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Wayne County, NY

Demographic and economic profile of Wayne County, NY, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Wayne County, NY is a rural county of 91,128 residents with a relatively older workforce (median age 43.6) and modest educational attainment—25.5% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, though 91.0% have a high school diploma. The labor market is tight at 3.5% unemployment, with median worker earnings of $44,422 and a labor force participation rate of 61.5%. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $163,400 and median gross rent of $929/month, supported by a 79.9% homeownership rate, while population has been essentially flat with just 0.3% growth over five years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

90,757

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$74,506

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.3% since 2018

Wayne County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone79,642 (87.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race3,456 (3.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,739 (3.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,100 (2.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone2,023 (2.2%)
  • Asian Alone692 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish2,238
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic1,124
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic394
  4. 4.Other Indo-European385
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)224

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

4,863

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$43,719

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$37,916

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance11,806
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)6,742
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)4,780
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services3,749
  5. 5.Construction (Group)3,207

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations16,598
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations8,062
  3. 3.Service Occupations7,178
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations6,669
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations4,831

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.46×)1,722
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.62×)7,094
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.13×)11,600
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.12×)3,401
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.04×)1,052

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$163,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$929/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

79.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,9993,963 (12.9%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9993,745 (12.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9993,730 (12.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9992,533 (8.3%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9992,458 (8.0%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9992,408 (7.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

25.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

61.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$44,422

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone33,021 (77.8%)
  • Worked At Home4,271 (10.1%)
  • Carpooled3,760 (8.9%)
  • Walked782 (1.8%)
  • Other476 (1.1%)
  • Public Transit92 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.