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Wayne County, Kentucky (KY)

County population in 2022: 19,706 (32% urban, 68% rural); it was 19,923 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 3,053
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 3,207
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 6,045
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,386 (it was 1,868 in 2000)
% of renters here:

24%
State:

31%

Land area: 459 sq. mi.

Water area: 24.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 43 people per square mile   (average).

March 2022 cost of living index in Wayne County: 82.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (22.2%), Manufacturing (21.8%), Retail trade (11.8%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 77%
  • Government: 15%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Wayne County, KY (2022)
    • 18,04991.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 7573.8%Hispanic or Latino
    • 4692.4%Two or more races
    • 2951.5%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 930.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 70.04%Asian alone
Median resident age:

43.7 years
Kentucky median age:

39.4 years
Males: 9,718  (49.3%)
Females: 9,988  (50.7%)
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Average household size:
Wayne County:

2.0 people
Kentucky:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $41,001 ($20,863 in 1999)
This county:

$41,001
Kentucky:

$59,341

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $435 (lower quartile is $325, upper quartile is $641)
This county:

$435
State:

$702


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $125,100 (it was $44,000 in 2000)
Wayne:

$125,100
Kentucky:

$196,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $59,388 - $190,604

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $157,000
Here:

$157,000
State:

$256,452

Mobile homes: $73,995
Here:

$73,995
State:

$84,635

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $929
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $299

Institutionalized population: 330

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 1
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 5
  • Burglaries: 10
  • Thefts: 14
  • Auto thefts: 10

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 1
  • Robberies: 1
  • Assaults: 6
  • Burglaries: 15
  • Thefts: 11
  • Auto thefts: 8
Wayne County, KY map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 0 buildings
  • 2021: 0 buildings
  • 2020: 0 buildings
  • 2019: 0 buildings
  • 2018: 0 buildings
  • 2017: 0 buildings
  • 2016: 0 buildings
  • 2015: 0 buildings
  • 2014: 0 buildings
  • 2013: 0 buildings
  • 2012: 0 buildings
  • 2011: 0 buildings
  • 2010: 0 buildings
  • 2009: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $46,300
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
Number of permits per 10,000 Wayne, KY residents
Average permit cost in Wayne, KY

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $956 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $535 (0.5%)

Distribution of median household income in Wayne, KY in 2022
Distribution of house value in Wayne, KY in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Wayne, KY in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 25.9%
Wayne County:

25.9%
Kentucky:

16.5%
(23.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 67.3% for Black residents, 57.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 3.0% for American Indian residents, 55.8% for other race residents, 74.6% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 43.7 years old
(Males: 41.3 years old, Females: 44.7 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 45.5 years old, Black residents: 34.3 years old, American Indian residents: 17.7 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 31.2 years old, Other race residents: 36.8 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Wayne County is $343 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $429 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $556 a month.

Cities in this county include: Monticello, Mill Springs, Zula-Powersburg, Coopersville, Gregory.

Wayne County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

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Neighboring counties: Charlotte County, Virginia , Monterey County, California , Northampton County, North Carolina , Russell County, Virginia , Stokes County, North Carolina , Surry County, North Carolina , Washington County, Virginia , Hampton city, Virginia , Martinsville city, Virginia .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

5.0%
Kentucky:

3.8%

Unemployment by year in Wayne, KY
County total employment by year in Wayne, KY
County average yearly wages by year in Wayne, KY

Current college students: 423
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 76.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 540 (46.6% naturalized citizens)

Wayne County:

2.7%
Whole state:

4.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 762010 or later
  • 3332000 to 2009
  • 271990 to 1999
  • 51980 to 1989
  • 291970 to 1979
  • 28Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 96.9%

Wayne County marital status for males Wayne County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 6,572
  • One, attached: 116
  • Two: 271
  • 3 or 4: 131
  • 5 to 9: 216
  • 10 to 19: 62
  • 50 or more: 60
  • Mobile homes: 2,809

Housing units in Wayne County with a mortgage: 2,291 (174 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 148 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 40

Here:

4.8% with mortgage
State:

96.8% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Wayne County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant12,14438
Mainline Protestant1,0108
Black Protestant2422
Other1582
Catholic1341
None7,125-
Wayne County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 8
Wayne County:

3.89 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.19 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:

0.49 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:

0.25 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
This county:

0.49 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:

0.74 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 7
Wayne County:

3.40 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:

4.36 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 6
This county:

2.91 / 10,000 pop.
State:

5.74 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Wayne County:

10.9%
Kentucky:

11.0%

Adult obesity rate:
Wayne County:

31.1%
State:

30.0%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

17.8%
State:

15.9%

Agriculture in Wayne County:

Average size of farms: 162 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $50,917
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $185.50
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 87.01%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $34,477
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 22.00%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.12%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $30,161
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.86%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 18.20
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 2.95%
Corn for grain: 4450 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 542 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 4939 harvested acres
Vegetables: 226 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 31 acres

Earthquake activity:

Wayne County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kentucky state average. It is 103% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 107.6 miles away from Wayne County center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW) earthquake occurred 201.6 miles away from the county center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 85.8 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 201.6 miles away from the county center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 180.8 miles away from Wayne County center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG) earthquake occurred 105.5 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Kentucky Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4497, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Kentucky Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 6, 2019 - March 10, 2019, FEMA Id: 4428, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood, Wind
  • Kentucky Severe Winter Storms, Snowstorms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: February 15, 2015 to February 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4216: April 30, 2015, FEMA Id: 4216, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • Kentucky Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 01, 2010 to June 01, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1912: May 11, 2010, FEMA Id: 1912, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Flood
  • Kentucky Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3231: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3231, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Kentucky Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: July 13, 2004 to July 15, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1537: August 06, 2004, FEMA Id: 1537, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Kentucky Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 17, 2002 to March 21, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1407: April 04, 2002, FEMA Id: 1407, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Kentucky Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 04, 1998 to February 06, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1207: March 03, 1998, FEMA Id: 1207, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
  • Kentucky Blizzard, Incident Period: January 05, 1996 to January 12, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1089: January 13, 1996, FEMA Id: 1089, Natural disaster type: Blizzard
  • Kentucky Severe Storm, Freezing Rain, Sleet, Snow, Incident Period: February 09, 1994 to February 11, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1018: March 16, 1994, FEMA Id: 1018, Natural disaster type: Storm, Freeze, Snow
  • 5 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Wayne County (15) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 6, Mudslides: 3, Tornadoes: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Landslides: 2, Winds: 2, Blizzard: 1, Freeze: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Snowfall: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Wayne

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 4,973 (78.8%)
  • Carpooled: 545 (8.6%)
  • Bus: 6 (0.1%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 15 (0.2%)
  • Bicycle: 30 (0.5%)
  • Walked: 41 (0.6%)
  • Worked at home: 696 (11.0%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (21%)
  • Educational services (17%)
  • Manufacturing (13%)
  • Retail trade (12%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (23%)
  • Educational services (20%)
  • Manufacturing (14%)
  • Retail trade (13%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Production occupations (22%)
  • Management occupations (11%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (10%)
  • Transportation occupations (9%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (8%)
  • Sales and related occupations (7%)
  • Material moving occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (28%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (12%)
  • Production occupations (10%)
  • Sales and related occupations (9%)
  • Management occupations (5%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (5%)
  • Material moving occupations (4%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Guatemala (26%)
  • Mexico (21%)
  • Germany (17%)
  • Panama (16%)
  • Canada (6%)
  • England (2%)
  • Ireland (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Wayne County


  • English (35%)
  • American (25%)
  • Irish (13%)
  • German (7%)
  • Dutch (2%)
  • Scottish (2%)
  • European (1%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Wayne County, Kentucky in 2010:

  • 186 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 104 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 40 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles

People in group quarters in Wayne County, Kentucky in 2000:

  • 107 people in nursing homes
  • 41 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
  • 28 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 5 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 3 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $44,063.

4.95% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($39,305 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.95%
Kentucky average:

7.04%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.34% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($25,530 average AGI)
1.60% relocated from other states ($13,773 average AGI)
Wayne County:

1.60%
Kentucky average:

2.87%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Pulaski County, KY  1.16% ($31,627 average AGI)
from Clinton County, KY  0.57% ($35,946)


4.42% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($31,088 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.42%
Kentucky average:

6.89%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.02% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($20,358 average AGI)
1.39% relocated to other states ($10,733 average AGI)
Wayne County:

1.39%
Kentucky average:

2.73%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Pulaski County, KY  0.98% ($31,587 average AGI)
to Clinton County, KY  0.53% ($20,647)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.1

Births per 1000 population in Wayne County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 11.7

Deaths per 1000 population in Wayne County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.0

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Wayne County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 7.6%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.8%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Wayne County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Wayne County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Wayne County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Wayne County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Wayne County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Wayne County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 4,110 (2,824 aged, 1,286 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 643 (14%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Wayne County, Kentucky in 1999 - 2019:

  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (461)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (382)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (289)
  • Congestive heart failure (117)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (103)
  • Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (76)
  • Unspecified dementia (59)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (11)
  • Pneumonia, unspecified (11)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (10)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 4.9
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 4,167
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 147
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 48,632

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,258
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,164

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 16
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 69

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 10

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1

Household type by relationship:

Households: 19,706
  • Male householders: 3,806 (1,085 living alone), Female householders: 4,359 (1,382 living alone)
  • 4,084 spouses (4,038 opposite-sex spouses), 376 unmarried partners, (352 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 5,075 children (4,568 natural, 215 adopted, 290 stepchildren), 548 grandchildren, 164 brothers or sisters, 218 parents, 21 foster children, 180 other relatives, 601 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 270

Size of family households: 2,619 2-persons, 1,333 3-persons, 788 4-persons, 553 5-persons, 33 6-persons, 37 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,468 1-person, 192 2-persons, 79 3-persons, 48 4-persons, 3 5-persons.

2,184 married couples with children.
1,232 single-parent households (228 men, 1,004 women).

97.0% of residents of Wayne speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 16% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (97% speak English very well, 3% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $139,482,000 ($6,837 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $9,389,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $49,980,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $27,777,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $642,000
Federal grants: $50,702,000
Federal procurement contracts: $7,981,000 ($7,532,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,400,000 ($435,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $531,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,639,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,112,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 1,226
Here:

60 per 1000 residents
State:

69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,153
Here:

57 per 1000 residents
State:

50 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +143
Here:

+7 per 1000 residents
State:

+7 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +237
Here:

+12 per 1000 residents
State:

+8 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Wayne County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.08 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.8
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.5
State:

4.4

Year house built in Wayne County, Kentucky
  • Year house built in Wayne County, Kentucky
  • 102020 or later
  • 9762010 to 2019
  • 1,6592000 to 2009
  • 1,9651990 to 1999
  • 1,7731980 to 1989
  • 1,7811970 to 1979
  • 9451960 to 1969
  • 5501950 to 1959
  • 1861940 to 1949
  • 3651939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Wayne County, Kentucky
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wayne County, Kentucky
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wayne County, Kentucky
  • 201 room
  • 522 rooms
  • 3453 rooms
  • 6494 rooms
  • 1,5095 rooms
  • 1,4556 rooms
  • 9497 rooms
  • 4078 rooms
  • 6909+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wayne County, Kentucky
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wayne County, Kentucky
  • 231 room
  • 272 rooms
  • 3573 rooms
  • 6764 rooms
  • 5155 rooms
  • 1956 rooms
  • 1657 rooms
  • 458 rooms
  • 759+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Wayne County, Kentucky
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Wayne County, Kentucky
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Wayne County, Kentucky
  • 57no bedroom
  • 1561 bedroom
  • 1,2832 bedrooms
  • 3,4123 bedrooms
  • 9404 bedrooms
  • 2385+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wayne County, Kentucky
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wayne County, Kentucky
  • 24no bedroom
  • 1451 bedroom
  • 8932 bedrooms
  • 8673 bedrooms
  • 1074 bedrooms
  • 165+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Wayne County, Kentucky in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Wayne County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Wayne County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 281no vehicle
  • 1,8371 vehicle
  • 2,0822 vehicles
  • 1,2393 vehicles
  • 4064 vehicles
  • 2225+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Wayne County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Wayne County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 183no vehicle
  • 1,1551 vehicle
  • 5682 vehicles
  • 533 vehicles
  • 1334 vehicles
  • 115+ vehicles

91.0% of Wayne County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Kentucky.

Wayne County:

91.0%
State average:

87.2%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 15,062
  • Other state: 3,941
  • Northeast: 432
  • Midwest: 2,158
  • South: 853
  • West: 507
Year householders moved into unit in Wayne County, KY
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Wayne County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 78.7%Electricity
  • 9.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 8.8%Wood
  • 2.1%Utility gas
  • 0.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.3%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 88.6%Electricity
  • 5.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 3.7%Wood
  • 1.9%Utility gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 219
Here:

13.8%
Kentucky:

17.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 12
Here:

1.1%
Kentucky:

15.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 60
Here:

23.5%
Kentucky:

19.6%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Wayne County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $855,000
  • Charges - Other: $1,194,000
    Other: $1,053,000
    Solid Waste Management: $74,000
    Solid Waste Management: $23,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $265,000
    Health - Other: $189,000
    Regular Highways: $15,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $3,033,000
    General - Other: $2,693,000
    Regular Highways: $2,038,000
    Regular Highways: $1,953,000
    Health - Other: $1,673,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,597,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,557,000
    Health - Other: $1,512,000
    Central Staff Services: $489,000
    Central Staff Services: $439,000
    Police Protection: $415,000
    Police Protection: $399,000
    Solid Waste Management: $328,000
    Solid Waste Management: $312,000
    General Public Buildings: $274,000
    General Public Buildings: $211,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $200,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $177,000
    Parks and Recreation: $158,000
    Parks and Recreation: $154,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $73,000
    Financial Administration: $69,000
    Financial Administration: $59,000
    Air Transportation: $49,000
    Air Transportation: $48,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $33,000
    Local Fire Protection: $17,000
    Local Fire Protection: $4,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $195,000
    Other: $112,000
    Health and Hospitals: $112,000
    Health and Hospitals: $104,000
    General Local Government Support: $78,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $391,000
    Interest on Debt: $1,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Local Fire Protection: $111,000
    Other - Local Fire Protection: $111,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $13,000
    Other - Police Protection: $12,000
    Other - Police Protection: $10,000
    Other - Health - Other: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $177,000
    Other: $8,000
    Highways: $6,000
    Highways: $4,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,770,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,935,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $835,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $21,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $21,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $347,000
    General Revenue - Other: $228,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $34,000
    Interest Earnings: $31,000
    Interest Earnings: $12,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $2,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Judicial and Legal Services: $510,000
    Regular Highways: $216,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $131,000
    Local Fire Protection: $71,000
    Health - Other: $60,000
    Correctional Institutions: $40,000
    Police Protection: $21,000
    Local Fire Protection: $20,000
    Health - Other: $20,000
    Regular Highways: $13,000
    Solid Waste Management: $13,000
    Solid Waste Management: $10,000
    General - Other: $5,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,000
    General Public Building: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,145,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $3,843,000
    Other: $2,609,000
    Highways: $1,568,000
    Highways: $1,522,000
    General Local Government Support: $146,000
    General Local Government Support: $126,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $1,560,000
    Individual Income: $1,531,000
    Property: $1,156,000
    Property: $1,147,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $882,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $809,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $167,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $140,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $61,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $56,000
    Corporation License: $54,000
    Corporation License: $53,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $3,174,000
    : $2,965,000

Wayne County government finances - Revenue in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $855,000
  • Charges - Other: $1,194,000
    Other: $1,053,000
    Solid Waste Management: $74,000
    Solid Waste Management: $23,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $265,000
    Health - Other: $189,000
    Regular Highways: $15,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $3,033,000
    General - Other: $2,693,000
    Regular Highways: $2,038,000
    Regular Highways: $1,953,000
    Health - Other: $1,673,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,597,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,557,000
    Health - Other: $1,512,000
    Central Staff Services: $489,000
    Central Staff Services: $439,000
    Police Protection: $415,000
    Police Protection: $399,000
    Solid Waste Management: $328,000
    Solid Waste Management: $312,000
    General Public Buildings: $274,000
    General Public Buildings: $211,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $200,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $177,000
    Parks and Recreation: $158,000
    Parks and Recreation: $154,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $73,000
    Financial Administration: $69,000
    Financial Administration: $59,000
    Air Transportation: $49,000
    Air Transportation: $48,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $33,000
    Local Fire Protection: $17,000
    Local Fire Protection: $4,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $195,000
    Other: $112,000
    Health and Hospitals: $112,000
    Health and Hospitals: $104,000
    General Local Government Support: $78,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $391,000
    Interest on Debt: $1,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Local Fire Protection: $111,000
    Other - Local Fire Protection: $111,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $13,000
    Other - Police Protection: $12,000
    Other - Police Protection: $10,000
    Other - Health - Other: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $177,000
    Other: $8,000
    Highways: $6,000
    Highways: $4,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,770,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,935,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $835,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $21,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $21,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $347,000
    General Revenue - Other: $228,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $34,000
    Interest Earnings: $31,000
    Interest Earnings: $12,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $2,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Judicial and Legal Services: $510,000
    Regular Highways: $216,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $131,000
    Local Fire Protection: $71,000
    Health - Other: $60,000
    Correctional Institutions: $40,000
    Police Protection: $21,000
    Local Fire Protection: $20,000
    Health - Other: $20,000
    Regular Highways: $13,000
    Solid Waste Management: $13,000
    Solid Waste Management: $10,000
    General - Other: $5,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,000
    General Public Building: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,145,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $3,843,000
    Other: $2,609,000
    Highways: $1,568,000
    Highways: $1,522,000
    General Local Government Support: $146,000
    General Local Government Support: $126,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $1,560,000
    Individual Income: $1,531,000
    Property: $1,156,000
    Property: $1,147,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $882,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $809,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $167,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $140,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $61,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $56,000
    Corporation License: $54,000
    Corporation License: $53,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $3,174,000
    : $2,965,000

Wayne County government finances - Debt in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $855,000
  • Charges - Other: $1,194,000
    Other: $1,053,000
    Solid Waste Management: $74,000
    Solid Waste Management: $23,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $265,000
    Health - Other: $189,000
    Regular Highways: $15,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $3,033,000
    General - Other: $2,693,000
    Regular Highways: $2,038,000
    Regular Highways: $1,953,000
    Health - Other: $1,673,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,597,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,557,000
    Health - Other: $1,512,000
    Central Staff Services: $489,000
    Central Staff Services: $439,000
    Police Protection: $415,000
    Police Protection: $399,000
    Solid Waste Management: $328,000
    Solid Waste Management: $312,000
    General Public Buildings: $274,000
    General Public Buildings: $211,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $200,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $177,000
    Parks and Recreation: $158,000
    Parks and Recreation: $154,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $73,000
    Financial Administration: $69,000
    Financial Administration: $59,000
    Air Transportation: $49,000
    Air Transportation: $48,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $33,000
    Local Fire Protection: $17,000
    Local Fire Protection: $4,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $195,000
    Other: $112,000
    Health and Hospitals: $112,000
    Health and Hospitals: $104,000
    General Local Government Support: $78,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $391,000
    Interest on Debt: $1,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Local Fire Protection: $111,000
    Other - Local Fire Protection: $111,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $13,000
    Other - Police Protection: $12,000
    Other - Police Protection: $10,000
    Other - Health - Other: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $177,000
    Other: $8,000
    Highways: $6,000
    Highways: $4,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,770,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,935,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $835,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $21,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $21,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $347,000
    General Revenue - Other: $228,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $34,000
    Interest Earnings: $31,000
    Interest Earnings: $12,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $2,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Judicial and Legal Services: $510,000
    Regular Highways: $216,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $131,000
    Local Fire Protection: $71,000
    Health - Other: $60,000
    Correctional Institutions: $40,000
    Police Protection: $21,000
    Local Fire Protection: $20,000
    Health - Other: $20,000
    Regular Highways: $13,000
    Solid Waste Management: $13,000
    Solid Waste Management: $10,000
    General - Other: $5,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,000
    General Public Building: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,145,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $3,843,000
    Other: $2,609,000
    Highways: $1,568,000
    Highways: $1,522,000
    General Local Government Support: $146,000
    General Local Government Support: $126,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $1,560,000
    Individual Income: $1,531,000
    Property: $1,156,000
    Property: $1,147,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $882,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $809,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $167,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $140,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $61,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $56,000
    Corporation License: $54,000
    Corporation License: $53,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $3,174,000
    : $2,965,000

Wayne County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $855,000
  • Charges - Other: $1,194,000
    Other: $1,053,000
    Solid Waste Management: $74,000
    Solid Waste Management: $23,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $265,000
    Health - Other: $189,000
    Regular Highways: $15,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $3,033,000
    General - Other: $2,693,000
    Regular Highways: $2,038,000
    Regular Highways: $1,953,000
    Health - Other: $1,673,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,597,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,557,000
    Health - Other: $1,512,000
    Central Staff Services: $489,000
    Central Staff Services: $439,000
    Police Protection: $415,000
    Police Protection: $399,000
    Solid Waste Management: $328,000
    Solid Waste Management: $312,000
    General Public Buildings: $274,000
    General Public Buildings: $211,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $200,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $177,000
    Parks and Recreation: $158,000
    Parks and Recreation: $154,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $73,000
    Financial Administration: $69,000
    Financial Administration: $59,000
    Air Transportation: $49,000
    Air Transportation: $48,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $33,000
    Local Fire Protection: $17,000
    Local Fire Protection: $4,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $195,000
    Other: $112,000
    Health and Hospitals: $112,000
    Health and Hospitals: $104,000
    General Local Government Support: $78,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $391,000
    Interest on Debt: $1,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Local Fire Protection: $111,000
    Other - Local Fire Protection: $111,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $13,000
    Other - Police Protection: $12,000
    Other - Police Protection: $10,000
    Other - Health - Other: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $177,000
    Other: $8,000
    Highways: $6,000
    Highways: $4,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,770,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,935,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $835,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $21,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $21,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $347,000
    General Revenue - Other: $228,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $34,000
    Interest Earnings: $31,000
    Interest Earnings: $12,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $2,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Judicial and Legal Services: $510,000
    Regular Highways: $216,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $131,000
    Local Fire Protection: $71,000
    Health - Other: $60,000
    Correctional Institutions: $40,000
    Police Protection: $21,000
    Local Fire Protection: $20,000
    Health - Other: $20,000
    Regular Highways: $13,000
    Solid Waste Management: $13,000
    Solid Waste Management: $10,000
    General - Other: $5,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,000
    General Public Building: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,145,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $3,843,000
    Other: $2,609,000
    Highways: $1,568,000
    Highways: $1,522,000
    General Local Government Support: $146,000
    General Local Government Support: $126,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $1,560,000
    Individual Income: $1,531,000
    Property: $1,156,000
    Property: $1,147,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $882,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $809,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $167,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $140,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $61,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $56,000
    Corporation License: $54,000
    Corporation License: $53,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $3,174,000
    : $2,965,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 1,951
  • Number of aged recipients: 192
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,759
  • Number of recipients under 18: 168
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,285
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 498
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 778
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 823
Most common first names in Wayne County, KY among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James11973.1 years
John9876.0 years
William9372.7 years
Mary7374.3 years
Robert6973.0 years
George5375.3 years
Henry3772.6 years
Charles3769.6 years
Charlie3777.1 years
Willie3677.9 years
Most common last names in Wayne County, KY among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Bell11975.1 years
Denney9977.2 years
Brown7573.8 years
Gregory7274.8 years
Jones6873.8 years
Smith6878.2 years
Bertram6577.1 years
Coffey6377.6 years
Dishman6071.0 years
Davis5972.3 years
Businesses in Wayne County, KY
NameCountNameCount
AT&T1La-Z-Boy1
Ace Hardware1Lane Furniture1
Advance Auto Parts1Long John Silver's1
AutoZone1McDonald's1
Baskin-Robbins1Nike1
Blockbuster1Pizza Hut1
Burger King1Rite Aid1
Chevrolet1SONIC Drive-In1
Curves1Sears1
Dairy Queen1Subway1
Domino's Pizza1Taco Bell1
FedEx2U-Haul2
GNC1UPS1
H&R Block1Walmart1
Hardee's1Wendy's1
Kroger1

Wayne County on our top lists:

  • #81 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"
  • #88 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"