Who is the Tooele County County Assessor?

Joy L. Peters (Republican) is the County Assessor of Tooele County, Utah.

Who is the Tooele County County Attorney?

Scott A. Broadhead (Republican) is the County Attorney of Tooele County, Utah. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Tooele County County Auditor?

Alison H. McCoy (Republican) is the County Auditor of Tooele County, Utah. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Tooele County County Clerk?

Tracy Shaw (Republican) is the County Clerk of Tooele County, Utah. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Tooele County County Recorder/Surveyor?

Jerry M Houghton (Republican) is the County Recorder/Surveyor of Tooele County, Utah.

Who is the Tooele County Sheriff?

Paul J. Wimmer (Republican) is the Sheriff of Tooele County, Utah. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Tooele County County Treasurer?

Michael J. Jensen (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Tooele County, Utah.

Who are the Tooele County commissioners?

Scott Wardle (County Council Member, District 1); Kendall Thomas (County Council Member, District 2); Tye L Hoffmann (County Council Member, District 3); Jared S. Hamner (County Council Member, District 4); Erik A. Stromberg (County Council Member, District 5).

Who is on the Tooele County School Board?

Robert (Bob) Howard Gowans (Board Member, District 1); Todd C Thompson (Board Member, District 2); Scott Bryan (Board Member, District 3); Valaree Allen Shields (Board Member, District 4); Emily Syphus (Board Member, District 5); Melissa Rich (Board Member, District 6); Elizabeth Smith (Board Member, District 7).

What is the population of Tooele County?

About 79,347 people, with a median age of 32.2; the median household income is $106,587 and 5.2% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Tooele County?

3.3% in September 2026 (preliminary): 1,512 people unemployed in a labor force of 45,832, against 3.8% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Tooele County?

19 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 7 municipal, 1 school district and 10 special district governments.

Tooele County, UT elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Tooele County: 19 seats on 9 elected bodies. 9 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

County Commission

Tooele County Council

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Council Member, District 1	Scott Wardle Republican source
County Council Member, District 2	Kendall Thomas Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Council Member, District 3	Tye L Hoffmann Republican source
County Council Member, District 4	Jared S. Hamner Republican source
County Council Member, District 5	Erik A. Stromberg Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Assessor	Joy L. Peters Republican source
County Attorney	Scott A. Broadhead Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Auditor	Alison H. McCoy Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Clerk	Tracy Shaw Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Recorder/Surveyor	Jerry M Houghton Republican source
Sheriff	Paul J. Wimmer Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Treasurer	Michael J. Jensen Republican source

School Board

Tooele School District Board of Education

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Board Member, District 1	Robert (Bob) Howard Gowans source
Board Member, District 2	Todd C Thompson source
Board Member, District 3	Scott Bryan source
Board Member, District 4	Valaree Allen Shields source
Board Member, District 5	Emily Syphus source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Board Member, District 6	Melissa Rich source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Board Member, District 7	Elizabeth Smith source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Tooele County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 19 local governments in Tooele County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships	7	0
School districts (school boards)	1	1
Special districts (elected boards)	10	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Tooele County

79,347people

32.2median ageU.S.: 38.9

$106,587 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

5.2%below the U.S.: 12.5%

22.9%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$431,600median home valueU.S.: $332,700

3.6%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

4.3%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

6.1%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

6.1%U.S.: 8.4%

37.8%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

20.1%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 15% · White 77.8% · Black 1% · Asian 0.7% · Other or more than one race 5.5% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Tooele County

3.3%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.8%. Utah: 3.2%.

1,512people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

44,320people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

45,832in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.3%	1,512	44,320	45,832
August 2026	3.8%	1,751	44,082	45,833
July 2026	3.5%	1,628	44,233	45,861
June 2026	3.7%	1,680	43,733	45,413
May 2026	3.5%	1,577	43,428	45,005
April 2026	3.6%	1,616	42,883	44,499
March 2026	4.1%	1,813	42,911	44,724
February 2026	4.5%	2,005	42,933	44,938
January 2026	4.3%	1,920	42,977	44,897
December 2025	3.7%	1,656	43,622	45,278
November 2025	3.9%	1,778	43,851	45,629
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.8%	1,706	43,588	45,294
August 2025	4.1%	1,869	43,447	45,316
July 2025	3.9%	1,768	43,773	45,541
June 2025	4.0%	1,825	43,705	45,530
May 2025	3.7%	1,647	43,345	44,992
April 2025	3.6%	1,624	43,369	44,993
March 2025	3.8%	1,709	43,357	45,066
February 2025	4.0%	1,794	43,208	45,002
January 2025	3.6%	1,636	43,321	44,957
December 2024	3.2%	1,436	43,492	44,928
November 2024	3.2%	1,424	43,553	44,977
October 2024	3.1%	1,402	43,301	44,703

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.8%	1,728	43,508	45,236
2024	3.3%	1,473	43,292	44,765
2023	2.7%	1,154	42,322	43,476
2022	2.4%	1,013	40,625	41,638
2021	2.8%	1,084	37,856	38,940
2020	4.7%	1,727	34,846	36,573
2019	2.7%	952	34,539	35,491
2018	3.1%	1,055	33,100	34,155
2017	3.4%	1,113	31,937	33,050
2016	3.6%	1,118	30,321	31,439

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Utah's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.5% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in Tooele County

166.2 per 100,0002019. Utah: 236.9.

1,721.3 per 100,0002019. Utah: 2,168.6.

1murders2019, 121 violent crimes in all.

2019 is the latest year with complete reporting here: at least one of the county's police agencies didn't send the FBI a full year of figures since, so later totals would be undercounts.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2019	121	166.2	1,253	1,721.3
2017	174	258.2	1,704	2,528.4

By police agency (4)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Tooele Police Department	2025	162	640	42,241
Tooele County Sheriff's Office	2025	68	164	27,069
Grantsville Police Department	2025	51	58	16,520
Wendover Police Department	2021	0	0	1,491

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Utah · the U.S.

Police staffing

1.15 per 1,000 residents2022, 4 agencies serving 79,791 people.

92sworn officers2022, full-time, as of October 31.

75civilian staff2022, full-time.

2022 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.

Agencies counted (4), 2022

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Tooele County Sheriff's Office	26	63	25,903
Tooele Police Department	42	9	38,318
Grantsville Police Department	20	3	14,431
Wendover Police Department	4	0	1,139

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2022	92	1.15	75	4
2020	80	1.08	74	4
2016	86	1.34	69	4

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is the Tooele County County Assessor?: Joy L. Peters (Republican) is the County Assessor of Tooele County, Utah.
Who is the Tooele County County Attorney?: Scott A. Broadhead (Republican) is the County Attorney of Tooele County, Utah. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Tooele County County Auditor?: Alison H. McCoy (Republican) is the County Auditor of Tooele County, Utah. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Tooele County County Clerk?: Tracy Shaw (Republican) is the County Clerk of Tooele County, Utah. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Tooele County County Recorder/Surveyor?: Jerry M Houghton (Republican) is the County Recorder/Surveyor of Tooele County, Utah.
Who is the Tooele County Sheriff?: Paul J. Wimmer (Republican) is the Sheriff of Tooele County, Utah. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Tooele County County Treasurer?: Michael J. Jensen (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Tooele County, Utah.
Who are the Tooele County commissioners?: Scott Wardle (County Council Member, District 1); Kendall Thomas (County Council Member, District 2); Tye L Hoffmann (County Council Member, District 3); Jared S. Hamner (County Council Member, District 4); Erik A. Stromberg (County Council Member, District 5).
Who is on the Tooele County School Board?: Robert (Bob) Howard Gowans (Board Member, District 1); Todd C Thompson (Board Member, District 2); Scott Bryan (Board Member, District 3); Valaree Allen Shields (Board Member, District 4); Emily Syphus (Board Member, District 5); Melissa Rich (Board Member, District 6); Elizabeth Smith (Board Member, District 7).
What is the population of Tooele County?: About 79,347 people, with a median age of 32.2; the median household income is $106,587 and 5.2% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Tooele County?: 3.3% in September 2026 (preliminary): 1,512 people unemployed in a labor force of 45,832, against 3.8% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Tooele County?: 19 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 7 municipal, 1 school district and 10 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Lieutenant Governor's official results of each seat's last election (the November 2024 general) and, for seats last filled in 2022, the county clerks' official canvass reports of the November 2022 general election; officials appointed since then may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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