades: KG - 06)
- CASTLE VALLEY CENTER (Students: 48; Location:
755 N CEDAR HILLS DR; Grades: UG - UG)
- CASTLE COUNTY YOUTH CTR (YIC) (Students: 10;
Location: 1395 S CARBON AVE; Grades: 06 - 12)
Library in Price:
- PRICE CITY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$341,363; Location: 159 EAST MAIN STREET; 49,134 books;
1,600 audio materials; 1,488 video materials; 93 serial
subscriptions)
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