Kenova vs Wayne

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

Kenova and Wayne are places in West Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Kenova has the higher population (2,977 vs 1,433 in Wayne). Kenova has the higher median household income ($53,438 vs $31,797 in Wayne). Kenova has the higher median home value ($98,700 vs $74,200 in Wayne).

Population, income & housing

	Kenova	Wayne
Population	2,977	1,433
Median age	51.9 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$53,438	$31,797
Median home value	$98,700	$74,200
Median gross rent	$780	$732
Housing units	1,528	730
Homeownership rate	52.3%	42.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.7%	6.1%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kenova	Wayne
Population	3,027 → 2,977 (-1.7%)	1,207 → 1,433 (+18.7%)
Median household income	$34,332 → $53,438 (+55.7%)	$21,648 → $31,797 (+46.9%)
Median home value	$71,300 → $98,700 (+38.4%)	$81,700 → $74,200 (-9.2%)
Median gross rent	$628 → $780 (+24.2%)	$671 → $732 (+9.1%)

Kenova

Population

3,0272,977

Median household income

$34,332$53,438

Median home value

$71,300$98,700

Median gross rent

$628$780

Wayne

Population

1,2071,433

Median household income

$21,648$31,797

Median home value

$81,700$74,200

Median gross rent

$671$732

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kenova	Wayne
Under 5	4.4%	2.9%
5 to 17	5.1%	24.1%
18 to 24	7.9%	6.0%
25 to 34	19.6%	8.5%
35 to 44	6.8%	17.4%
45 to 54	9.1%	14.5%
55 to 64	16.2%	9.2%
65 to 74	18.2%	11.7%
75 and over	12.7%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kenova	Wayne
White (non-Hispanic)	88.9%	99.0%
Black or African American	4.3%	0.3%
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	6.1%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kenova	Wayne
No high school diploma	6.3%	23.0%
High school graduate	50.7%	54.0%
Some college or associate's	29.3%	16.9%
Bachelor's degree	7.7%	2.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kenova	Wayne
Drove alone	40.9%	92.0%
Carpooled	8.1%	1.4%
Public transit	2.1%	0.0%
Walked	44.3%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	3.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kenova	Wayne
1-unit, detached	71.5%	62.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.1%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	10.4%
20 or more units	3.2%	7.1%
Mobile home & other	10.3%	18.1%

Poverty & households

	Kenova	Wayne
Poverty rate	10.4%	24.2%
Average household size	2.04	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	7	22
Median year structure built	1956	1975