Sullivan County vs Wayne County

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

Sullivan County and Wayne County are counties in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Wayne County has the higher population (91,128 vs 79,147 in Sullivan County). Wayne County has the higher median household income ($73,914 vs $69,826 in Sullivan County). Sullivan County has the higher median home value ($234,800 vs $163,400 in Wayne County).

Population, income & housing

	Sullivan County	Wayne County
Population	79,147	91,128
Median age	41.7 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	$69,826	$73,914
Median home value	$234,800	$163,400
Median gross rent	$999	$929
Housing units	49,667	42,375
Homeownership rate	69.3%	79.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.7%	25.5%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sullivan County	Wayne County
Population	75,116 → 79,147 (+5.4%)	90,519 → 91,128 (+0.7%)
Median household income	$57,426 → $69,826 (+21.6%)	$59,449 → $73,914 (+24.3%)
Median home value	$172,800 → $234,800 (+35.9%)	$123,800 → $163,400 (+32.0%)
Median gross rent	$890 → $999 (+12.2%)	$779 → $929 (+19.3%)

Sullivan County

Population

75,11679,147

Median household income

$57,426$69,826

Median home value

$172,800$234,800

Median gross rent

$890$999

Wayne County

Population

90,51991,128

Median household income

$59,449$73,914

Median home value

$123,800$163,400

Median gross rent

$779$929

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sullivan County	Wayne County
Under 5	5.9%	5.4%
5 to 17	15.5%	15.8%
18 to 24	8.1%	7.1%
25 to 34	12.1%	11.4%
35 to 44	12.2%	11.6%
45 to 54	12.5%	12.7%
55 to 64	14.6%	15.8%
65 to 74	11.8%	12.2%
75 and over	7.2%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sullivan County	Wayne County
White (non-Hispanic)	67.1%	87.5%
Black or African American	7.9%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	2.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.7%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	18.4%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sullivan County	Wayne County
No high school diploma	12.3%	9.0%
High school graduate	29.8%	31.2%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	17.0%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	12.7%	9.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sullivan County	Wayne County
Drove alone	73.5%	77.5%
Carpooled	8.9%	10.4%
Public transit	1.2%	0.3%
Walked	2.8%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.8%	8.8%
Other means	1.3%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sullivan County	Wayne County
1-unit, detached	70.5%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	8.9%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	4.6%
20 or more units	2.6%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	8.7%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Sullivan County	Wayne County
Poverty rate	15.2%	11.3%
Average household size	2.47	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	28	24
Median year structure built	1972	1966