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Uintah County, Utah

Republican +73.6 (2024)
County seat
Vernal
Judicial district
8th Judicial District Court
Population (July 2025 estimate)
38,278
Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 37,056.

At a glance

Uintah County is a 38,278-person venue. The county population is 84% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $79,128, $17,270 below the UT state median of $96,398; 16.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 21.4% of covered employment, average pay $63,918/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.89%, above the 3.7% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 77% to 87% of the vote across the three.

Population
37,056
Median household income
$73,746
Unemployment
3.9%

Who sits on a jury?

Predominantly White

≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 84% / 0%.

Uintah County has a population of 37,056, with a median age of 33.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 83.6%; Black residents 0.5%. Independently, 8.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The median household earns $79,128; 16.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.5% live below the federal poverty line.

Race & ethnicity
  • White (non-Hispanic) 29,637 80.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3,249 8.8%
  • Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 175 0.5%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 296 0.8%
  • Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 2,165 5.8%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 1,410 3.8%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 50 0.1%
  • Some other race (non-Hispanic) 74 0.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Age distribution

Median age 33.2

  • Under 18 11,549 31.2%
  • 18–24 3,311 8.9%
  • 25–44 9,990 27.0%
  • 45–64 7,781 21.0%
  • 65 and over 4,425 11.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Income & poverty
Median household income
$79,128
90% interval $71,026–$87,230
−$17,270 vs UT · 13th of 29
Below poverty line
12.5%
90% interval 10.4%–14.6%
+4.1 pp vs UT · 5th of 29

U.S. Census SAIPE 2024

Economic context

Trade & transportation anchored, energy presence

Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 21% of covered jobs. Oil and gas (private NAICS 211, 213111, 213112) is about 13.1% of all jobs, at or above the 5% bar.

Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 21.4% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 15.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.89%, above the Utah state average.

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.9%
+0.19 pp vs. state
County GDP
$2.9B
0.96% of state
Avg. annual pay
$61,961
Establishments
1,369

U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 3,345 21.4%
  • Education & health services 2,464 15.8%
  • Natural resources & mining 2,421 15.5%
  • Construction 1,861 11.9%
  • Leisure & hospitality 1,605 10.3%
  • Public administration 1,596 10.2%
  • Financial activities 722 4.6%
  • Professional & business services 689 4.4%
  • Manufacturing 386 2.5%
  • Other services 383 2.5%
  • Information 136 0.9%

BLS QCEW 2025

Housing
Home ownership
73.5%
+3.3 pp vs UT · 21st of 29
Median gross rent
$941
−$555 vs UT · 19th of 29
Owner-occupied
8,928
Renter-occupied
3,217

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Local economy in 3 reads
  • Diversified

    Top three sectors employ 53% of the workforce, a relatively diversified local economy. Expect mixed employer backgrounds on the panel rather than concentration in any one institution or industry.

  • Wide wage spread

    Highest-paid sector (Natural resources & mining, $99,101/yr) pays 4.9× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $20,186/yr). Stark intra-economy class divisions on the panel; calibrate damages and lost-wages framing to that range.

  • Mixed business scale

    Average establishment employs 11 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

BLS QCEW 2025

Political composition

Consistently strongly Republican

Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 83%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.

Uintah County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 85.9% in 2024, 86.6% in 2020, 76.7% in 2016.

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 15,831 votes cast

  • Republican
  • Democratic
Presidential vote share by year
YearRepublicanDemocratic
201676.7%7.8%
202086.6%10.9%
202485.9%12.3%
  • Republican 13,599 85.9%
  • Democratic 1,952 12.3%
  • Other / third-party 280 1.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Family-dominant, English-speaking

Family households are 73% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).

6.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog, Chinese. Veterans account for 4.4% of the adult civilian population (1,119 individuals).

Languages spoken at home

93.9% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 1,467 4.3%
  • Tagalog 85 0.2%
  • Chinese 82 0.2%
  • French, Haitian, or Cajun 66 0.2%
  • German or other West Germanic 30 0.1%
  • Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 12 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Household composition
Households
12,145
Family households
8,899
73.3% of households
Married couples w/ children
3,739
42.0% of families
Single-mother families
619
7.0% of families
Veterans
1,119
4.4% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Religious composition

51.4% overall adherence rate

  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 15,703 44.1%
  • Evangelical Protestant 1,343 3.8%
  • Catholic 1,020 2.9%
  • Mainline Protestant 240 0.7%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
86.9%
±2.1 pp
Uninsured
13.1%
±2.1 pp
3rd of 29
With a disability
14.0%
±1.8 pp
13th of 29
Bachelor's or higher
16.8%
±2.1 pp
−20.9 pp vs UT · 29th of 29
Uninsured, under 65 (2024)
13.5%
90% interval 12.2%–14.8% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
8th 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
Duchesne, Manila, Vernal

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Uintah totals, 2024 — the per-100k rate is based on 9 recorded deaths, too few to be statistically reliable

Traffic fatalities
9
35.28 per 100k adults (18+)
Fatal crashes
8

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Uintah 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 2024 · U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2024 · US Religion Census 2020.

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