Wayne County, Iowa

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 6,518
Median household income: $59,118
Median home value: $102,300

Wayne County is a county in Iowa with a population of 6,518. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $59,118 is below the Iowa median ($73,147).

Between 2019 and 2023, Wayne County's population grew 1.4% from 6,429 to 6,518, while its median household income rose 32.1% from $44,768 to $59,118.

The typical home was built around 1969. 15.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,518
Median age: 42.0 yrs
Median household income: $59,118
Median home value: $102,300
Median gross rent: $660
Housing units: 3,021
Homeownership rate: 80.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,4296,518

Median household income

$44,768$59,118

Median home value

$81,100$102,300

Median gross rent

$524$660

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,429	$44,768	$81,100	$524
2020	6,426	$47,543	$79,900	$543
2021	6,504	$53,039	$83,500	$597
2022	6,484	$58,257	$98,700	$627
2023	6,518	$59,118	$102,300	$660

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1719.3%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 4410.1%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 7412.2%

75 and over10.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	454	7.0%
5 to 17	1,260	19.3%
18 to 24	434	6.7%
25 to 34	678	10.4%
35 to 44	657	10.1%
45 to 54	634	9.7%
55 to 64	941	14.4%
65 to 74	796	12.2%
75 and over	664	10.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,136	94.1%
Black or African American	24	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	28	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	246	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	84	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.6%

High school graduate39.5%

Some college or associate's33.0%

Bachelor's degree11.4%

Graduate or professional degree4.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	505	11.6%
High school graduate	1,724	39.5%
Some college or associate's	1,440	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	500	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	201	4.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone75.5%

Carpooled10.7%

Public transit0.5%

Walked5.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.3%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,117	75.5%
Carpooled	300	10.7%
Public transit	15	0.5%
Walked	141	5.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	176	6.3%
Other means	55	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,114	42.4%
15 to 29 min	766	29.1%
30 to 44 min	367	14.0%
45 to 59 min	114	4.3%
60+ min	267	10.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 15.0% (961 of 6,399)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,672	65.5%
Nonfamily households	882	34.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,554	84.5%
Vacant	467	15.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,045	80.1%
Renter-occupied	509	19.9%

1-unit, detached82.7%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units7.9%

5 to 19 units0.3%

20 or more units0.1%

Mobile home & other8.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,497	82.7%
1-unit, attached	24	0.8%
2 to 4 units	240	7.9%
5 to 19 units	8	0.3%
20 or more units	4	0.1%
Mobile home & other	248	8.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 19185
State: Iowa
Land area: 525 sq mi
Water area: 1.65 sq mi
Center point: 40.7400, -93.3326