Wayne County, North Carolina

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Key figures

Statistic	Wayne County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	118,652	10,730,404	334,922,499	539th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$59,733	$72,388	$80,734	2107th of 3,221
Median Age	37.3	39.1	38.9	2705th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	21.7%	35.7%	35.7%	1701st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$178,700	$288,900	$332,700	1659th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$965	$1,228	$1,413	1121st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	17.3%	13.0%	12.5%	874th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.2%	4.7%	5.2%	1119th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	214.2	220.7	n/a	612th of 3,222
Foreign Born	7.9%	9.1%	14.1%	584th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.6	n/a	n/a	2283rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	61.5%	66.6%	65.2%	2942nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.9	25.1	26.4	1936th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.4%	16.3%	15.1%	2572nd of 3,222
Uninsured	14.8%	n/a	n/a	744th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	45.4%	47.2%	46.9%	2321st of 3,222
Broadband Access	86.9%	n/a	n/a	867th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Wayne County, North Carolina

Statistic	Wayne County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	50.2%	60.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13.7%	11.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	29.6%	20.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.2%	3.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.9%	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	64.0	58.4	61.4

Age in Wayne County, North Carolina

Statistic	Wayne County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Median Age	37.3	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	23.6%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.7%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.7%	13.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.7%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.2%	25.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.1%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Wayne County, North Carolina

Statistic	Wayne County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Households	47,507	4,282,345	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	66.7%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	32.3%	29.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	21.3%	17.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.9%	29.4%	28.7%
Never Married	33.0%	32.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Wayne County, North Carolina

Statistic	Wayne County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$31,983	$41,385	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	18.9%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.4%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.9%	16.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.2%	10.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	17.3%	13.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	39.1%	30.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	19.6%	12.8%	n/a

Housing in Wayne County, North Carolina

Statistic	Wayne County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Housing Units	53,505	4,895,668	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	60.2%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.3%	14.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	11.2%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,984.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	38.5%	33.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.7%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,249	$1,896	n/a

Education in Wayne County, North Carolina

Statistic	Wayne County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Less than High School	13.6%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	29.7%	24.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	34.9%	29.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	15.2%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.6%	13.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Wayne County, North Carolina

Statistic	Wayne County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	61.2%	62.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	81.3%	71.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.7%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	32.8%	26.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.7%	6.5%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.8%	5.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Wayne County, North Carolina

Statistic	Wayne County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	64.0%	53.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.2%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	5.8%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	85.2%	86.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	12.2%	8.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	10.1%	10.0%	16.7%

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