Ephraim

Population: 5,805
Median household income: $71,661
Median home value: $405,600

Located in Sanpete County, Utah, Ephraim is a community with a population of 5,805. The median household income of $71,661 is above the Sanpete County median ($67,459).

Between 2019 and 2023, Ephraim's population declined 18.3% from 7,102 to 5,805, while its median home value rose 85.2% from $219,000 to $405,600.

Owners occupy 53.2% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 21.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,805
Median age: 21.8 yrs
Median household income: $71,661
Median home value: $405,600
Median gross rent: $911
Housing units: 1,790
Homeownership rate: 53.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.5%
Unemployment rate: 9.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,1025,805

Median household income

$43,476$71,661

Median home value

$219,000$405,600

Median gross rent

$701$911

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,102	$43,476	$219,000	$701
2020	7,222	$56,750	$250,200	$738
2021	5,671	$60,982	$290,800	$794
2022	5,739	$70,677	$341,600	$907
2023	5,805	$71,661	$405,600	$911

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 2433.7%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 448.1%

45 to 547.3%

55 to 645.8%

65 to 746.4%

75 and over2.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	428	7.4%
5 to 17	1,011	17.4%
18 to 24	1,958	33.7%
25 to 34	652	11.2%
35 to 44	472	8.1%
45 to 54	424	7.3%
55 to 64	338	5.8%
65 to 74	374	6.4%
75 and over	148	2.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,201	89.6%
Black or African American	127	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.1%
Asian	56	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6	0.1%
Some other race	29	0.5%
Two or more races	120	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	260	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.8%

High school graduate11.8%

Some college or associate's41.9%

Bachelor's degree25.2%

Graduate or professional degree17.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	91	3.8%
High school graduate	284	11.8%
Some college or associate's	1,010	41.9%
Bachelor's degree	608	25.2%
Graduate or professional degree	415	17.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone64.6%

Carpooled12.1%

Public transit0.1%

Walked11.9%

Bicycle1.4%

Worked from home9.5%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,696	64.6%
Carpooled	317	12.1%
Public transit	2	0.1%
Walked	313	11.9%
Bicycle	37	1.4%
Worked from home	249	9.5%
Other means	11	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,614	67.9%
15 to 29 min	323	13.6%
30 to 44 min	251	10.6%
45 to 59 min	81	3.4%
60+ min	107	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 3.17
Poverty rate: 17.3% (921 of 5,334)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,087	64.7%
Nonfamily households	594	35.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1998

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,681	93.9%
Vacant	109	6.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	894	53.2%
Renter-occupied	787	46.8%

1-unit, detached67.2%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units12.0%

5 to 19 units13.1%

20 or more units7.0%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,202	67.2%
1-unit, attached	5	0.3%
2 to 4 units	214	12.0%
5 to 19 units	235	13.1%
20 or more units	126	7.0%
Mobile home & other	8	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4923530
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.12 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.3591, -111.5860