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Jury Pool Profile

Wayne County, Utah

Republican +52 (2024)
Population
2,557
Median household income
$70,074
Unemployment
5.7%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 2,417 94.5%
  • Black or African American alone 0 0.0%
  • Asian alone 0 0.0%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 0 0.0%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 3 0.1%
  • Two or more races 137 5.4%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 98 3.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 43.1

  • Under 18 600 23.5%
  • 18–24 147 5.7%
  • 25–44 577 22.6%
  • 45–64 643 25.1%
  • 65 and over 590 23.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
5.7%
+2.11 pp vs. state
County GDP
$160.3M
0.05% of state
Avg. annual pay
$43,295
Establishments
158

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Leisure & hospitality 345 28.0%
  • Construction 242 19.6%
  • Education & health services 227 18.4%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 220 17.9%
  • Public administration 108 8.8%
  • Professional & business services 40 3.2%
  • Other services 23 1.9%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
75.8%
Median gross rent
$1,018
Owner-occupied
822
Renter-occupied
263

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 1,651 votes cast

  • Republican 1,238 75.0%
  • Democratic 381 23.1%
  • Other / third-party 32 1.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

93.7% speak only English at home

  • Other Indo-European 69 2.9%
  • Spanish 68 2.8%
  • German 13 0.5%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
1,085
Family households
855
78.8% of households
Married w/ children
726
Single-mother households
59
Veterans
141
7.2% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

76.1% overall adherence rate

  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1,843 74.1%
  • Catholic 50 2.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
88.8%
With a disability
11.4%
Bachelor's or higher
25.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
6th Judicial District Court
Judges
2 (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
Junction, Kanab, Loa, Manti, Panguitch, Richfield

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Utah statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
2
102.2 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
2

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Wayne 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.