Wayne County, Utah

Wayne County has a population of 2,584 and has grown 4.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $411,800, about 5.4 times the county's median household income of $76,607.

Home price
$411,800
Income
$76,607
Population
2,584
Unemployment
2.1%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$411,800county
Median gross rent$884county
Median year homes here were built1985county
Share of homes built before 198046.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile10.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant33.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented20.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use25.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,728(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$810county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,228county
Home insurance / yr$1,814(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living102.2(statewide)
Median household income$76,607county
Family health premium / yr$23,583(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,094(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.307(statewide)
Poverty rate10.6%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home24.0%county
Unemployment rate2.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force58.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed15.2%county
Share of workers employed by government23.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry19.5%county
Economic output per resident$62,050county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.34%county
Top state income tax4.45%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.45%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.42%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time18.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service97 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport10625county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.6 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station83 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.3%county
Traffic deaths77.4county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0001.4(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher27.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher96.6%county
Public schools in the county3county
Public school enrollment468county
Students per full-time teacher15.6county
Free lunch eligible50.4%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools0county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution69 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians56(statewide)
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter4.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.2%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year8.0%county
Frequent mental distress16.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity21.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.3%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population2,584county
Land area in square miles2,461county
People per square mile of land1.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store39.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+4.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age46.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over25.5%county
Share of households that are one person21.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.8%county
Second languages3.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls76.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents282county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-9county
Households that moved in42county
Households that moved away79county
Average income of arriving households$55,381county
Average income of departing households$51,443county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes17county
Housing units authorised in the latest year29county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate230(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature54.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation6.7 incounty
Annual snowfall7.3 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.07 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F49 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing104 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days149 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 10county
Average first fall frostOct 6county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$103county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh11.4¢county
Household electricity use901 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$11.27(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity36.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas6.4%county
Homes heated by propane19.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil6.1%county
Homes heated by wood21.1%county
Households with broadband94.7%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk6.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk31.0county
Landslide risk94.2county
Hail risk1.5county
Earthquake risk47.8county
Tornado risk2.2county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk39.6county
Winter weather risk73.6county
Strong wind risk2.4county
Wildfire risk53.7county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Wayne County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Utah figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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