Jury Pool Profile
Tooele County, Utah
- County seat
- Tooele
- Judicial district
- 3rd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 87,461
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 79,347.
At a glance
Tooele County is an 87,461-person venue. The county population is 84% White (Census race-alone categories). 15% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 77.8%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $111,901, $15,503 above the UT state median of $96,398; 22.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 13.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 23.9% of covered employment, average pay $51,895/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.88%, above the 3.7% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 51% to 69% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 79,347
- Median household income
- $106,587
- Unemployment
- 3.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 84% / 1%.
Tooele County has a population of 79,347, with a median age of 32.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 84.2%; Black residents 1.0%. Independently, 15.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $111,901; 22.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 6.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 4,902 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 4,733, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 23.9% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 23.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.88%, above the Utah state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 62%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Tooele County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 69.1% in 2024, 66.7% in 2020, 51.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 81% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 13.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
13.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 6.1% of the adult civilian population (3,349 individuals).