San Juan County vs. Wayne County

	San Juan County (UT)	Wayne County (UT)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	15,449	2,690
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4.8%	-3.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	14,745	2,778
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	14,746	2,778
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.7%	6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	30.5%	24.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.2%	21.8%
Female persons, percent	50.0%	48.7%
White alone, percent	47.3%	96.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.4%	0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	49.2%	1.0%
Asian alone, percent	0.9%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.2%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.8%	6.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	43.6%	90.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	547	103
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.9%	4.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	6,019	1,680
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	80.0%	75.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$133,200	$176,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,223	$1,050
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$287	$281
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$639	$563
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.3%	6.2%
Building permits, 2018	33	24
Households, 2014-2018	3,992	1,021
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.73	2.58
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	91.4%	89.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	40.4%	10.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	65.0%	87.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	52.7%	76.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	83.8%	88.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	18.4%	25.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.9%	9.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	17.0%	15.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.5%	59.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.3%	55.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	65,036	12,758
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	68,740	32,083
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$4,593	$11,722
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	21.9	15.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$44,680	$44,694
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$18,128	$22,920
Persons in poverty, percent	22.6%	12.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	245	91
Total employment, 2017	2,674	600
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	94,821	19,416
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.1%	-4.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	802	337
All firms, 2012	1,010	373
Men-owned firms, 2012	464	232
Women-owned firms, 2012	320	87
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	771	351
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	870	354
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	9.4%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	31.6%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	1.9	1.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	7,819.99	2,460.68

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between San Juan county (UT) and Wayne county (UT) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.