Daggett County vs Wayne County

A side-by-side comparison of Daggett County and Wayne County: population, income, housing, and more.

Daggett County and Wayne County are counties in Utah. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Wayne County has the higher population (2,557 vs 747 in Daggett County). Wayne County has the higher median household income ($70,074 vs $58,750 in Daggett County). Wayne County has the higher median home value ($364,800 vs $242,100 in Daggett County).

Population, income & housing

	Daggett County	Wayne County
Population	747	2,557
Median age	45.0 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$58,750	$70,074
Median home value	$242,100	$364,800
Median gross rent	$775	$1,018
Housing units	1,155	1,713
Homeownership rate	82.8%	75.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.6%	25.2%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Daggett County	Wayne County
Population	613 → 747 (+21.9%)	2,689 → 2,557 (-4.9%)
Median household income	$75,417 → $58,750 (-22.1%)	$44,245 → $70,074 (+58.4%)
Median home value	$170,800 → $242,100 (+41.7%)	$205,700 → $364,800 (+77.3%)
Median gross rent	$375 → $775 (+106.7%)	$597 → $1,018 (+70.5%)

Daggett County

Population

613747

Median household income

$75,417$58,750

Median home value

$170,800$242,100

Median gross rent

$375$775

Wayne County

Population

2,6892,557

Median household income

$44,245$70,074

Median home value

$205,700$364,800

Median gross rent

$597$1,018

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Daggett County	Wayne County
Under 5	4.4%	6.5%
5 to 17	18.2%	17.0%
18 to 24	9.2%	5.7%
25 to 34	5.5%	10.7%
35 to 44	12.6%	11.8%
45 to 54	15.5%	10.1%
55 to 64	16.5%	15.0%
65 to 74	12.4%	15.1%
75 and over	5.6%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Daggett County	Wayne County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.2%	91.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Daggett County	Wayne County
No high school diploma	8.6%	4.3%
High school graduate	33.8%	23.5%
Some college or associate's	46.0%	47.0%
Bachelor's degree	8.1%	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Daggett County	Wayne County
Drove alone	72.5%	55.6%
Carpooled	12.1%	7.5%
Public transit	1.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.0%	8.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	7.0%	27.1%
Other means	0.3%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Daggett County	Wayne County
1-unit, detached	58.2%	85.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	41.8%	11.3%

Poverty & households

	Daggett County	Wayne County
Poverty rate	10.1%	9.1%
Average household size	2.65	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	17	25
Median year structure built	1980	1982