Wayne County, Utah

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Wayne County, Utah is among the lowest in the country for total population, and among the lowest in the country for population per square mile.

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Key figures

Statistic	Wayne County, Utah	Utah	United States	Rank
Total Population	2,584	3,392,331	334,922,499	3067th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$76,607	$95,166	$80,734	742nd of 3,221
Median Age	46.0	32.0	38.9	605th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	27.7%	37.7%	35.7%	952nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$411,800	$489,400	$332,700	264th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$884	$1,496	$1,413	1529th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.6%	8.5%	12.5%	2307th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.1%	3.6%	5.2%	2925th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1.0	41.1	n/a	3157th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.8%	8.9%	14.1%	1298th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.5	n/a	n/a	1285th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	79.3%	70.2%	65.2%	751st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	18.9	22.1	26.4	2740th of 3,221
Worked from Home	24.0%	17.6%	15.1%	59th of 3,222
Uninsured	18.5%	n/a	n/a	333rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	66.5%	58.9%	46.9%	33rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	89.2%	n/a	n/a	508th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Wayne County, Utah

Statistic	Wayne County, Utah	Utah	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	74.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.0%	15.9%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	1.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	2.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.9%	4.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.9%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	17.3	41.4	61.4

Age in Wayne County, Utah

Statistic	Wayne County, Utah	Utah	United States
Median Age	46.0	32.0	38.9
Under 18 %	21.2%	27.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	2.9%	11.6%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.6%	14.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.7%	13.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.2%	20.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	25.5%	11.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Wayne County, Utah

Statistic	Wayne County, Utah	Utah	United States
Households	1,156	1,124,822	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	3.0	2.5
Family Households	76.6%	72.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.7%	37.8%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	10.0%	13.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	21.1%	20.4%	28.7%
Never Married	14.3%	31.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Wayne County, Utah

Statistic	Wayne County, Utah	Utah	United States
Per Capita Income	$37,114	$40,873	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	10.5%	9.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.9%	15.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	22.8%	21.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.1%	13.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.6%	8.5%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	34.7%	23.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.0%	5.2%	n/a

Housing in Wayne County, Utah

Statistic	Wayne County, Utah	Utah	United States
Housing Units	1,735	1,223,468	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	86.7%	66.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	0.3%	16.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	33.4%	8.1%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,985.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	20.7%	29.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	19.1%	28.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,394	$2,525	n/a

Education in Wayne County, Utah

Statistic	Wayne County, Utah	Utah	United States
Less than High School	3.4%	6.6%	10.4%
High School Graduate	20.7%	22.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	48.2%	33.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	24.0%	24.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	3.7%	13.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Wayne County, Utah

Statistic	Wayne County, Utah	Utah	United States
Labour Force Participation	58.7%	69.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	63.8%	67.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	1.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	6.8%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	71.7%	32.7%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.8%	4.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.3%	4.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Wayne County, Utah

Statistic	Wayne County, Utah	Utah	United States
Born in State of Residence	65.3%	60.7%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.8%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.0%	5.1%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.3%	84.1%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.5%	10.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.3%	12.2%	16.7%

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