Jury Pool Profile
Wasatch County, Utah
- County seat
- Heber City
- Judicial district
- 4th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 38,514
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 36,642.
At a glance
Wasatch County is a 38,514-person venue. The county population is 83% White (Census race-alone categories). 15% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $129,019, $32,621 above the UT state median of $96,398; 51.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 15.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Indo-European languages (1.8%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 20.8% of covered employment, average pay $58,095/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.27%, below the 3.7% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 50% to 63% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 36,642
- Median household income
- $117,608
- Unemployment
- 3.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 83% / 0%.
Wasatch County has a population of 36,642, with a median age of 36.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 83.0%; Black residents 0.2%. Independently, 14.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $129,019; 51.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 4.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 2,626 jobs; Construction, 2,204, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 20.8% of covered employment, followed by Construction at 17.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.27%, below the Utah state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 58%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Wasatch County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 62.6% in 2024, 61.4% in 2020, 50.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 78% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 15.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
15.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog, Arabic. Veterans account for 3.8% of the adult civilian population (987 individuals).