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Wayne County, WV

38,498 Population
506 square miles 76.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.5 ±0.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in West Virginia: 42.7 ±0.1
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$32,003 ±$3,032 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in West Virginia: $32,949 ±$335
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$55,539 ±$3,796 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in West Virginia: $57,917 ±$607
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

15.7% ±2.3% (6,015  ±874) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in West Virginia: 16.6% 287,660 (±0.4% / ±6,184)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

25 minutes ±1.1 (345,565  ±23,123) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in West Virginia: 26.6 17,836,120 (±0.3 / ±212,366)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

15,550 ±349 Number of households
  • West Virginia: 721,448 ±2,890
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.5 ±0.1 (38,319  ±9) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 1,732,557
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

6% ±2.3% (487  ±187) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 5% 18,860 (±0.3% / ±1,083)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

18,238 ±45 Number of housing units
  • West Virginia: 859,653 ±241
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$124,900 ±$12,769 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in West Virginia: $155,600 ±$1,679
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

7.9% ±1.6% (2,990  ±622.9) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in West Virginia: 10.8% 190,764 (±0.3% / ±4,713.9)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

85.3% ±4.3% (23,631  ±1,179.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in West Virginia: 88.6% 1,124,648 (±0.6% / ±7,526.8)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
17.7% ±2.2% (4,899  ±605.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in West Virginia: 23.3% 295,541 (±0.3% / ±3,968)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.8% (301  ±129) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in West Virginia: 1.7% 30,515
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

8.2% ±1.1% (2,514  ±330) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 7.7% 109,457 (±0.2% / ±2,616)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
2,514 Total veterans ±330 2,438 Male ±328 76 Female ±54

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