Auxier vs Wayland

A side-by-side comparison of Auxier and Wayland: population, income, housing, and more.

Auxier and Wayland are places in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Auxier has the higher population (795 vs 360 in Wayland). Auxier has the higher median household income ($113,565 vs $31,042 in Wayland). Auxier has the higher median home value ($116,000 vs $21,800 in Wayland).

Population, income & housing

	Auxier	Wayland
Population	795	360
Median age	46.9 yrs	30.2 yrs
Median household income	$113,565	$31,042
Median home value	$116,000	$21,800
Median gross rent	—	$1,047
Housing units	255	130
Homeownership rate	92.0%	63.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.7%	5.5%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	7.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Auxier	Wayland
Population	1,045 → 795 (-23.9%)	352 → 360 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$56,806 → $113,565 (+99.9%)	$26,875 → $31,042 (+15.5%)
Median home value	$73,400 → $116,000 (+58.0%)	$29,300 → $21,800 (-25.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$686 → $1,047 (+52.6%)

Auxier

Population

1,045795

Median household income

$56,806$113,565

Median home value

$73,400$116,000

Wayland

Population

352360

Median household income

$26,875$31,042

Median home value

$29,300$21,800

Median gross rent

$686$1,047

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Auxier	Wayland
Under 5	3.1%	3.1%
5 to 17	14.8%	23.6%
18 to 24	6.5%	17.5%
25 to 34	12.5%	12.2%
35 to 44	3.3%	10.0%
45 to 54	24.7%	11.9%
55 to 64	20.0%	6.4%
65 to 74	14.5%	14.4%
75 and over	0.6%	0.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Auxier	Wayland
White (non-Hispanic)	96.9%	93.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Auxier	Wayland
No high school diploma	11.0%	31.8%
High school graduate	29.8%	37.3%
Some college or associate's	41.5%	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	17.7%	3.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Auxier	Wayland
Drove alone	89.0%	87.4%
Carpooled	11.0%	12.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Auxier	Wayland
1-unit, detached	78.0%	48.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.0%	51.5%

Poverty & households

	Auxier	Wayland
Poverty rate	16.9%	52.5%
Average household size	3.14	3.15
Mean commute (minutes)	19	22
Median year structure built	1946	1977