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Wayne County, OH

116,632 Population
554.8 square miles 210.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.7 ±0.9 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Ohio: 39.8 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$35,805 ±$2,377 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Ohio: $40,934 ±$342
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$68,401 ±$7,121 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Ohio: $72,212 ±$538
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

14.6% ±4.8% (16,371  ±5,411) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Ohio: 12.7% 1,467,983 (±0.3% / ±33,353)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

21.2 minutes ±1.9 (986,535  ±114,778) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Ohio: 23.8 120,833,640 (±0.2 / ±1,131,298)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

45,213 ±940 Number of households
  • Ohio: 4,929,322 ±14,176
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0.1 (112,574  ±300) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Ohio: 2.4 11,586,466
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6.3% ±2.6% (1,592  ±662) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Ohio: 5.2% 138,576 (±0.3% / ±6,966)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

47,269 ±124 Number of housing units
  • Ohio: 5,336,168 ±1,425
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$254,300 ±$16,242 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Ohio: $239,800 ±$1,395
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

7.6% ±1.8% (8,757  ±2,023.1) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Ohio: 11.8% 1,383,489 (±0.3% / ±29,556)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

88% ±4.6% (67,536  ±3,554.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Ohio: 92.2% 7,607,705 (±0.5% / ±43,588.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
25.7% ±2.6% (19,706  ±2,008.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Ohio: 32.4% 2,670,043 (±0.3% / ±24,912.9)
  • about two-thirds 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

2.4% (2,833  ±973) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Ohio: 5.5% 654,793
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.9% ±1.1% (5,280  ±1,020) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Ohio: 6.2% 572,074 (±0.1% / ±11,365)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
5,280 Total veterans ±1,020 4,924 Male ±1,002 356 Female ±209

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