Ophir vs Wendover

A side-by-side comparison of Ophir and Wendover: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Wendover has the higher population (1,264 vs 26 in Ophir). Since 2019, Wendover's population has grown faster (+21.9% vs -48.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Ophir	Wendover
Population	26	1,264
Median age	—	28.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$45,938
Median home value	—	$166,700
Median gross rent	—	$688
Housing units	10	547
Homeownership rate	100.0%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.5%	7.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ophir	Wendover
Population	50 → 26 (-48.0%)	1,037 → 1,264 (+21.9%)
Median household income	$37,500 → $48,162 (+28.4%)	$33,750 → $45,938 (+36.1%)
Median home value	$311,800 → $337,500 (+8.2%)	$53,300 → $166,700 (+212.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$594 → $688 (+15.8%)

Ophir

Population

5026

Median household income

$37,500$48,162

Median home value

$311,800$337,500

Wendover

Population

1,0371,264

Median household income

$33,750$45,938

Median home value

$53,300$166,700

Median gross rent

$594$688

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ophir	Wendover
Under 5	0.0%	8.4%
5 to 17	0.0%	21.8%
18 to 24	0.0%	12.6%
25 to 34	100.0%	19.2%
35 to 44	0.0%	12.0%
45 to 54	0.0%	14.3%
55 to 64	0.0%	7.0%
65 to 74	0.0%	3.3%
75 and over	0.0%	1.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ophir	Wendover
White (non-Hispanic)	38.5%	33.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	61.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	66.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ophir	Wendover
No high school diploma	0.0%	34.4%
High school graduate	61.5%	33.0%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	3.5%
Graduate or professional degree	38.5%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ophir	Wendover
Drove alone	100.0%	63.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	15.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	15.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ophir	Wendover
1-unit, detached	100.0%	17.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	18.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	24.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	12.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	27.2%

Poverty & households

	Ophir	Wendover
Poverty rate	0.0%	22.2%
Average household size	2.60	2.99
Mean commute (minutes)	—	8
Median year structure built	—	1978