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Jury Pool Profile

Emery County, Utah

Republican +75 (2024)
Population
9,968
Median household income
$69,956
Unemployment
4.5%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 9,384 94.1%
  • Black or African American alone 4 0.0%
  • Asian alone 0 0.0%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 76 0.8%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 54 0.5%
  • Some other race alone 92 0.9%
  • Two or more races 358 3.6%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 730 7.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 39.1

  • Under 18 2,833 28.4%
  • 18–24 762 7.6%
  • 25–44 2,272 22.8%
  • 45–64 2,310 23.2%
  • 65 and over 1,791 18.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.5%
+0.86 pp vs. state
County GDP
$1.5B
0.49% of state
Avg. annual pay
$57,193
Establishments
273

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 977 26.6%
  • Education & health services 720 19.6%
  • Construction 554 15.1%
  • Natural resources & mining 471 12.8%
  • Public administration 264 7.2%
  • Leisure & hospitality 250 6.8%
  • Professional & business services 136 3.7%
  • Other services 113 3.1%
  • Manufacturing 16 0.4%
  • Information 8 0.2%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
79.6%
Median gross rent
$696
Owner-occupied
2,727
Renter-occupied
701

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 5,011 votes cast

  • Republican 4,341 86.6%
  • Democratic 603 12.0%
  • Other / third-party 67 1.3%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

93.7% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 446 4.8%
  • Chinese 50 0.5%
  • German 25 0.3%
  • Other 21 0.2%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 19 0.2%
  • Other Indo-European 13 0.1%
  • Korean 13 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
3,428
Family households
2,512
73.3% of households
Married w/ children
2,132
Single-mother households
125
Veterans
477
6.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

61.5% overall adherence rate

  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 5,526 56.2%
  • Catholic 300 3.1%
  • Evangelical Protestant 213 2.2%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
92.8%
With a disability
17.0%
Bachelor's or higher
17.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
7th Judicial District Court
Judges
3 (District Court judges per district (general civil + felony criminal trial jurisdiction); vintage 2026 utcourts.gov directory + Utah Code § 78A-5-101. UT has ~89 District Court judges statewide. Justice Court judges (limited jurisdiction — Class B/C misdemeanors, small civil under $20K) are separately allocated at the city + county level and not counted here. Juvenile Court judges (companion court with same district boundaries) are also separately allocated.)
Court seats
Castle Dale, Moab, Monticello, Price

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Utah statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
3
42.05 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
3

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Emery County, Utah to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.