COMPARING TWO PLACES
Emery County vs Wayne County
PLACE A
Emery County, Utah
VS
PLACE B
Wayne County, Michigan
Emery County is 99% smaller than Wayne County. Emery County earns more, with a median household income $13,752 higher. Wayne County has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -10%).
EMERY COUNTYWAYNE COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population10,1771,769,038−99% vs Wayne County
Population density22,891−2,889
Population growth-10.5%-1.5%−9.0 pts
Median age38.937.9+1.0
Male50.8%48.4%+2.4 pts
Female49.2%51.6%−2.4 pts
Foreign-born1.2%10.3%−9.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.9%47.9%+40.9 pts
Black0.1%36.6%−36.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.5%6.9%+0.6 pts
Asian0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Other3.6%5.0%−1.4 pts
Median household income$74,291$60,539+$13,752
Per capita income$31,292$34,906−$3,614
Poverty rate12.5%20.8%−8.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3890.493−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher18.3%27.6%−9.3 pts
Graduate degree6.6%10.8%−4.3 pts
Unemployment rate3.6%8.7%−5.1 pts
Labor force participation58.8%59.2%−0.4 pts
Median home value$218,700$178,500+$40,200
Median gross rent$739$1,132−$393
Owner-occupied80.1%64.8%+15.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.2%12.5%+3.7 pts
Rent-burdened households34.2%49.1%−14.9 pts
Average commute20.724.7−4.0
Worked from home7.1%14.1%−7.0 pts
Public transit to work0.2%1.8%−1.5 pts
Uninsured6.6%5.6%+1.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025