Wayne

Population: 1,433
Median household income: $31,797
Median home value: $74,200

Located in Wayne County, West Virginia, Wayne is a community with a population of 1,433. Its median household income of $31,797 runs below the Wayne County figure of $55,539.

Between 2019 and 2023, Wayne's population grew 18.7% from 1,207 to 1,433, while its median home value fell 9.2% from $81,700 to $74,200.

92.0% of workers drive to work alone. 62.3% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,433
Median age: 38.6 yrs
Median household income: $31,797
Median home value: $74,200
Median gross rent: $732
Housing units: 730
Homeownership rate: 42.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2071,433

Median household income

$21,648$31,797

Median home value

$81,700$74,200

Median gross rent

$671$732

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,207	$21,648	$81,700	$671
2020	1,186	$24,000	$79,500	$682
2021	1,200	$22,105	$81,100	$636
2022	1,335	$25,391	$83,400	$680
2023	1,433	$31,797	$74,200	$732

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

Age distribution

Under 52.9%

5 to 1724.1%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 348.5%

35 to 4417.4%

45 to 5414.5%

55 to 649.2%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	41	2.9%
5 to 17	346	24.1%
18 to 24	86	6.0%
25 to 34	122	8.5%
35 to 44	249	17.4%
45 to 54	208	14.5%
55 to 64	132	9.2%
65 to 74	167	11.7%
75 and over	82	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,419	99.0%
Black or African American	5	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	9	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.0%

High school graduate54.0%

Some college or associate's16.9%

Bachelor's degree2.8%

Graduate or professional degree3.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	221	23.0%
High school graduate	518	54.0%
Some college or associate's	162	16.9%
Bachelor's degree	27	2.8%
Graduate or professional degree	32	3.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone92.0%

Carpooled1.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	390	92.0%
Carpooled	6	1.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	13	3.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	15	3.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	181	44.3%
15 to 29 min	49	12.0%
30 to 44 min	136	33.3%
45 to 59 min	23	5.6%
60+ min	20	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.74
Poverty rate: 24.2% (347 of 1,433)

	Count	Share
Family households	285	54.5%
Nonfamily households	238	45.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	523	71.6%
Vacant	207	28.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	223	42.6%
Renter-occupied	300	57.4%

1-unit, detached62.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.1%

5 to 19 units10.4%

20 or more units7.1%

Mobile home & other18.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	455	62.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15	2.1%
5 to 19 units	76	10.4%
20 or more units	52	7.1%
Mobile home & other	132	18.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5484940
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.18 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.2298, -82.4416