Venango County vs Wayne County

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

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

Wayne County has the higher population (51,189 vs 50,096 in Venango County). Wayne County has the higher median household income ($62,182 vs $61,626 in Venango County). Wayne County has the higher median home value ($228,200 vs $114,500 in Venango County).

Population, income & housing

	Venango County	Wayne County
Population	50,096	51,189
Median age	47.6 yrs	48.9 yrs
Median household income	$61,626	$62,182
Median home value	$114,500	$228,200
Median gross rent	$774	$979
Housing units	26,203	32,054
Homeownership rate	75.6%	81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.7%	21.6%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Venango County	Wayne County
Population	51,818 → 50,096 (-3.3%)	51,422 → 51,189 (-0.5%)
Median household income	$49,945 → $61,626 (+23.4%)	$56,096 → $62,182 (+10.8%)
Median home value	$89,400 → $114,500 (+28.1%)	$181,300 → $228,200 (+25.9%)
Median gross rent	$622 → $774 (+24.4%)	$820 → $979 (+19.4%)

Venango County

Population

51,81850,096

Median household income

$49,945$61,626

Median home value

$89,400$114,500

Median gross rent

$622$774

Wayne County

Population

51,42251,189

Median household income

$56,096$62,182

Median home value

$181,300$228,200

Median gross rent

$820$979

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Venango County	Wayne County
Under 5	4.9%	4.1%
5 to 17	14.3%	12.6%
18 to 24	6.6%	6.3%
25 to 34	10.0%	11.2%
35 to 44	11.1%	11.4%
45 to 54	12.3%	12.8%
55 to 64	16.6%	16.6%
65 to 74	14.6%	15.1%
75 and over	9.6%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Venango County	Wayne County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.0%	88.3%
Black or African American	1.1%	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.7%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.7%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Venango County	Wayne County
No high school diploma	8.5%	8.6%
High school graduate	46.4%	43.3%
Some college or associate's	25.5%	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Venango County	Wayne County
Drove alone	78.3%	75.7%
Carpooled	9.9%	9.0%
Public transit	0.4%	0.3%
Walked	2.3%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	8.5%	10.4%
Other means	0.6%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Venango County	Wayne County
1-unit, detached	78.5%	84.9%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	1.3%
20 or more units	2.0%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	10.4%	8.4%

Poverty & households

	Venango County	Wayne County
Poverty rate	12.8%	12.2%
Average household size	2.29	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	24	29
Median year structure built	1959	1980