COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Wayne County

Utah · 2,177 residents · 2,461 sq mi

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With 2,177 people, Wayne County is a county in Utah. 82% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 32% less than in Utah as a whole. The typical home is worth $53,700. Renters pay $257 a month at the median. Median household income is $20,000, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.7

US median: 33.0

Average education

20% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 29%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,177

−13%vs 2000

vs 2,509 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.7

−10%vs 2000

vs 34.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2,461 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.3%(181)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.4%(226)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1412.9%(280)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.7%(189)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 242.9%(64)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.9%(280)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413%(284)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.9%(171)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.6%(166)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.8%(192)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.3%(116)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(28)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,000

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,000 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,692

−50%vs 2000

vs $15,392 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.4%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$53,700

−29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $99,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$257

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $463 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.7%

+3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.8% in 2000

18.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96%(2,409)

Black0.2%(4)

Hispanic / Latino2%(50)

Asian0.1%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.6%(2,124)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(38)

Asian0.1%(3)

Other2.3%(50)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.4%(37)

Puerto Rican0.2%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan2.6%(66)

Ancestry

English23.8%(616)

Danish12.1%(312)

German11.9%(308)

Welsh8.3%(214)

American4.6%(119)

Irish4.6%(119)

Scottish4.1%(107)

Dutch1.5%(38)

Swedish1%(25)

Swiss0.9%(24)

Italian0.9%(23)

Norwegian0.7%(18)

+ 7 more ancestry groups with data

French0.6%(15)

Ukrainian0.5%(14)

Hungarian0.3%(8)

British0.2%(4)

Greek0.1%(2)

Slovak0.1%(2)

Lithuanian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Danish population · Largest German population · Largest Welsh population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

20.0%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

82.0%

−6.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.4%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.3 min

+17%vs 2000

vs 14.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married15.4%(169)

Married73.9%(812)

Widowed1.9%(21)

Divorced8.8%(97)

Women 15+

Never married13.2%(141)

Married70.2%(750)

Widowed10.2%(109)

Divorced6.4%(68)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.2%

−14.5 ptssince 2013

from 18.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.3%

+14.7 ptssince 2020

from 40.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

28.7%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 29.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.3%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 22.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

12.2%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 15.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.3%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 0.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

81.6%

+15.5 ptssince 2020

from 66.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.7%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 35.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)2.6%(3)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)9.6%(11)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era70.2%(80)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 114 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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