Ephraim vs Gunnison

A side-by-side comparison of Ephraim and Gunnison: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ephraim has the higher population (5,805 vs 3,537 in Gunnison). Ephraim has the higher median household income ($71,661 vs $66,111 in Gunnison). Ephraim has the higher median home value ($405,600 vs $247,600 in Gunnison).

Population, income & housing

	Ephraim	Gunnison
Population	5,805	3,537
Median age	21.8 yrs	35.3 yrs
Median household income	$71,661	$66,111
Median home value	$405,600	$247,600
Median gross rent	$911	$1,049
Housing units	1,790	611
Homeownership rate	53.2%	70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.5%	7.4%
Unemployment rate	9.9%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ephraim	Gunnison
Population	7,102 → 5,805 (-18.3%)	3,434 → 3,537 (+3.0%)
Median household income	$43,476 → $71,661 (+64.8%)	$63,816 → $66,111 (+3.6%)
Median home value	$219,000 → $405,600 (+85.2%)	$172,600 → $247,600 (+43.5%)
Median gross rent	$701 → $911 (+30.0%)	$647 → $1,049 (+62.1%)

Ephraim

Population

7,1025,805

Median household income

$43,476$71,661

Median home value

$219,000$405,600

Median gross rent

$701$911

Gunnison

Population

3,4343,537

Median household income

$63,816$66,111

Median home value

$172,600$247,600

Median gross rent

$647$1,049

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ephraim	Gunnison
Under 5	7.4%	4.2%
5 to 17	17.4%	14.7%
18 to 24	33.7%	7.8%
25 to 34	11.2%	22.8%
35 to 44	8.1%	18.0%
45 to 54	7.3%	14.7%
55 to 64	5.8%	8.8%
65 to 74	6.4%	5.5%
75 and over	2.5%	3.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ephraim	Gunnison
White (non-Hispanic)	89.6%	70.7%
Black or African American	2.2%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	2.4%
Asian	1.0%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	1.2%
Some other race	0.5%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.1%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	20.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ephraim	Gunnison
No high school diploma	3.8%	12.4%
High school graduate	11.8%	41.7%
Some college or associate's	41.9%	38.5%
Bachelor's degree	25.2%	3.7%
Graduate or professional degree	17.2%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ephraim	Gunnison
Drove alone	64.6%	82.7%
Carpooled	12.1%	8.2%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	11.9%	5.1%
Bicycle	1.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	3.2%
Other means	0.4%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ephraim	Gunnison
1-unit, detached	67.2%	84.9%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.0%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	13.1%	6.1%
20 or more units	7.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Ephraim	Gunnison
Poverty rate	17.3%	23.0%
Average household size	3.17	3.18
Mean commute (minutes)	15	14
Median year structure built	1998	1976