Wayne County, West Virginia

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Key figures

Statistic	Wayne County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	38,164	1,778,373	334,922,499	1248th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$58,878	$59,608	$80,734	2182nd of 3,221
Median Age	44.8	42.7	38.9	782nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	19.2%	24.1%	35.7%	2154th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$127,100	$162,600	$332,700	2548th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$915	$872	$1,413	1351st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	14.6%	16.7%	12.5%	1362nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.9%	5.4%	5.2%	1330th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	75.4	74.0	n/a	1192nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.6%	1.8%	14.1%	3024th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.1	n/a	n/a	2830th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	78.6%	74.9%	65.2%	858th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.3	26.6	26.4	1366th of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.4%	9.1%	15.1%	2834th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.9%	n/a	n/a	1913th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	51.8%	46.8%	46.9%	1087th of 3,222
Broadband Access	76.5%	n/a	n/a	2579th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Wayne County, West Virginia

Statistic	Wayne County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	89.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.9%	2.1%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	3.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.2%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	8.3	19.3	61.4

Age in Wayne County, West Virginia

Statistic	Wayne County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Median Age	44.8	42.7	38.9
Under 18 %	20.4%	20.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.5%	8.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.4%	12.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.0%	12.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.5%	26.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	22.2%	21.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Wayne County, West Virginia

Statistic	Wayne County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Households	15,762	728,655	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	67.1%	62.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.4%	26.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.3%	15.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.2%	31.3%	28.7%
Never Married	25.4%	29.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Wayne County, West Virginia

Statistic	Wayne County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$32,910	$34,203	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	22.1%	21.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.0%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.2%	15.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.5%	5.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	14.6%	16.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	36.0%	36.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	18.3%	17.3%	n/a

Housing in Wayne County, West Virginia

Statistic	Wayne County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Housing Units	18,263	861,325	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	73.0%	70.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.6%	7.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	13.7%	15.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,976.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	21.4%	25.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.9%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$594	$865	n/a

Education in Wayne County, West Virginia

Statistic	Wayne County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Less than High School	12.5%	10.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	37.2%	39.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.2%	25.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	10.5%	14.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.7%	9.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Wayne County, West Virginia

Statistic	Wayne County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	50.8%	53.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.8%	78.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.7%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	23.2%	28.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.5%	9.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	9.0%	8.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Wayne County, West Virginia

Statistic	Wayne County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	76.0%	67.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.1%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.5%	0.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.7%	97.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.9%	1.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.1%	2.2%	16.7%

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