McDowell vs Wayland

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

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

McDowell has the higher population (549 vs 360 in Wayland). McDowell has the higher median household income ($35,576 vs $31,042 in Wayland). McDowell has the higher median home value ($73,600 vs $21,800 in Wayland).

Population, income & housing

	McDowell	Wayland
Population	549	360
Median age	55.2 yrs	30.2 yrs
Median household income	$35,576	$31,042
Median home value	$73,600	$21,800
Median gross rent	—	$1,047
Housing units	344	130
Homeownership rate	82.5%	63.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.2%	5.5%
Unemployment rate	28.9%	7.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McDowell	Wayland
Population	656 → 549 (-16.3%)	352 → 360 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$28,319 → $35,576 (+25.6%)	$26,875 → $31,042 (+15.5%)
Median home value	$70,400 → $73,600 (+4.5%)	$29,300 → $21,800 (-25.6%)
Median gross rent	$411 → $835 (+103.2%)	$686 → $1,047 (+52.6%)

McDowell

Population

656549

Median household income

$28,319$35,576

Median home value

$70,400$73,600

Median gross rent

$411$835

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)

	McDowell	Wayland
Under 5	6.7%	3.1%
5 to 17	13.5%	23.6%
18 to 24	1.8%	17.5%
25 to 34	13.7%	12.2%
35 to 44	0.4%	10.0%
45 to 54	12.4%	11.9%
55 to 64	21.3%	6.4%
65 to 74	11.7%	14.4%
75 and over	18.6%	0.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McDowell	Wayland
White (non-Hispanic)	99.6%	93.1%
Black or African American	0.4%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McDowell	Wayland
No high school diploma	11.2%	31.8%
High school graduate	38.8%	37.3%
Some college or associate's	23.8%	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	3.5%
Graduate or professional degree	17.3%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McDowell	Wayland
Drove alone	71.6%	87.4%
Carpooled	18.2%	12.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	10.2%	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)

	McDowell	Wayland
1-unit, detached	62.2%	48.5%
1-unit, attached	4.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.0%	51.5%

Poverty & households

	McDowell	Wayland
Poverty rate	41.0%	52.5%
Average household size	1.99	3.15
Mean commute (minutes)	—	22
Median year structure built	1985	1977