Population: 1,818. Estimated population in July 2020: 1,831 (+0.7% change)
Males: 863 (47.5%), Females: 955 (52.5%)
Lincoln County
Zip code: 83110
Median resident age: 32.5 years
Median household income: $37,292
Median house value: $97,800
Races in Afton:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.1%)
- Hispanic (2.8%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
- Other race (0.9%)
Ancestries: English (32.3%), German (11.7%), United States (10.7%), Danish (6.1%), Irish (5.9%), Scottish (4.3%).
Land area: 3.4 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Afton
- High school or higher: 85.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.9%
- Unemployed: 2.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Afton town
- Never married: 20.5%
- Now married: 63.8%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 6.3%
- Divorced: 9.1%
1.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +122 (+7.2%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Afton:
- STAR VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (110 HOSPITAL LANE PO BOX 579)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Afton:
- BEAR LAKE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 39 miles; MONTPELIER, ID)
- CARIBOU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 45 miles; SODA SPRINGS, ID)
- ST JOHNS HOSPITAL (about 53 miles; JACKSON, WY)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Afton:
- JACKSON HOLE (about 62 miles; JACKSON, WY; Abbreviation: JAC)
- IDAHO FALLS RGNL (about 95 miles; IDAHO FALLS, ID; Abbreviation: IDA)
- POCATELLO REGIONAL (about 116 miles; POCATELLO, ID; Abbreviation: PIH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Afton:
- AFTON MUNI (about 2 miles; AFTON, WY; Abbreviation: AFO)
- ALPINE (about 33 miles; ALPINE, WY; Abbreviation: 46U)
- BEAR LAKE COUNTY (about 45 miles; PARIS, ID; Abbreviation: 1U7)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Afton:
- RICKS COLLEGE (about 90 miles; REXBURG, ID; Full-time enrollment: 8,670)
- IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 96 miles; POCATELLO, ID; Full-time enrollment: 10,057)
- UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY (about 101 miles; LOGAN, UT; Full-time enrollment: 16,384)
- WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY (about 127 miles; OGDEN, UT; Full-time enrollment: 12,112)
- UNIVERSITY OF UTAH (about 149 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 19,866)
- SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 157 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 11,896)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-UTAH CAMPUS (about 158 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 2,021)
Schools
Public high schools in Afton:
- STAR VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 724; Location: 445 W. SWIFT CREEK LANE; Grades: 09 – 12)
- SWIFT CREEK LEARNING CENTER (Students: 17; Location: 222 EAST 4TH AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Afton:
- AFTON ELEMENTARY (Students: 368; Location: 175 EAST 4TH AVENUE; Grades: KG – 03)
- STAR VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 360; Location: 505 KENNINGTON BURTON LANE; Grades: 07 – 08)
- OSMOND ELEMENTARY (Students: 313; Location: 3120 STATE HIGHWAY 241; Grades: 04 – 06)