Jury Pool Profile
Wayne County, Utah
- County seat
- Loa
- Judicial district
- 6th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 2,587
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 2,584.
At a glance
Wayne County is a 2,587-person venue. The county population is 92% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $70,968, $25,430 below the UT state median of $96,398; 27.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The largest published sector is Leisure & hospitality, at 25.4% of covered employment, average pay $36,242/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.46%, above the 3.7% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 68% to 76% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 2,584
- Median household income
- $76,607
- Unemployment
- 5.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 92% / 0%.
Wayne County has a population of 2,584, with a median age of 46.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.1%; Black residents 0.3%. Independently, 3.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $70,968; 27.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Counting the cells BLS withholds (private jobs estimated from Census County Business Patterns, government jobs from the statewide mix), the two largest sectors are within 20% of each other: Leisure & hospitality about 320, Construction about 310.
Leisure & hospitality is the largest published sector at 25.4% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 17.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.46%, above the Utah state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 73%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Wayne County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 75.0% in 2024, 75.8% in 2020, 68.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 77% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 5.6% of the adult civilian population (114 individuals).