County population in 2016: 13,414 (all rural); it was 13,259 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 1,977 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,448 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 4,340 Renter-occupied apartments: 1,292 (it was 1,211 in 2000)
% of renters here:
22%
State:
31%
Land area: 761 sq. mi.
Water area: 13.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 18 people per square mile (low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Wayne County: 77.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (24.6%), Educational, health and social services (20.3%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (18.5%), Construction (10.8%).
Estimated median household income in 2016: $35,428 ($24,007 in 1999)
This county:
$35,428
Missouri:
$51,746
Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $416 (lower quartile is $300, upper quartile is $491)
This county:
$416
State:
$606
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $74,628 (it was $41,200 in 2000)
Wayne:
$74,628
Missouri:
$151,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $41,423 - $135,252 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $755 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $286
Institutionalized population: 133
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 1
Rapes: 2
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 17
Burglaries: 35
Thefts: 62
Auto thefts: 8
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $520 (0.7%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $475 (0.7%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 21.0%
Wayne County:
21.0%
Missouri:
14.0%
(20.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 12.0% for Black residents, 27.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 53.2% for American Indian residents, 100.0% for other race residents, 29.6% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 46.9 years old
(Males: 46.6 years old, Females: 47.8 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47.8 years old, Black residents: 16.9 years old, American Indian residents: 48.8 years old, Asian residents: 29.0 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 15.5 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Wayne County is $386 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $464 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $645 a month.
Current college students: 222 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 75.3% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 79 (70.5% naturalized citizens)
Wayne County:
0.6%
Whole state:
4.1%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 15
2000 to 2009: 13
1990 to 1999: 0
1980 to 1989: 1
1970 to 1979: 16
Before 1970: 17
Note: State values scaled to Wayne County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 33.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 57.1%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 5,296
One, attached: 46
Two: 66
3 or 4: 54
5 to 9: 67
10 to 19: 8
20 to 49: 18
50 or more: 5
Mobile homes: 2,444
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 34
Housing units in Wayne County with a mortgage: 1,846 (20 second mortgage, 31 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,434
Here:
33.3% with mortgage
State:
61.9% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Wayne County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
3,176
34
Mainline Protestant
614
6
Catholic
154
2
Other
1
-
None
9,576
-
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: 5
Wayne County:
3.96 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.88 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5
This county:
3.96 / 10,000 pop.
Missouri:
0.60 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 10
Wayne County:
7.91 / 10,000 pop.
Missouri:
4.34 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 10
This county:
7.91 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.37 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Wayne County:
10.4%
Missouri:
8.8%
Adult obesity rate:
Wayne County:
29.8%
State:
29.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
17.4%
State:
13.5%
Agriculture in Wayne County:
Average size of farms: 256 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $10,460 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $51.73 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 79.98% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $12,776 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 15.84% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $40,866 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.26% Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 12.65 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.14% Corn for grain: 1109 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 584 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 2440 harvested acres Vegetables: 7 harvested acres Land in orchards: 2 acres
Earthquake activity:
Wayne County-area historical earthquake activity is near Missouri state average. It is 72% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 52.9 miles away from Wayne County center On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 53.1 miles away from the 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, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 169.9 miles away from the county center On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 102.6 miles away from the county center On 4/27/1989 at 16:47:49, a magnitude 4.7 (4.6 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.3 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 86.5 miles away from Wayne County center On 9/29/1987 at 00:04:56, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 75.7 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: December 22, 2015 to January 09, 2016, Emergency Declared EM-3374: January 02, 2016, FEMA Id: 3374, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 19, 2011 to June 06, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1980: May 09, 2011, FEMA Id: 1980, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Missouri Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 31, 2011 to February 05, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3317: February 03, 2011, FEMA Id: 3317, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 08, 2009 to May 16, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1847: June 19, 2009, FEMA Id: 1847, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Missouri Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to January 28, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1822: February 17, 2009, FEMA Id: 1822, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Missouri Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to January 28, 2009, Emergency Declared EM-3303: January 30, 2009, FEMA Id: 3303, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Missouri Severe Storms, Flooding, and a Tornado, Incident Period: September 11, 2008 to September 24, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1809: November 13, 2008, FEMA Id: 1809, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Missouri Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 17, 2008 to May 09, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1749: March 19, 2008, FEMA Id: 1749, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Missouri Severe Winter Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: February 10, 2008 to February 14, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1748: March 12, 2008, FEMA Id: 1748, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
Missouri Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 08, 2007 to December 15, 2007, Emergency Declared EM-3281: December 12, 2007, FEMA Id: 3281, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
8 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Wayne County (18) is greater than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12 Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 11, Storms: 10, Tornadoes: 7, Winter Storms: 5, Drought: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Wind: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (12%)
Management occupations (9%)
Office and administrative support occupations (9%)
Transportation occupations (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Office and administrative support occupations (18%)
Sales and related occupations (11%)
Personal care and service occupations (10%)
Production occupations (10%)
Management occupations (9%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
Education, training, and library occupations (7%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Taiwan (22%)
Germany (20%)
Indonesia (19%)
Philippines (11%)
Mexico (6%)
England (0%)
Scotland (0%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Wayne County (%):
American (47%)
German (10%)
Irish (8%)
English (5%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Scottish (1%)
French (except Basque) (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 2,802 (77.1%)
Carpooled: 496 (13.7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 25 (0.7%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 27 (0.7%)
Walked: 50 (1.4%)
Worked at home: 229 (6.3%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Wayne County, Missouri in 2000:
124 people in nursing homes
15 people in other nonhousehold living situations
3 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
People in group quarters in Wayne County, Missouri in 2010:
104 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
15 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
14 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $34,303.
6.94% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($26,063 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.94%
Missouri average:
6.69%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.26% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($17,888 average AGI)
1.68% relocated from other states ($8,175 average AGI)
Wayne County:
1.68%
Missouri average:
2.54%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
7.20% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($25,129 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.20%
Missouri average:
6.91%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.40% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($19,111 average AGI)
1.81% relocated to other states ($6,018 average AGI)
Wayne County:
1.81%
Missouri average:
2.76%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.4
Births per 1000 population in Wayne County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.4 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.6 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 14.4
Deaths per 1000 population in Wayne County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 13.5 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 10.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Wayne County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 19.1% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 8.5%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Wayne County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Wayne County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 3,571 (2,563 aged, 1,008 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 190 (7%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Wayne County, Missouri in 1999 - 2014:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (280)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (279)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (119)
Pneumonia, unspecified (81)
Congestive heart failure (77)
Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (71)
Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (64)
Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (57)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,077 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,558 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 8
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 15 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 61
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 8
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 13,414
In family households: 10,965 (1,594 male householders, 2,227 female householders)
2,836 spouses, 3,254 children (2,940 natural, 191 adopted, 118 stepchildren), 298 grandchildren, 129 brothers or sisters, 67 parents, 239 other relatives, 333 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,287 (831 male householders (674 living alone)), 979 female householders (794 living alone)), 476 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 161
Size of family households: 2,027 2-persons, 837 3-persons, 484 4-persons, 236 5-persons, 161 6-persons, 56 7-or-more-persons.
1,644 married couples with children.
658 single-parent households (134 men, 524 women).
99.0% of residents of Wayne speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% speak English very well, 1% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (29% speak English very well, 71% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $118,092,000 ($9,006 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $10,434,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $54,136,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $24,242,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $204,000 Federal grants: $28,664,000 Federal procurement contracts: $7,624,000 ($7,077,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $3,223,000 ($1,149,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $474,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $807,000 Federal Government insurance: $4,472,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 833
Here:
64 per 1000 residents
State:
69 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 1,019
Here:
78 per 1000 residents
State:
49 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +8
Here:
+1 per 1000 residents
State:
+7 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +59
Here:
+5 per 1000 residents
State:
+5 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Wayne County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.06 millions of gallons per day (58% from ground, 42% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.4
State:
6.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.6
State:
4.4
Year house built
2014 or later: 0
2010 to 2013: 95
2000 to 2009: 1,018
1990 to 1999: 1,311
1980 to 1989: 1,434
1970 to 1979: 1,541
1960 to 1969: 869
1950 to 1959: 748
1940 to 1949: 273
1939 or earlier: 634
Note: State values scaled to Wayne population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Wayne County, Missouri
Note: State values scaled to Wayne County population
no vehicle: 102
1 vehicle: 1,087
2 vehicles: 2,002
3 vehicles: 650
4 vehicles: 275
5+ vehicles: 120
no vehicle: 259
1 vehicle: 599
2 vehicles: 329
3 vehicles: 136
4 vehicles: 18
5+ vehicles: 0
88% of Wayne County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Missouri.
Wayne County:
88.3%
State average:
84.3%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 10,351
Other state: 2,882
Northeast: 167
Midwest: 1,325
South: 985
West: 402
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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