Jury Pool Profile
Uintah County, Utah
- 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?
≥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.
Economic context
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.
Political composition
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.
Languages, households, faith & health
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).