Park City is a somewhat small city located in the state of Utah. With a population of 7,478 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Park City is the 49th largest community in Utah.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Park City is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Park City is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Park City who work in management occupations (15.44%), sales jobs (11.70%), and food service (10.18%).

Of important note, Park City is also a city of artists. Park City has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Park City's character.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their homes - 8.20% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Park City is a major vacation destination. Much of the city's population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependant on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Park City's population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live.

For a small city, there is also a high proportion of single, often educated, people living in Park City. This is not typical for most smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to Park City.

One of the benefits of Park City is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.88 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Despite the fact that Park City is a relatively small city, the public transit system is fairly well used to commute to work. Many people choose to use the bus, often traveling to the central city in the region.

Park City Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Park City, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Park City is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 51.75% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Park City in 2000 was $45,164, which is wealthy relative to Utah and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $180,656 for a family of four.

Park City is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Park City home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Park City is White, followed by Asian. Park City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.55% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Park City include English, German, Irish, Norwegian, Scotch-Irish, European, and Italian.

Park City also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 19.38%.

The most common language spoken in Park City is English. Some people also speak Spanish.