Columbiana County vs Wayne County

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

Columbiana 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 101,203 in Columbiana County). Wayne County has the higher median household income ($71,769 vs $58,474 in Columbiana County). Wayne County has the higher median home value ($204,600 vs $139,100 in Columbiana County).

Population, income & housing

	Columbiana County	Wayne County
Population	101,203	116,618
Median age	44.7 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$58,474	$71,769
Median home value	$139,100	$204,600
Median gross rent	$736	$849
Housing units	46,133	46,804
Homeownership rate	73.1%	76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.0%	24.7%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbiana County	Wayne County
Population	103,190 → 101,203 (-1.9%)	116,099 → 116,618 (+0.4%)
Median household income	$48,345 → $58,474 (+21.0%)	$58,300 → $71,769 (+23.1%)
Median home value	$109,400 → $139,100 (+27.1%)	$148,900 → $204,600 (+37.4%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $736 (+11.0%)	$735 → $849 (+15.5%)

Columbiana County

Population

103,190101,203

Median household income

$48,345$58,474

Median home value

$109,400$139,100

Median gross rent

$663$736

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)

	Columbiana County	Wayne County
Under 5	4.9%	6.2%
5 to 17	15.3%	17.9%
18 to 24	7.3%	10.0%
25 to 34	11.1%	11.5%
35 to 44	11.6%	11.3%
45 to 54	13.1%	11.3%
55 to 64	15.1%	13.1%
65 to 74	12.8%	11.0%
75 and over	8.6%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbiana County	Wayne County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	92.5%
Black or African American	1.8%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.9%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbiana County	Wayne County
No high school diploma	10.3%	13.7%
High school graduate	44.7%	38.0%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	23.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbiana County	Wayne County
Drove alone	81.0%	73.7%
Carpooled	9.4%	10.5%
Public transit	0.2%	0.2%
Walked	2.3%	4.8%
Bicycle	0.7%	1.7%
Worked from home	5.6%	7.0%
Other means	0.8%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbiana County	Wayne County
1-unit, detached	74.6%	75.8%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	4.7%
20 or more units	2.7%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	8.1%	6.6%

Poverty & households

	Columbiana County	Wayne County
Poverty rate	13.9%	8.7%
Average household size	2.37	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	25	21
Median year structure built	1964	1975