Wayne County, Ohio

18 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 116,618
Median household income: $71,769
Median home value: $204,600

Home to 116,618 residents, Wayne County is one of Ohio's counties. 18 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $71,769 runs in line with the Ohio figure of $69,680.

Between 2019 and 2023, Wayne County's population held roughly steady from 116,099 to 116,618, while its median household income rose 23.1% from $58,300 to $71,769.

The median resident is 38.9 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 116,618
Median age: 38.9 yrs
Median household income: $71,769
Median home value: $204,600
Median gross rent: $849
Housing units: 46,804
Homeownership rate: 76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

116,099116,618

Median household income

$58,300$71,769

Median home value

$148,900$204,600

Median gross rent

$735$849

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	116,099	$58,300	$148,900	$735
2020	116,063	$61,424	$156,300	$754
2021	116,858	$64,594	$164,300	$770
2022	116,680	$70,320	$189,800	$824
2023	116,618	$71,769	$204,600	$849

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 2410.0%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7,283	6.2%
5 to 17	20,817	17.9%
18 to 24	11,683	10.0%
25 to 34	13,447	11.5%
35 to 44	13,170	11.3%
45 to 54	13,193	11.3%
55 to 64	15,332	13.1%
65 to 74	12,817	11.0%
75 and over	8,876	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	107,875	92.5%
Black or African American	1,303	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	71	0.1%
Asian	1,338	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	331	0.3%
Two or more races	2,919	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,781	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.7%

High school graduate38.0%

Some college or associate's23.6%

Bachelor's degree15.1%

Graduate or professional degree9.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	10,519	13.7%
High school graduate	29,197	38.0%
Some college or associate's	18,129	23.6%
Bachelor's degree	11,591	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7,399	9.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone73.7%

Carpooled10.5%

Public transit0.2%

Walked4.8%

Bicycle1.7%

Worked from home7.0%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	39,756	73.7%
Carpooled	5,674	10.5%
Public transit	98	0.2%
Walked	2,568	4.8%
Bicycle	922	1.7%
Worked from home	3,750	7.0%
Other means	1,174	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	21,283	42.4%
15 to 29 min	16,918	33.7%
30 to 44 min	6,867	13.7%
45 to 59 min	2,588	5.2%
60+ min	2,536	5.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 8.7% (9,807 of 112,277)

	Count	Share
Family households	29,864	67.6%
Nonfamily households	14,328	32.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	44,192	94.4%
Vacant	2,612	5.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	33,612	76.1%
Renter-occupied	10,580	23.9%

1-unit, detached75.8%

1-unit, attached3.4%

2 to 4 units7.5%

5 to 19 units4.7%

20 or more units1.9%

Mobile home & other6.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	35,491	75.8%
1-unit, attached	1,582	3.4%
2 to 4 units	3,513	7.5%
5 to 19 units	2,218	4.7%
20 or more units	902	1.9%
Mobile home & other	3,098	6.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 39169
State: Ohio
Land area: 555 sq mi
Water area: 1.95 sq mi
Center point: 40.8297, -81.8872