Wayne County, West Virginia Demographics

Wayne County is 31st out of 3,143 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Wayne County is 7th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Wayne County is 7th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Race - White

Wayne County is 8th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Wayne County is 8th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Wayne County is 11th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Female residents

Wayne County is 12th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Wayne County is 14th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Current population (2012)

Wayne County is 14th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Households

Wayne County is 14th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Housing units

Wayne County is 15th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in People per household

Size Demographics
	Wayne County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Current population (2012)	41,649	14th	1,855,413	313,914,040
Size in square miles	506.0	15th	24,038.2	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	84	18th	77.1	87.4

Age Demographics
	Wayne County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Residents younger than 5	5.2%	34th	5.6%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	21.9%	8th	20.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	17.5%	32nd	16.8%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Wayne County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	77.6%	42nd	82.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	12.1%	33rd	17.6%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Wayne County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Race - White	98.4%	7th	94.0%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.3%	52nd	3.5%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.3%	7th	0.2%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.2%	37th	0.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	55th	0.0%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	0.8%	48th	1.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	46th	1.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	97.9%	8th	92.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Wayne County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Female residents	51.2%	11th	50.7%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	0.4%	34th	1.3%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Wayne County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Housing units	19,162	14th	881,752	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	6.8%	30th	12.0%	25.9%
Households	16,833	14th	740,080	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	77.1%	32nd	74.3%	66.1%
Home median value	$84,300	31st	$96,500	$186,200
People per household	2.5	15th	2.4	2.6
Building permits (last year)	54	12th	2,718	829,658

Income Demographics
	Wayne County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Income per capita	$18,680	38th	$22,010	$27,915
Income per household	$36,029	31st	$39,550	$52,762
Income below poverty line	19.7%	18th	17.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Wayne County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Non-farm private establishments	545	20th	38,150	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	6,975	20th	568,344	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	2,461	15th	120,381	27,092,908
Retail sales	$232,794	22nd	$20,538,829	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$5,612	39th	$11,340	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$18,397	27th	$2,553,258	$613,795,732