County population in 2014: 13,452 (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: 77.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Construction (26.3%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (23.7%), Educational, health and social services (18.8%).
Estimated median household income in 2013: $32,844 ($24,007 in 1999)
This county:
$32844
Missouri:
$46931
Median contract rent in 2013 for apartments: $344 (lower quartile is $254, upper quartile is $429)
This county:
$344
State:
$566
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $73,017 (it was $41,200 in 2000)
Wayne:
$73,017
Missouri:
$133,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $35,506 - $127,298 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $733 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $272
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 2013: $518 (0.7%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2013: $497 (0.7%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2013: 21.9%
(21.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 7.5% for Black residents, 63.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 32.9% for American Indian residents, 100.0% for other race residents, 14.2% for two or more races residents)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2013: 22.5%
Wayne County:
22.5%
Missouri:
15.9%
(22.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 5.8% for Black residents, 61.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 39.0% for American Indian residents, 106.7% for other race residents, 13.0% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2013: 46 years old
(Males: 45 years old, Females: 47 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47 years old, Black residents: 20 years old, American Indian residents: 44 years old, Asian residents: 27 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 35 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: 59.7% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 6.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 46 (28% naturalized citizens)
Wayne County:
0.3%
Whole state:
2.7%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 10
1990 to 1994: 2
1985 to 1989: 0
1980 to 1984: 1
1975 to 1979: 11
1970 to 1974: 5
1970 to 1974: 0
1965 to 1969: 17
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: 4,763
One, attached: 74
Two: 52
3 or 4: 98
5 to 9: 35
10 to 19: 29
20 or more: 8
Mobile homes: 2,383
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 54
Housing units in Wayne County with a mortgage: 887 (56 second mortgage, 28 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,198
Here:
0.0% with mortgage
State:
67.6% 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:
MissouriSevere Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 31, 2011 to February 5, 2011, Emergency Declared (EM-3317): February 3, 2011, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3317, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
MissouriSevere Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 8, 2009 to May 16, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1847): June 19, 2009, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1847, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
MissouriSevere Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to January 28, 2009, Emergency Declared (EM-3303): January 30, 2009, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3303, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
MissouriSevere Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to January 28, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1822): February 17, 2009, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1822, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
MissouriSevere 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: FEMA-DR-1809, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
MissouriSevere Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 17, 2008 to May 9, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1749): March 19, 2008, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1749, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
MissouriSevere Winter Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: February 10, 2008 to February 14, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1748): March 12, 2008, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1748, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
MissouriSevere Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 8, 2007 to December 15, 2007, Emergency Declared (EM-3281): December 12, 2007, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3281, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
MissouriHurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3232): September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3232, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
MissouriSevere Storms and Tornadoes, Incident Period: April 24, 2002 to June 10, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1412): May 6, 2002, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1412, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Wayne County (16) is greater than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11 Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 9, Storms: 8, Tornadoes: 5, Winter Storms: 5, Drought: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (10%)
Management occupations (9%)
Sales and related occupations (8%)
Material moving occupations (8%)
Office and administrative support occupations (22%)
Sales and related occupations (12%)
Education, training, and library occupations (11%)
Personal care and service occupations (8%)
Management occupations (7%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
Production occupations (6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Canada (28%)
Italy (15%)
Mexico (15%)
Germany (13%)
Japan (11%)
India (11%)
Other Western Europe (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Wayne County (%):
United States or American (33%)
German (15%)
English (12%)
Irish (12%)
French (except Basque) (3%)
Dutch (2%)
Italian (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 3,445 (76%)
Carpooled: 727 (16%)
Bus or trolley bus: 29 (1%)
Taxi: 2 (0%)
Walked: 43 (1%)
Other means: 68 (1%)
Worked at home: 237 (5%)
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: 1076.580 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1557.610 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 7.64
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 15.32 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 61.08
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 7.64
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 13,388
In family households: 11,187 (2,867 male householders, 983 female householders)
3,013 spouses, 3,240 children (2,882 natural, 119 adopted, 239 stepchildren), 367 grandchildren, 84 brothers or sisters, 86 parents, 146 other relatives, 331 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,201 (953 male householders (768 living alone)), 914 female householders (813 living alone)), 334 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 133 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 2,019 2-persons, 816 3-persons, 599 4-persons, 275 5-persons, 85 6-persons, 56 7-or-more-persons.
1,941 married couples with children.
736 single-parent households (212 men, 524 women).
98.3% of residents of Wayne County speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 26% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (91% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $118,092,000 ($9006 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:
5.2
State:
6.0
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.4
State:
4.2
Year house built
2005 or later: 18
2000 to 2004: 750
1990 to 1999: 1,291
1980 to 1989: 1,262
1970 to 1979: 1,723
1960 to 1969: 1,151
1950 to 1959: 638
1940 to 1949: 391
1939 or earlier: 781
Rooms in houses/apartments in Wayne County, Missouri
62% of Wayne County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Missouri.
Wayne County:
62.4%
State average:
54.3%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 10217
Northeast: 141
Midwest: 1207
South: 1258
West: 337
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $21,400
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Wayne County
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