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Wayne County, OH

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

AI Overview

Wayne County, OH has a population of 116,632 with a 3.3% unemployment rate and a labor force participation rate of 62.2%, drawing from a workforce where 86.3% hold a high school diploma or higher, though only 24.7% have a bachelor's degree or above. Median worker earnings stand at $39,750 against a median household income of $73,574, with a GDP per capita of $58,862 suggesting output above what wages alone indicate. Housing costs remain relatively modest, with a median home value of $204,600 and median gross rent of $849/month, and the county's 76.6% homeownership rate and 8.7% poverty rate reflect a stable, largely owner-occupied residential base in a county that has seen minimal population growth of 0.4% over five years.

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

Population

116,632

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$73,574

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.4% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone108,807 (93.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,286 (2.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,657 (1.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,406 (1.2%)
  • Asian Alone1,341 (1.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone986 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic11,566
  2. 2.Spanish1,576
  3. 3.Other Indo-European961
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island373
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)232

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

5,379

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$58,862

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$33,874

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)12,457
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance11,794
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)6,021
  4. 4.Construction (Group)4,404
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services3,505

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations17,473
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations11,641
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations10,608
  4. 4.Service Occupations8,013
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations6,338

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.31×)12,637
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.10×)1,840
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.19×)4,516
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.08×)6,467
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.96×)12,335

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$204,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$849/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9995,678 (16.7%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9995,322 (15.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9993,784 (11.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9993,520 (10.4%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9992,641 (7.8%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9992,525 (7.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

24.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

86.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,750

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

10.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone38,644 (72.9%)
  • Carpooled5,469 (10.3%)
  • Worked At Home4,400 (8.3%)
  • Walked2,551 (4.8%)
  • Bicycle862 (1.6%)
  • Other816 (1.5%)

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.