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Wayne County, PA

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

AI Overview

Wayne County, PA is a small, rural county of 51,189 residents with a median age of 49.2 years and a labor force participation rate of just 50.6%, reflecting its older demographic profile. The workforce of roughly 26,000 skews toward lower formal educational attainment—21.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—with median worker earnings of $35,948 and a median household income of $62,381. Housing costs remain relatively modest, with a median home value of $228,200 and median gross rent of $979/month supporting an 81.9% homeownership rate, though a 6.0% unemployment rate and slight population decline of 0.7% over five years signal a contracting labor market.

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

Population

51,189

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$62,381

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

49.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.7% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone45,605 (89.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,063 (4.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,657 (3.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone754 (1.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races681 (1.3%)
  • Asian Alone389 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,272
  2. 2.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic305
  3. 3.Other Indo-European263
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)245
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic219

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

16.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

25.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

4,099

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$39,174

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$33,735

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,657
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)2,501
  3. 3.Construction (Group)2,378
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services2,076
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,767

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations7,072
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations4,050
  3. 3.Service Occupations3,834
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,184
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,851

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Construction (LQ 1.40×)2,019
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.20×)2,725
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.17×)1,148
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.16×)2,129
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.13×)1,376

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$228,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$979/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9992,543 (15.1%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9992,349 (14.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,861 (11.1%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,590 (9.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,438 (8.6%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9991,387 (8.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

21.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

50.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,948

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone15,494 (75.2%)
  • Worked At Home2,396 (11.6%)
  • Carpooled1,879 (9.1%)
  • Walked541 (2.6%)
  • Other120 (0.6%)
  • Bicycle68 (0.3%)

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.