Grand Rapids vs Wayne

A side-by-side comparison of Grand Rapids and Wayne: population, income, housing, and more.

Grand Rapids and Wayne are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Wayne has the higher population (1,087 vs 985 in Grand Rapids). Wayne has the higher median household income ($74,688 vs $73,125 in Grand Rapids). Grand Rapids has the higher median home value ($159,800 vs $130,500 in Wayne).

Population, income & housing

	Grand Rapids	Wayne
Population	985	1,087
Median age	32.5 yrs	29.8 yrs
Median household income	$73,125	$74,688
Median home value	$159,800	$130,500
Median gross rent	$903	$983
Housing units	418	402
Homeownership rate	70.6%	65.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.4%	12.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	8.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grand Rapids	Wayne
Population	993 → 985 (-0.8%)	1,021 → 1,087 (+6.5%)
Median household income	$54,141 → $73,125 (+35.1%)	$58,750 → $74,688 (+27.1%)
Median home value	$122,200 → $159,800 (+30.8%)	$89,500 → $130,500 (+45.8%)
Median gross rent	$718 → $903 (+25.8%)	$900 → $983 (+9.2%)

Grand Rapids

Population

993985

Median household income

$54,141$73,125

Median home value

$122,200$159,800

Median gross rent

$718$903

Wayne

Population

1,0211,087

Median household income

$58,750$74,688

Median home value

$89,500$130,500

Median gross rent

$900$983

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Grand Rapids	Wayne
Under 5	14.1%	8.2%
5 to 17	14.7%	20.4%
18 to 24	4.1%	15.5%
25 to 34	23.9%	15.0%
35 to 44	9.8%	10.6%
45 to 54	11.9%	12.7%
55 to 64	7.2%	9.2%
65 to 74	9.1%	3.7%
75 and over	5.2%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grand Rapids	Wayne
White (non-Hispanic)	89.7%	93.1%
Black or African American	2.5%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grand Rapids	Wayne
No high school diploma	2.6%	2.0%
High school graduate	28.4%	44.7%
Some college or associate's	40.5%	41.3%
Bachelor's degree	18.8%	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	9.7%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grand Rapids	Wayne
Drove alone	88.9%	88.8%
Carpooled	3.1%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	0.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grand Rapids	Wayne
1-unit, detached	67.2%	93.0%
1-unit, attached	9.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.1%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.9%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Grand Rapids	Wayne
Poverty rate	11.6%	14.9%
Average household size	2.48	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	26	29
Median year structure built	1954	1958