Allen County vs Wayne County

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

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

Wayne County has the higher population (116,618 vs 101,685 in Allen County). Wayne County has the higher median household income ($71,769 vs $62,001 in Allen County). Wayne County has the higher median home value ($204,600 vs $158,400 in Allen County).

Population, income & housing

	Allen County	Wayne County
Population	101,685	116,618
Median age	39.7 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$62,001	$71,769
Median home value	$158,400	$204,600
Median gross rent	$898	$849
Housing units	44,697	46,804
Homeownership rate	68.3%	76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.9%	24.7%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Allen County	Wayne County
Population	103,175 → 101,685 (-1.4%)	116,099 → 116,618 (+0.4%)
Median household income	$53,131 → $62,001 (+16.7%)	$58,300 → $71,769 (+23.1%)
Median home value	$118,100 → $158,400 (+34.1%)	$148,900 → $204,600 (+37.4%)
Median gross rent	$703 → $898 (+27.7%)	$735 → $849 (+15.5%)

Allen County

Population

103,175101,685

Median household income

$53,131$62,001

Median home value

$118,100$158,400

Median gross rent

$703$898

Wayne County

Population

116,099116,618

Median household income

$58,300$71,769

Median home value

$148,900$204,600

Median gross rent

$735$849

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Allen County	Wayne County
Under 5	6.1%	6.2%
5 to 17	17.5%	17.9%
18 to 24	9.1%	10.0%
25 to 34	12.1%	11.5%
35 to 44	12.0%	11.3%
45 to 54	11.3%	11.3%
55 to 64	13.2%	13.1%
65 to 74	11.1%	11.0%
75 and over	7.6%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Allen County	Wayne County
White (non-Hispanic)	79.6%	92.5%
Black or African American	10.6%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.9%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	5.0%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Allen County	Wayne County
No high school diploma	7.6%	13.7%
High school graduate	40.7%	38.0%
Some college or associate's	31.7%	23.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.4%	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Allen County	Wayne County
Drove alone	83.4%	73.7%
Carpooled	8.6%	10.5%
Public transit	0.5%	0.2%
Walked	1.4%	4.8%
Bicycle	0.3%	1.7%
Worked from home	4.6%	7.0%
Other means	1.2%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Allen County	Wayne County
1-unit, detached	77.2%	75.8%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	7.8%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	4.7%
20 or more units	4.5%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	6.6%

Poverty & households

	Allen County	Wayne County
Poverty rate	13.1%	8.7%
Average household size	2.41	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	19	21
Median year structure built	1965	1975