Wayne County, New York

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Key figures

Statistic	Wayne County, New York	New York	United States	Rank
Total Population	90,929	19,852,366	334,922,499	666th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$74,506	$85,974	$80,734	869th of 3,221
Median Age	43.6	39.8	38.9	1040th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	25.6%	40.2%	35.7%	1162nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$170,000	$423,800	$332,700	1809th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$938	$1,621	$1,413	1237th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.4%	14.0%	12.5%	2110th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.3%	6.4%	5.2%	2376th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	150.6	421.3	n/a	762nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.9%	22.8%	14.1%	1595th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.9	n/a	n/a	774th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	79.9%	54.3%	65.2%	659th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.8	32.6	26.4	1726th of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.1%	14.9%	15.1%	1171st of 3,222
Uninsured	5.7%	n/a	n/a	2874th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	49.3%	42.5%	46.9%	1614th of 3,222
Broadband Access	86.9%	n/a	n/a	871st of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Wayne County, New York

Statistic	Wayne County, New York	New York	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	86.6%	52.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.3%	19.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	2.2%	13.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	9.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.6%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	1.0%	0.6%
Diversity Index	24.5	65.5	61.4

Age in Wayne County, New York

Statistic	Wayne County, New York	New York	United States
Median Age	43.6	39.8	38.9
Under 18 %	21.0%	20.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.0%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.5%	14.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.9%	13.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.9%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.8%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Wayne County, New York

Statistic	Wayne County, New York	New York	United States
Households	38,404	7,722,646	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.5	2.5
Family Households	63.0%	61.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.7%	27.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.7%	18.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.2%	31.1%	28.7%
Never Married	28.7%	38.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Wayne County, New York

Statistic	Wayne County, New York	New York	United States
Per Capita Income	$38,259	$50,712	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.0%	16.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.5%	13.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.4%	16.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.2%	17.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.4%	14.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	26.8%	28.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	11.4%	15.6%	n/a

Housing in Wayne County, New York

Statistic	Wayne County, New York	New York	United States
Housing Units	42,570	8,585,241	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	74.8%	41.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	6.4%	34.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	9.8%	10.0%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,968.0	1,959.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	20.1%	45.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.2%	31.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$4,250	$6,582	n/a

Education in Wayne County, New York

Statistic	Wayne County, New York	New York	United States
Less than High School	9.2%	12.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	31.4%	24.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	33.9%	23.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	15.4%	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	10.2%	17.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Wayne County, New York

Statistic	Wayne County, New York	New York	United States
Labour Force Participation	60.6%	62.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	77.8%	48.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	21.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.8%	5.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	31.1%	20.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.0%	16.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.2%	29.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Wayne County, New York

Statistic	Wayne County, New York	New York	United States
Born in State of Residence	85.0%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.7%	13.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.3%	9.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.1%	69.1%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.0%	14.8%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.5%	22.3%	16.7%

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