Wayne County, Georgia

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Key figures

Statistic	Wayne County, Georgia	Georgia	United States	Rank
Total Population	30,949	10,940,407	334,922,499	1451st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$53,427	$77,353	$80,734	2567th of 3,221
Median Age	38.3	37.6	38.9	2521st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	16.2%	34.9%	35.7%	2627th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$162,800	$303,300	$332,700	1963rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$846	$1,393	$1,413	1778th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	21.3%	13.4%	12.5%	441st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	7.2%	5.1%	5.2%	396th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	48.2	189.6	n/a	1575th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.1%	11.2%	14.1%	1179th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.7	n/a	n/a	2748th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	67.3%	65.7%	65.2%	2546th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	28.0	28.3	26.4	829th of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.5%	15.9%	15.1%	2786th of 3,222
Uninsured	18.2%	n/a	n/a	353rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	45.0%	46.5%	46.9%	2371st of 3,222
Broadband Access	80.8%	n/a	n/a	2059th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Wayne County, Georgia

Statistic	Wayne County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	70.3%	49.1%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.3%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	19.5%	30.7%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	4.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.5%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	46.4	64.9	61.4

Age in Wayne County, Georgia

Statistic	Wayne County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Median Age	38.3	37.6	38.9
Under 18 %	23.9%	23.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.6%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.4%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.8%	13.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.2%	25.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.1%	15.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Wayne County, Georgia

Statistic	Wayne County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Households	11,061	4,074,366	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.6	2.5
Family Households	68.2%	66.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	33.1%	31.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	23.2%	19.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.2%	27.7%	28.7%
Never Married	32.1%	35.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Wayne County, Georgia

Statistic	Wayne County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Per Capita Income	$25,788	$40,924	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	26.7%	15.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.1%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	11.0%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.2%	11.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	21.3%	13.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	44.3%	30.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	20.2%	12.3%	n/a

Housing in Wayne County, Georgia

Statistic	Wayne County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Housing Units	12,704	4,541,835	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	58.4%	66.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.6%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	12.9%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,989.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	32.7%	34.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.4%	31.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,265	$2,341	n/a

Education in Wayne County, Georgia

Statistic	Wayne County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Less than High School	13.4%	10.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	41.5%	26.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.9%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	10.0%	21.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.2%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Wayne County, Georgia

Statistic	Wayne County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Labour Force Participation	51.6%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.0%	70.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.9%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	27.1%	22.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	17.0%	10.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	10.2%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Wayne County, Georgia

Statistic	Wayne County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Born in State of Residence	70.4%	53.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.9%	5.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.1%	5.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.1%	84.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.3%	8.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.1%	12.3%	16.7%

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