Kamas

Population: 2,229
Median household income: $87,353
Median home value: $455,900

Located in Summit County, Utah, Kamas is a community with a population of 2,229. Its median household income of $87,353 runs below the Summit County figure of $137,058.

Between 2019 and 2023, Kamas's population declined 12.2% from 2,539 to 2,229, while its median home value rose 56.5% from $291,300 to $455,900.

84.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 2001.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,229
Median age: 26.2 yrs
Median household income: $87,353
Median home value: $455,900
Median gross rent: $1,315
Housing units: 600
Homeownership rate: 83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.2%
Unemployment rate: 1.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5392,229

Median household income

$71,875$87,353

Median home value

$291,300$455,900

Median gross rent

$896$1,315

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,539	$71,875	$291,300	$896
2020	2,591	$70,867	$335,900	$1,071
2021	2,579	$74,728	$361,700	$1,145
2022	2,411	$81,341	$437,300	$1,280
2023	2,229	$87,353	$455,900	$1,315

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

Age distribution

Under 59.4%

5 to 1729.6%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5414.1%

55 to 648.3%

65 to 742.8%

75 and over3.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	210	9.4%
5 to 17	660	29.6%
18 to 24	191	8.6%
25 to 34	281	12.6%
35 to 44	257	11.5%
45 to 54	314	14.1%
55 to 64	184	8.3%
65 to 74	62	2.8%
75 and over	70	3.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,623	72.8%
Black or African American	6	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	268	12.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	332	14.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.2%

High school graduate24.7%

Some college or associate's30.8%

Bachelor's degree25.2%

Graduate or professional degree9.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	119	10.2%
High school graduate	289	24.7%
Some college or associate's	360	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	294	25.2%
Graduate or professional degree	106	9.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone77.7%

Carpooled7.0%

Public transit2.4%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.7%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	919	77.7%
Carpooled	83	7.0%
Public transit	28	2.4%
Walked	12	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	126	10.7%
Other means	15	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	292	27.6%
15 to 29 min	346	32.7%
30 to 44 min	211	20.0%
45 to 59 min	141	13.3%
60+ min	67	6.3%

Households

Average household size: 4.04
Poverty rate: 3.9% (86 of 2,209)

	Count	Share
Family households	438	79.6%
Nonfamily households	112	20.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2001

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	550	91.7%
Vacant	50	8.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	459	83.5%
Renter-occupied	91	16.5%

1-unit, detached84.3%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units2.0%

5 to 19 units4.8%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other5.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	506	84.3%
1-unit, attached	18	3.0%
2 to 4 units	12	2.0%
5 to 19 units	29	4.8%
20 or more units	2	0.3%
Mobile home & other	33	5.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4939810
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.9 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.6500, -111.2734