Wayne County vs Wood County

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

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

Wood County has the higher population (131,795 vs 116,618 in Wayne County). Wood County has the higher median household income ($73,124 vs $71,769 in Wayne County). Wood County has the higher median home value ($214,400 vs $204,600 in Wayne County).

Population, income & housing

	Wayne County	Wood County
Population	116,618	131,795
Median age	38.9 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$71,769	$73,124
Median home value	$204,600	$214,400
Median gross rent	$849	$950
Housing units	46,804	57,282
Homeownership rate	76.1%	64.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.7%	37.4%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Wayne County	Wood County
Population	116,099 → 116,618 (+0.4%)	130,150 → 131,795 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$58,300 → $71,769 (+23.1%)	$62,390 → $73,124 (+17.2%)
Median home value	$148,900 → $204,600 (+37.4%)	$163,600 → $214,400 (+31.1%)
Median gross rent	$735 → $849 (+15.5%)	$800 → $950 (+18.8%)

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

Wood County

Population

130,150131,795

Median household income

$62,390$73,124

Median home value

$163,600$214,400

Median gross rent

$800$950

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Wayne County	Wood County
Under 5	6.2%	5.1%
5 to 17	17.9%	15.3%
18 to 24	10.0%	16.4%
25 to 34	11.5%	12.3%
35 to 44	11.3%	11.5%
45 to 54	11.3%	11.2%
55 to 64	13.1%	11.9%
65 to 74	11.0%	9.9%
75 and over	7.6%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Wayne County	Wood County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	86.1%
Black or African American	1.1%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	1.1%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.5%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Wayne County	Wood County
No high school diploma	13.7%	4.8%
High school graduate	38.0%	28.4%
Some college or associate's	23.6%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	15.1%	22.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.6%	15.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Wayne County	Wood County
Drove alone	73.7%	81.2%
Carpooled	10.5%	6.1%
Public transit	0.2%	0.2%
Walked	4.8%	2.7%
Bicycle	1.7%	0.1%
Worked from home	7.0%	9.0%
Other means	2.2%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Wayne County	Wood County
1-unit, detached	75.8%	63.4%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	4.3%
2 to 4 units	7.5%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	11.7%
20 or more units	1.9%	7.3%
Mobile home & other	6.6%	6.3%

Poverty & households

	Wayne County	Wood County
Poverty rate	8.7%	12.0%
Average household size	2.54	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	21	21
Median year structure built	1975	1978