With 511 people, Amalga is a city in Utah. That puts it in the top 8% of US cities for household income. This skews young, with a median age of 33.1. Poverty is uncommon here, at 0.0% of locals. The foreign-born share is 2%. Median rent is $2,120 a month.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $97,679, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.1
US median: 38.9
More educated
42% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 71%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Amalga
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$156,724 → $431,300(+175%)US over the same years: +67%
Median age22.2 → 33.1(+10.9 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Poverty rate7.8% → 0.0%(−7.8 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)66.7%(2)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.3%(1)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Amalga, decade by decade
Amalga population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
386
$79,337
$156,724
21.3%
11.2
2000
427
$76,770
$252,117
27.1%
23.7
2010
488
$91,323
$304,977
25.6%
32.1
2020
482
$95,953
$326,766
40.9%
27.2
2024
511
$97,679
$431,300
41.5%
17.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
