Demographics of Wayne County, Utah

Wayne County, Utah had 2,587 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +82 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Wayne County, in four figures

2,587
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.3%
Change since July 2020: +82 people.; 46.0 ±4.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $76,607 ±$7,650
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Wayne County, Utah's population grew 3.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Wayne County, Utah's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Wayne County, Utah's population grew 3.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Wayne County, Utah's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	2,505	100.0	100.0
2021	2,560	102.2	100.2
2022	2,630	105.0	100.7
2023	2,618	104.5	101.6
2024	2,609	104.2	102.5
2025	2,587	103.3	103.1

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Population of Wayne County, Utah on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	2,505	+18	+6	0	+14
2021	2,560	+55	0	−1	+60
2022	2,630	+70	−5	−1	+71
2023	2,618	−12	+7	−1	−17
2024	2,609	−9	+4	0	−14
2025	2,587	−22	+3	0	−24

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 46.0 ±4.0: for men 48.4 ±3.7 and for women 45.6 ±1.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Wayne County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Utah	United States
Under 5	149 ±19	5.8% ±0.7	6.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	398 ±87	15.4% ±3.4	20.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	19 to 129	0.7% to 5.0%	11.6% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	601 ±118	23.3% ±4.6	28.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	702 ±102	27.2% ±3.9	20.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	660 ±119	25.5% ±4.6	11.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $76,607 ±$7,650, and income per person $37,114 ±$4,394, in 2024 dollars. The median is $95,166 ±$774 in Utah and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Wayne County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Utah	United States
Under $25,000	121 ±56	10.5% ±4.7	9.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	242 ±85	20.9% ±7.1	13.8% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	161 ±64	13.9% ±5.4	15.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	194 ±78	16.8% ±6.6	14.2% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	264 ±94	22.8% ±7.9	21.6% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	42 to 166	3.7% to 14.3%	11.9% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	29 to 111	2.5% to 9.6%	13.9% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Wayne County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Utah	United States
All ages	272 ±127	10.6% ±4.9	8.5% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	14 to 82	2.7% to 15.2%	8.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	39 to 185	3.6% to 16.5%	8.7% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	112 ±55	12.2% ±5.8	7.4% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Wayne County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Wayne County	Utah	United States
Housing units	1,735 ±36	1,223,468 ±257	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	66.6% ±5.6	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	33.4% ±6.5	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	79.3% ±4.4	70.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	20.7% ±6.4	29.8% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$411,800 ±$57,453	$489,400 ±$1,629	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$884 ±$216	$1,496 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1985 ±10	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Wayne County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Utah	United States
Hispanic or Latino	14 to 142	0.5% to 5.5%	15.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,344 ±12	90.7% ±0.5	74.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.8%	1.1% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 13	0% to 0.5%	2.4% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 13	0% to 0.5%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 13	0% to 0.5%	0.9% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 13	0% to 0.5%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	153 ±69	5.9% ±2.7	4.0% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Wayne County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Utah	United States
Born in the state	1,688 ±141	65.3% ±5.5	60.7% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	790 ±119	30.6% ±4.6	29.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 21	0% to 0.8%	1.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	38 to 158	1.5% to 6.1%	8.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	7 to 33	0.3% to 1.3%	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	16 to 140	0.6% to 5.4%	5.1% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Wayne County among the counties of Utah

27th of 29 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Utah page.

Counties of Utah near Wayne County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Grand County	9,790	+1.1%
Kane County	8,597	+11.7%
Beaver County	7,301	+3.0%
Garfield County	5,256	+3.0%
Rich County	2,687	+7.4%
Wayne County	2,587	+3.3%
Piute County	1,509	+4.8%
Daggett County	934	−1.8%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026