Escalante vs Panguitch

A side-by-side comparison of Escalante and Panguitch: population, income, housing, and more.

Escalante and Panguitch are places in Utah. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Panguitch has the higher population (1,871 vs 625 in Escalante). Panguitch has the higher median household income ($75,283 vs $44,048 in Escalante). Escalante has the higher median home value ($309,500 vs $249,300 in Panguitch).

Population, income & housing

	Escalante	Panguitch
Population	625	1,871
Median age	59.8 yrs	32.6 yrs
Median household income	$44,048	$75,283
Median home value	$309,500	$249,300
Median gross rent	$770	$799
Housing units	469	726
Homeownership rate	64.6%	81.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.9%	24.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	9.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Escalante	Panguitch
Population	695 → 625 (-10.1%)	1,785 → 1,871 (+4.8%)
Median household income	$39,120 → $44,048 (+12.6%)	$51,250 → $75,283 (+46.9%)
Median home value	$163,000 → $309,500 (+89.9%)	$163,600 → $249,300 (+52.4%)
Median gross rent	$678 → $770 (+13.6%)	$706 → $799 (+13.2%)

Escalante

Population

695625

Median household income

$39,120$44,048

Median home value

$163,000$309,500

Median gross rent

$678$770

Panguitch

Population

1,7851,871

Median household income

$51,250$75,283

Median home value

$163,600$249,300

Median gross rent

$706$799

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Escalante	Panguitch
Under 5	2.7%	5.0%
5 to 17	4.2%	22.4%
18 to 24	1.4%	12.6%
25 to 34	5.6%	14.8%
35 to 44	3.7%	11.0%
45 to 54	11.5%	9.7%
55 to 64	45.3%	7.1%
65 to 74	12.2%	11.5%
75 and over	13.4%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Escalante	Panguitch
White (non-Hispanic)	96.2%	94.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Escalante	Panguitch
No high school diploma	2.4%	5.8%
High school graduate	24.4%	30.2%
Some college or associate's	45.2%	39.5%
Bachelor's degree	15.2%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	12.7%	11.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Escalante	Panguitch
Drove alone	74.1%	87.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	2.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	17.0%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.9%	5.5%
Other means	0.0%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Escalante	Panguitch
1-unit, detached	80.6%	92.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	12.6%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Escalante	Panguitch
Poverty rate	19.7%	6.1%
Average household size	1.73	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	6	12
Median year structure built	1975	1980