Amalga Utah Town Hall, 2014
Amalga’s story
157 years in pictures
Census counts: 246 in 1940, 482 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2014 and 2 maps from 1964 on.
- 1869Amalga is settled
AmalgaUT
A town of 524, settled in 1869.
Population
524
2025 Census estimate · +8.5% since 2020
Typical home
$551K
+9.9% in a year
Household income
$98K
median
Median age
33.1
years
Jobs based here
532
A job hub
Is Amalga a good place to live?
Amalga’s rent at the middle of the market is $2,120 a month, above both Utah’s towns ($1,538 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Amalga has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Amalga stand out
Where Amalga beats most towns.
Small town
524 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
BensonAmalga
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Amalga: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Amalga, and how to reach them.
PowerRocky Mountain Power13.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterAmalga Town Water System1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Amalga’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Utah you can register online until 11 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 11 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereCache County ClerkCache County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP code8433584335 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Mar 13, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Amalga.
Work & commute
Amalga has 2.5 jobs for every working resident, and 526 people commute in
Amalga’s average commute is 20 minutes, where Utah’s towns sit at 22 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. For most workers, Amalga is a place to come home to: only 3% work in town. Employers in Amalga added 171 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 532. Half commute less than 15 miles.
3%work in town
| Amalga | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.8% | 8.4% | 8% |
| Median household income | $98,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Amalga3%
Logan18%
Salt Lake City8%
Smithfield6%
Brigham City5%
15 mi
median commute distance
532
jobs based in Amalga
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
62″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter17–35°
Spring35–59°
Summer53–86°
Fall35–62°
Oct 5
typical first frost
May 11
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards
Top of a low hazard risk in Amalga: avalanches
FEMA puts four fifths of Amalga’s expected hazard losses down to avalanches, and 11% to earthquakes. The town’s FEMA hazard score is 33 of 100. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 67% of U.S. communities.
33risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
AvalanchesEarthquakes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Health
How healthy Amalga is
Amalga: 27% of adults have been diagnosed with depression. Among adults here, 31% sleep under 7 hours and 16% get no exercise outside work.
| Amalga | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 70% | 72% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 11% | 16% |
32 measures vs. Utah
0 better32 too close to call0 worse
Cache Valley Hospital
6.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Who lives here
Amalga looks like Utah by age
Among residents in Amalga, 32% are under 18. No age group stands out against Utah: all are within 4 points. Since 2020, Amalga has grown 8.5%, to 524 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. The age of the median resident in the town is 33.1 years.
33.1median age · UT 32
| Amalga | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 32% | 30% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 8% | 11% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 42% | 36% | 29% |
| Median age | 33.1 years | 32.6 years | 40.5 years |
AmalgaUtahUnited States
Ages · share of residents
21%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma2%
High school19%
Some college29%
Associate’s8%
Bachelor’s34%
Graduate8%
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 30% and 78% women
The Census survey reached too few of Amalga’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±24.1 points. Across Utah, 49.3% of residents are women.
| Amalga | UT | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 20.7% | 14.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11% | 13.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.7% | 11.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.1% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.6% | 13.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.5% | 11% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.3% | 9.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 4.9% | 7.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.1% | 4.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.4% | 6.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 19.4% | 22.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 29.1% | 23.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.6% | 9.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 33.9% | 24.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.6% | 13% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 500, single groups can be off by several points
Housing
Amalga’s typical home value is about $551K
In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 9.9%. For households in Amalga, the share who are owner-occupiers is 70%.
$551KZillow home value
Typical home value
Amalga$551K
Utah$533K
+9.9%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in March
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Outdoors
0% of Amalga is conserved land
3.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. For Amalga, the density of trails is 0.9 miles per square mile. The town has one park or preserve, 6 acres in all.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 2,261 acres
3.0 mi
of trails · 0.9 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sugar Park | 0.3 mi | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Nearby attractions
All 22 attractions →Bear Lake and 8 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Amalga. Close and well known come first.
31 mi LakeBear Lake
34 mi MountainBen Lomond Mountain
31 mi National Historical ParkGolden Spike National Historical Park54K visitors a year34 mi Ski areaPowder Mountain Ski Resort155 runs · 2,755 ft vertical20 mi Ski areaBeaver Mountain54 runs · 1,607 ft vertical9 mi Ski areaCherry Peak Ski Area37 runs · 1,210 ft verticalSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Bear Lake: kla4067, CC BY 2.0 · Ben Lomond Mountain: Joe Tordiff, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Golden Spike National Historical Park: Unknown, Public domain
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Amalga
17pages on Amalga
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Amalga
About 2 of every 100 Amalga residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Utah.
A job hub
Every workday, about 526 people come to Amalga for work
Where Amalga’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
532jobs based in Amalga
3%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Amalga
Town in the state of Utah, United States
Amalga ( ə-MAL-gə) is a town in Cache County, Utah, United States. The population was 482 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Logan, Utah-Idaho (partial) Metropolitan Statistical Area. Many of the town's population are dairy farmers, with many families owning their own herds. The town contains the Schreiber Foods plant. Nearby Smithfield shares its post office and library with the town.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1869
- Area
- 3.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 4,439 ft
- Area code
- 435
Questions about Amalga
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Amalga, UT a good place to live?
Amalga has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.