Rich County vs Wayne County

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

Rich 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.

Rich County has the higher population (2,588 vs 2,557 in Wayne County). Rich County has the higher median household income ($76,875 vs $70,074 in Wayne County). Wayne County has the higher median home value ($364,800 vs $291,200 in Rich County).

Population, income & housing

	Rich County	Wayne County
Population	2,588	2,557
Median age	37.2 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$76,875	$70,074
Median home value	$291,200	$364,800
Median gross rent	$743	$1,018
Housing units	3,217	1,713
Homeownership rate	80.4%	75.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.5%	25.2%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rich County	Wayne County
Population	2,389 → 2,588 (+8.3%)	2,689 → 2,557 (-4.9%)
Median household income	$57,902 → $76,875 (+32.8%)	$44,245 → $70,074 (+58.4%)
Median home value	$202,500 → $291,200 (+43.8%)	$205,700 → $364,800 (+77.3%)
Median gross rent	$702 → $743 (+5.8%)	$597 → $1,018 (+70.5%)

Rich County

Population

2,3892,588

Median household income

$57,902$76,875

Median home value

$202,500$291,200

Median gross rent

$702$743

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)

	Rich County	Wayne County
Under 5	8.2%	6.5%
5 to 17	24.1%	17.0%
18 to 24	5.8%	5.7%
25 to 34	9.0%	10.7%
35 to 44	11.2%	11.8%
45 to 54	8.6%	10.1%
55 to 64	11.9%	15.0%
65 to 74	13.2%	15.1%
75 and over	8.0%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rich County	Wayne County
White (non-Hispanic)	89.5%	91.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	7.0%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rich County	Wayne County
No high school diploma	4.5%	4.3%
High school graduate	19.8%	23.5%
Some college or associate's	51.2%	47.0%
Bachelor's degree	16.6%	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rich County	Wayne County
Drove alone	64.6%	55.6%
Carpooled	6.1%	7.5%
Public transit	1.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.6%	8.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	19.2%	27.1%
Other means	2.5%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rich County	Wayne County
1-unit, detached	72.4%	85.8%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	0.3%
20 or more units	1.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.9%	11.3%

Poverty & households

	Rich County	Wayne County
Poverty rate	9.5%	9.1%
Average household size	3.14	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	23	25
Median year structure built	1989	1982