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Wayne County, NC

120,338 Population
553.9 square miles 217.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.6 ±1 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 39.4 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$30,162 ±$1,976 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Carolina: $42,777 ±$387
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$59,562 ±$3,880 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $73,958 ±$863
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

21.2% ±3.7% (24,762  ±4,348) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 12.6% 1,349,479 (±0.3% / ±29,119)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

22.9 minutes ±0.9 (1,158,395  ±53,779) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

48,841 ±1,617 Number of households
  • North Carolina: 4,496,359 ±13,556
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0.1 (117,630  ±57) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,760,395
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6.7% ±3.4% (1,838  ±929) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 136,689 (±0.3% / ±6,834)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

54,482 ±31 Number of housing units
  • North Carolina: 5,073,509 ±767
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$211,900 ±$18,619 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Carolina: $333,000 ±$1,908
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

16% ±3.2% (19,012  ±3,822.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in North Carolina: 12.2% 1,332,016 (±0.3% / ±34,277.7)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

86% ±5.5% (68,627  ±4,517.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 90.9% 6,947,037 (±0.6% / ±48,858.6)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
21.7% ±3% (17,307  ±2,365.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 37.1% 2,839,924 (±0.4% / ±29,108.5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

11% (13,229  ±2,609) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 9.9% 1,093,166
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

9.2% ±1.5% (8,067  ±1,331) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in North Carolina: 7.2% 621,063 (±0.1% / ±12,128)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
8,067 Total veterans ±1,331 7,033 Male ±1,139 1,034 Female ±687

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