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Wayne County, North Carolina (NC)

County population in 2022: 117,286 (54% urban, 46% rural); it was 113,329 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 19,525
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 10,303
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 27,826
Renter-occupied apartments: 18,003 (it was 14,786 in 2000)
% of renters here:

35%
State:

33%

Land area: 553 sq. mi.

Water area: 4.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 212 people per square mile   (high).

March 2022 cost of living index in Wayne County: 87.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (22.0%), Manufacturing (14.4%), Retail trade (12.9%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 70%
  • Government: 25%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Wayne County, NC (2022)
    • 59,48750.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 32,21627.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 15,76513.4%Hispanic or Latino
    • 7,7506.6%Two or more races
    • 1,6431.4%Asian alone
    • 2550.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 1700.1%Some other race alone
Median resident age:

37.9 years
North Carolina median age:

39.2 years
Males: 58,171  (49.6%)
Females: 59,115  (50.4%)
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Average household size:
Wayne County:

2.0 people
North Carolina:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $55,588 ($33,942 in 1999)
This county:

$55,588
North Carolina:

$67,481

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $720 (lower quartile is $549, upper quartile is $999)
This county:

$720
State:

$945


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $166,400 (it was $77,000 in 2000)
Wayne:

$166,400
North Carolina:

$280,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $98,800 - $260,100

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $239,746
Here:

$239,746
State:

$375,326

Townhouses or other attached units: $201,784
Here:

$201,784
State:

$317,935

In 2-unit structures: $197,760
Here:

$197,760
State:

$250,488

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $292,594
Here:

$292,594
State:

$329,290

Mobile homes: $95,170
Here:

$95,170
State:

$124,933

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $510,425
Here:

$510,425
State:

$107,261

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,206
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $411

Institutionalized population: 1,936

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

  • Murders: 6
  • Rapes: 12
  • Robberies: 14
  • Assaults: 169
  • Burglaries: 317
  • Thefts: 570
  • Auto thefts: 186

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

  • Murders: 5
  • Rapes: 7
  • Robberies: 17
  • Assaults: 147
  • Burglaries: 359
  • Thefts: 601
  • Auto thefts: 185
Wayne County, NC map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 344 buildings, average cost: $281,500
  • 2021: 474 buildings, average cost: $188,300
  • 2020: 414 buildings, average cost: $182,900
  • 2019: 315 buildings, average cost: $182,000
  • 2018: 269 buildings, average cost: $186,100
  • 2017: 272 buildings, average cost: $174,600
  • 2016: 260 buildings, average cost: $170,900
  • 2015: 244 buildings, average cost: $161,600
  • 2014: 257 buildings, average cost: $157,200
  • 2013: 273 buildings, average cost: $173,000
  • 2012: 201 buildings, average cost: $147,500
  • 2011: 205 buildings, average cost: $134,100
  • 2010: 223 buildings, average cost: $144,200
  • 2009: 259 buildings, average cost: $136,500
  • 2008: 298 buildings, average cost: $151,800
  • 2007: 469 buildings, average cost: $159,200
  • 2006: 514 buildings, average cost: $161,900
  • 2005: 603 buildings, average cost: $127,300
  • 2004: 533 buildings, average cost: $125,800
  • 2003: 629 buildings, average cost: $96,700
  • 2002: 425 buildings, average cost: $110,700
  • 2001: 421 buildings, average cost: $99,400
  • 2000: 357 buildings, average cost: $106,600
  • 1999: 529 buildings, average cost: $73,500
  • 1998: 334 buildings, average cost: $96,400
  • 1997: 429 buildings, average cost: $105,300
Number of permits per 10,000 Wayne, NC residents
Average permit cost in Wayne, NC

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,434 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $822 (0.7%)

Distribution of median household income in Wayne, NC in 2022
Distribution of house value in Wayne, NC in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Wayne, NC in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 18.9%
Wayne County:

18.9%
North Carolina:

12.8%
(13.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 23.9% for Black residents, 27.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 14.8% for American Indian residents, 93.8% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 34.2% for other race residents, 17.2% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 37.9 years old
(Males: 35.6 years old, Females: 40.5 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43.4 years old, Black residents: 38.4 years old, American Indian residents: 58.2 years old, Asian residents: 49.9 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24.7 years old, Other race residents: 33.4 years old)

Area name: Goldsboro, NC MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Wayne County is $447 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $523 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $655 a month.

Cities in this county include: Goldsboro, Mount Olive, Elroy, Mar-Mac, Brogden, Fremont, Walnut Creek, Pikeville, Eureka, Seven Springs.

Wayne County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

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Neighboring counties: Kern County, California , Crittenden County, Arkansas , Fayette County, Tennessee , Lenoir County , Rhea County, Tennessee .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.5%
North Carolina:

3.2%

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

Current college students: 5,211
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 10,666 (31.5% naturalized citizens)

Wayne County:

9.1%
Whole state:

8.6%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 2,6952010 or later
  • 2,6322000 to 2009
  • 1,7951990 to 1999
  • 1,0021980 to 1989
  • 5641970 to 1979
  • 525Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.9%

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

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 32,069
  • One, attached: 1,277
  • Two: 1,470
  • 3 or 4: 2,127
  • 5 to 9: 1,554
  • 10 to 19: 791
  • 20 to 49: 1,587
  • 50 or more: 397
  • Mobile homes: 11,956
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 287

Housing units in Wayne County with a mortgage: 15,660 (1,151 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 1,054 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 275

Here:

5.2% with mortgage
State:

97.0% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Wayne County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant29,543157
Mainline Protestant12,48264
Catholic2,8002
Other2,43810
Black Protestant2,38434
None72,976-
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: 22
Wayne County:

1.94 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.05 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
Here:

0.18 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

0.14 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 11
This county:

0.97 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

0.92 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 61
Wayne County:

5.38 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

4.75 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 75
This county:

6.61 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.57 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Wayne County:

10.4%
North Carolina:

9.8%

Adult obesity rate:
Wayne County:

30.8%
State:

28.3%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

17.6%
State:

15.6%

Agriculture in Wayne County:

Average size of farms: 237 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $440,063
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $368.03
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.15%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 86.30%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $338,241
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 68.99%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 5.26%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $124,792
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 85.04%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 4.76
Corn for grain: 22547 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 18818 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 29688 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 47614 harvested acres
Vegetables: 1,399 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 68 acres

Earthquake activity:

Wayne County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above North Carolina state average. It is 59% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 176.1 miles away from Wayne County center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 189.8 miles away from the county center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 153.8 miles away from the county center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:18, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 166.7 miles away from the county center
On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB) earthquake occurred 210.2 miles away from Wayne County center
On 8/25/2011 at 05:07:52, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 4.2 mi) earthquake occurred 178.6 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • North Carolina Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding, Incident Period: February 6, 2020 - February 19, 2020, FEMA Id: 4543, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • North Carolina Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4487, Natural disaster type: Other
  • North Carolina Hurricane Dorian, Incident Period: September 1, 2019 - September 9, 2019, FEMA Id: 4465, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • North Carolina Hurricane Florence, Incident Period: September 7, 2018 - September 29, 2018, FEMA Id: 4393, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • North Carolina Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 04, 2016 to October 24, 2016, Emergency Declared EM-3380: October 07, 2016, FEMA Id: 3380, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • North Carolina Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 04, 2016 to October 24, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4285: October 10, 2016, FEMA Id: 4285, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • North Carolina Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 25, 2011 to September 01, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3327: August 25, 2011, FEMA Id: 3327, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • North Carolina Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 25, 2011 to September 01, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4019: August 31, 2011, FEMA Id: 4019, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • North Carolina Hurricane Ophelia, Incident Period: September 11, 2005 to September 17, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3254: September 14, 2005, FEMA Id: 3254, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • North Carolina Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3222: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3222, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • 10 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Wayne County (20) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 6

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 13, Storms: 3, Tornadoes: 3, Floods: 2, Ice Storms: 2, Drought: 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: 42,390 (78.0%)
  • Carpooled: 6,049 (11.1%)
  • Bus: 141 (0.3%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 464 (0.9%)
  • Bicycle: 88 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 556 (1.0%)
  • Worked at home: 2,823 (5.2%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (18%)
  • Manufacturing (14%)
  • Retail trade (12%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (20%)
  • Manufacturing (16%)
  • Retail trade (14%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Other services, except public administration (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)

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


  • Production occupations (14%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (12%)
  • Material moving occupations (9%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (7%)
  • Management occupations (6%)
  • Transportation occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
  • Sales and related occupations (12%)
  • Production occupations (11%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
  • Management occupations (6%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (6%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (32%)
  • Guatemala (18%)
  • Honduras (7%)
  • Haiti (6%)
  • Yemen (3%)
  • India (3%)
  • El Salvador (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Wayne County


  • English (13%)
  • American (8%)
  • Irish (4%)
  • German (3%)
  • European (2%)
  • Italian (1%)
  • Scottish (1%)

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

People in group quarters in Wayne County, North Carolina in 2010:

  • 1,123 people in state prisons
  • 724 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 594 people in military barracks and dormitories (nondisciplinary)
  • 366 people in college/university student housing
  • 123 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 89 people in in-patient hospice facilities
  • 75 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 68 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 50 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 7 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers

People in group quarters in Wayne County, North Carolina in 2000:

  • 972 people in state prisons
  • 831 people in nursing homes
  • 580 people in federal prisons and detention centers
  • 557 people in military barracks, etc.
  • 513 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 396 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 229 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 216 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 145 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 75 people in other group homes
  • 41 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 30 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 21 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 14 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 10 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
  • 6 people in military transient quarters for temporary residents
  • 5 people in religious group quarters
  • 4 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 4 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $54,974.

7.19% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($44,417 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.19%
North Carolina average:

8.85%


0.28% of residents moved from foreign countries ($2,002 average AGI)
Wayne County:

0.28%
North Carolina average:

0.04%

3.74% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($21,952 average AGI)
3.17% relocated from other states ($20,462 average AGI)
Wayne County:

3.17%
North Carolina average:

4.18%

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

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Johnston County, NC  0.62% ($47,890 average AGI)
from Wake County, NC  0.43% ($52,053)
from Lenoir County, NC  0.38% ($40,671)
from Wilson County, NC  0.30% ($39,811)
from Duplin County, NC  0.30% ($37,031)
from Pitt County, NC  0.22% ($37,484)
from Greene County, NC  0.14% ($37,774)


7.49% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($45,703 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.49%
North Carolina average:

7.89%


0.31% of residents moved to foreign countries ($2,272 average AGI)
Wayne County:

0.31%
North Carolina average:

0.03%

3.95% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($23,489 average AGI)
3.23% relocated to other states ($19,942 average AGI)
Wayne County:

3.23%
North Carolina average:

3.18%

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

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Johnston County, NC  0.51% ($46,507 average AGI)
to Wake County, NC  0.50% ($50,142)
to Lenoir County, NC  0.46% ($35,756)
to Duplin County, NC  0.28% ($29,488)
to Pitt County, NC  0.26% ($35,672)
to Wilson County, NC  0.22% ($38,381)
to Greene County, NC  0.15% ($37,631)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 15.2
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 11.3

Births per 1000 population in Wayne County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 9.9

Deaths per 1000 population in Wayne County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 10.1

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Wayne County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 14.8%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.9%
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: 18,818 (13,909 aged, 4,909 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 3,594 (12%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

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

  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,611)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,088)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,067)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (926)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (705)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (689)
  • Unspecified dementia (660)
  • Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (626)
  • Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (522)
  • Chronic ischaemic heart disease, unspecified (456)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 0.88
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 11,895
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 236
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 40,556

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,623
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,014
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 5

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 34
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 67

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

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 94.8. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of homicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 63.2
  • Other - 31.6

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 103.6. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 63.2
  • Other - 40.4

Household type by relationship:

Households: 117,286
  • Male householders: 21,571 (4,581 living alone), Female householders: 25,712 (8,087 living alone)
  • 19,753 spouses (19,735 opposite-sex spouses), 5,073 unmarried partners, (4,969 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 31,417 children (29,519 natural, 469 adopted, 1,429 stepchildren), 3,702 grandchildren, 1,398 brothers or sisters, 1,198 parents, 0 foster children, 2,703 other relatives, 1,784 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 2,975

Size of family households: 12,415 2-persons, 8,094 3-persons, 5,440 4-persons, 3,214 5-persons, 2,012 6-persons, 738 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 12,668 1-person, 2,317 2-persons, 367 3-persons, 18 7-or-more-persons.

11,278 married couples with children.
12,582 single-parent households (1,863 men, 10,719 women).

85.5% of residents of Wayne speak English at home.
11.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (63% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $1,026,279,000 ($8,983 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $375,582,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $335,907,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $126,564,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $20,046,000
Federal grants: $191,662,000
Federal procurement contracts: $106,684,000 ($87,953,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $245,416,000 ($226,159,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $10,623,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $107,370,000
Federal Government insurance: $153,651,000

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

Births: 9,183
Here:

80 per 1000 residents
State:

72 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 5,507
Here:

48 per 1000 residents
State:

44 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +1,454
Here:

+13 per 1000 residents
State:

+18 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -3,863
Here -34 per 1000 residents
State +27 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Wayne County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 12.02 millions of gallons per day (48% from ground, 52% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.3
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.9
State:

4.4

Year house built in Wayne County, North Carolina
  • Year house built in Wayne County, North Carolina
  • 1,0972020 or later
  • 4,4012010 to 2019
  • 8,9162000 to 2009
  • 9,3781990 to 1999
  • 7,3301980 to 1989
  • 6,4221970 to 1979
  • 5,9861960 to 1969
  • 4,3771950 to 1959
  • 1,9471940 to 1949
  • 3,6611939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Wayne County, North Carolina
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wayne County, North Carolina
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wayne County, North Carolina
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 1063 rooms
  • 2,9544 rooms
  • 6,4285 rooms
  • 6,2716 rooms
  • 5,3157 rooms
  • 3,3248 rooms
  • 4,4099+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wayne County, North Carolina
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wayne County, North Carolina
  • 6291 room
  • 2092 rooms
  • 1,8803 rooms
  • 3,9944 rooms
  • 5,7245 rooms
  • 2,8306 rooms
  • 1,8747 rooms
  • 7718 rooms
  • 5659+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Wayne County, North Carolina
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Wayne County, North Carolina
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Wayne County, North Carolina
  • 0no bedroom
  • 1621 bedroom
  • 3,4052 bedrooms
  • 18,8183 bedrooms
  • 5,2394 bedrooms
  • 1,1835+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wayne County, North Carolina
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wayne County, North Carolina
  • 629no bedroom
  • 1,6031 bedroom
  • 6,0832 bedrooms
  • 8,2923 bedrooms
  • 1,5674 bedrooms
  • 3025+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Wayne County, North Carolina 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
  • 748no vehicle
  • 5,4381 vehicle
  • 12,0542 vehicles
  • 6,6153 vehicles
  • 2,4334 vehicles
  • 1,5195+ 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
  • 1,753no vehicle
  • 8,9581 vehicle
  • 5,7832 vehicles
  • 1,4583 vehicles
  • 3994 vehicles
  • 1255+ vehicles

84.8% 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, 67% lived in North Carolina.

Wayne County:

84.8%
State average:

87.3%

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

  • This state: 70,993
  • Other state: 34,030
  • Northeast: 7,503
  • Midwest: 7,417
  • South: 17,176
  • West: 1,934
Year householders moved into unit in Wayne County, NC
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Wayne County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 79.3%Electricity
  • 14.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 5.4%Utility gas
  • 0.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.4%No fuel used
  • 0.1%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 85.5%Electricity
  • 6.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 6.2%Utility gas
  • 0.6%No fuel used
  • 0.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.3%Other fuel
  • 0.1%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 656
Here:

5.0%
North Carolina:

13.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 462
Here:

8.5%
North Carolina:

11.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,416
Here:

29.8%
North Carolina:

19.3%

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 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $4,369,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,967,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $8,048,000
    Hospital Public: $6,095,000
    Solid Waste Management: $5,096,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,312,000
    Higher Education - Other: $2,925,000
    Higher Education - Other: $2,562,000
    Other: $2,529,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $2,309,000
    Other: $2,068,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $1,683,000
    Air Transportation: $727,000
    Air Transportation: $644,000
    Sewerage: $559,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $536,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $528,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $448,000
    Sewerage: $437,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $189,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $26,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $14,000
  • Construction - Housing and Community Development: $11,720,000
    Other Higher Education: $6,859,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,165,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,436,000
    Health - Other: $204,000
    Other Higher Education: $146,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $175,568,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $166,394,000
    Other Higher Education: $32,361,000
    Other Higher Education: $30,689,000
    Health - Other: $19,669,000
    Health - Other: $19,131,000
    Police Protection: $15,780,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $14,412,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $14,301,000
    Police Protection: $14,138,000
    Liquor Stores: $8,167,000
    Correctional Institutions: $7,208,000
    Correctional Institutions: $6,763,000
    Liquor Stores: $6,266,000
    Local Fire Protection: $5,238,000
    General - Other: $5,036,000
    Local Fire Protection: $4,742,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,285,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,825,000
    General Public Buildings: $3,685,000
    General Public Buildings: $3,635,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,287,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,261,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,999,000
    General - Other: $2,825,000
    Financial Administration: $2,824,000
    Financial Administration: $2,700,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,116,000
    Libraries: $2,078,000
    Libraries: $2,007,000
    Air Transportation: $871,000
    Air Transportation: $770,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $632,000
    Sewerage: $569,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $538,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $508,000
    Sewerage: $506,000
    Transit Utilities: $408,000
    Transit Utilities: $305,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $176,000
    Parks and Recreation: $109,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $108,000
    Parks and Recreation: $104,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $102,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $11,654,000
    Public Welfare: $10,962,000
    Other: $3,948,000
    Education: $2,490,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,729,000
    Education: $1,505,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,297,000
    Other: $1,265,000
    Air Transportation: $705,000
    Housing and Community Development: $186,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $4,873,000
    Interest on Debt: $4,497,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $757,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $645,000
    Other - Health - Other: $38,000
    Other - Health - Other: $31,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $1,758,000
    Public Welfare: $1,283,000
    Housing and Community Development: $93,000
    Housing and Community Development: $73,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $8,484,000
    Education: $4,890,000
    Other: $2,919,000
    Other: $1,732,000
    Housing and Community Development: $983,000
    Housing and Community Development: $766,000
    Public Welfare: $186,000
    Public Welfare: $177,000
    Health and Hospitals: $135,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $83,679,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $77,394,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $71,085,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $66,186,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,284,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,899,000
  • Miscellaneous - Donations From Private Sources: $4,675,000
    General Revenue - Other: $3,805,000
    General Revenue - Other: $2,518,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,404,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,002,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $835,000
    Sale of Property: $430,000
    Sale of Property: $312,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $304,000
    Interest Earnings: $95,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Housing and Community Development: $7,146,000
    Air Transportation: $4,083,000
    Police Protection: $3,831,000
    General - Other: $2,811,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,345,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,831,000
    Police Protection: $1,328,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,301,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,216,000
    Sewerage: $1,039,000
    Other Higher Education: $883,000
    Health - Other: $873,000
    General Public Building: $606,000
    Sewerage: $519,000
    Other Higher Education: $390,000
    General - Other: $384,000
    General Public Building: $351,000
    Air Transportation: $304,000
    Central Staff Services: $300,000
    Housing and Community Development: $223,000
    Correctional Institutions: $144,000
    Financial Administration: $95,000
    Health - Other: $64,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $53,000
    Correctional Institutions: $25,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $22,000
    Financial Administration: $15,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $147,350,000
    Cash and Securities: $11,832,000
  • Revenue - Liquor Stores: $9,408,000
    Liquor Stores: $6,992,000
    Transit Utilities: $274,000
    Transit Utilities: $156,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $179,891,000
    Education: $162,355,000
    Other: $4,707,000
    Other: $2,915,000
    Public Welfare: $2,158,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,113,000
    Public Welfare: $1,565,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,534,000
    Housing and Community Development: $244,000
    Housing and Community Development: $102,000
    Highways: $20,000
  • Tax - Property: $62,107,000
    Property: $58,930,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $25,263,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $21,112,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $820,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $679,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $561,000
    Other Selective Sales: $393,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $349,000
    Other Selective Sales: $315,000
    Other License: $315,000
    Other License: $305,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $191,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $150,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $74,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $60,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $110,620,000
    : $104,834,000

Wayne County government finances - Revenue in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $4,369,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,967,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $8,048,000
    Hospital Public: $6,095,000
    Solid Waste Management: $5,096,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,312,000
    Higher Education - Other: $2,925,000
    Higher Education - Other: $2,562,000
    Other: $2,529,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $2,309,000
    Other: $2,068,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $1,683,000
    Air Transportation: $727,000
    Air Transportation: $644,000
    Sewerage: $559,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $536,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $528,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $448,000
    Sewerage: $437,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $189,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $26,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $14,000
  • Construction - Housing and Community Development: $11,720,000
    Other Higher Education: $6,859,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,165,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,436,000
    Health - Other: $204,000
    Other Higher Education: $146,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $175,568,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $166,394,000
    Other Higher Education: $32,361,000
    Other Higher Education: $30,689,000
    Health - Other: $19,669,000
    Health - Other: $19,131,000
    Police Protection: $15,780,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $14,412,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $14,301,000
    Police Protection: $14,138,000
    Liquor Stores: $8,167,000
    Correctional Institutions: $7,208,000
    Correctional Institutions: $6,763,000
    Liquor Stores: $6,266,000
    Local Fire Protection: $5,238,000
    General - Other: $5,036,000
    Local Fire Protection: $4,742,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,285,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,825,000
    General Public Buildings: $3,685,000
    General Public Buildings: $3,635,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,287,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,261,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,999,000
    General - Other: $2,825,000
    Financial Administration: $2,824,000
    Financial Administration: $2,700,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,116,000
    Libraries: $2,078,000
    Libraries: $2,007,000
    Air Transportation: $871,000
    Air Transportation: $770,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $632,000
    Sewerage: $569,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $538,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $508,000
    Sewerage: $506,000
    Transit Utilities: $408,000
    Transit Utilities: $305,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $176,000
    Parks and Recreation: $109,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $108,000
    Parks and Recreation: $104,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $102,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $11,654,000
    Public Welfare: $10,962,000
    Other: $3,948,000
    Education: $2,490,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,729,000
    Education: $1,505,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,297,000
    Other: $1,265,000
    Air Transportation: $705,000
    Housing and Community Development: $186,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $4,873,000
    Interest on Debt: $4,497,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $757,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $645,000
    Other - Health - Other: $38,000
    Other - Health - Other: $31,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $1,758,000
    Public Welfare: $1,283,000
    Housing and Community Development: $93,000
    Housing and Community Development: $73,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $8,484,000
    Education: $4,890,000
    Other: $2,919,000
    Other: $1,732,000
    Housing and Community Development: $983,000
    Housing and Community Development: $766,000
    Public Welfare: $186,000
    Public Welfare: $177,000
    Health and Hospitals: $135,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $83,679,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $77,394,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $71,085,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $66,186,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,284,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,899,000
  • Miscellaneous - Donations From Private Sources: $4,675,000
    General Revenue - Other: $3,805,000
    General Revenue - Other: $2,518,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,404,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,002,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $835,000
    Sale of Property: $430,000
    Sale of Property: $312,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $304,000
    Interest Earnings: $95,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Housing and Community Development: $7,146,000
    Air Transportation: $4,083,000
    Police Protection: $3,831,000
    General - Other: $2,811,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,345,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,831,000
    Police Protection: $1,328,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,301,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,216,000
    Sewerage: $1,039,000
    Other Higher Education: $883,000
    Health - Other: $873,000
    General Public Building: $606,000
    Sewerage: $519,000
    Other Higher Education: $390,000
    General - Other: $384,000
    General Public Building: $351,000
    Air Transportation: $304,000
    Central Staff Services: $300,000
    Housing and Community Development: $223,000
    Correctional Institutions: $144,000
    Financial Administration: $95,000
    Health - Other: $64,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $53,000
    Correctional Institutions: $25,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $22,000
    Financial Administration: $15,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $147,350,000
    Cash and Securities: $11,832,000
  • Revenue - Liquor Stores: $9,408,000
    Liquor Stores: $6,992,000
    Transit Utilities: $274,000
    Transit Utilities: $156,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $179,891,000
    Education: $162,355,000
    Other: $4,707,000
    Other: $2,915,000
    Public Welfare: $2,158,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,113,000
    Public Welfare: $1,565,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,534,000
    Housing and Community Development: $244,000
    Housing and Community Development: $102,000
    Highways: $20,000
  • Tax - Property: $62,107,000
    Property: $58,930,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $25,263,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $21,112,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $820,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $679,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $561,000
    Other Selective Sales: $393,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $349,000
    Other Selective Sales: $315,000
    Other License: $315,000
    Other License: $305,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $191,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $150,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $74,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $60,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $110,620,000
    : $104,834,000

Wayne County government finances - Debt in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $4,369,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,967,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $8,048,000
    Hospital Public: $6,095,000
    Solid Waste Management: $5,096,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,312,000
    Higher Education - Other: $2,925,000
    Higher Education - Other: $2,562,000
    Other: $2,529,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $2,309,000
    Other: $2,068,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $1,683,000
    Air Transportation: $727,000
    Air Transportation: $644,000
    Sewerage: $559,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $536,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $528,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $448,000
    Sewerage: $437,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $189,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $26,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $14,000
  • Construction - Housing and Community Development: $11,720,000
    Other Higher Education: $6,859,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,165,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,436,000
    Health - Other: $204,000
    Other Higher Education: $146,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $175,568,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $166,394,000
    Other Higher Education: $32,361,000
    Other Higher Education: $30,689,000
    Health - Other: $19,669,000
    Health - Other: $19,131,000
    Police Protection: $15,780,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $14,412,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $14,301,000
    Police Protection: $14,138,000
    Liquor Stores: $8,167,000
    Correctional Institutions: $7,208,000
    Correctional Institutions: $6,763,000
    Liquor Stores: $6,266,000
    Local Fire Protection: $5,238,000
    General - Other: $5,036,000
    Local Fire Protection: $4,742,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,285,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,825,000
    General Public Buildings: $3,685,000
    General Public Buildings: $3,635,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,287,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,261,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,999,000
    General - Other: $2,825,000
    Financial Administration: $2,824,000
    Financial Administration: $2,700,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,116,000
    Libraries: $2,078,000
    Libraries: $2,007,000
    Air Transportation: $871,000
    Air Transportation: $770,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $632,000
    Sewerage: $569,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $538,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $508,000
    Sewerage: $506,000
    Transit Utilities: $408,000
    Transit Utilities: $305,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $176,000
    Parks and Recreation: $109,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $108,000
    Parks and Recreation: $104,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $102,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $11,654,000
    Public Welfare: $10,962,000
    Other: $3,948,000
    Education: $2,490,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,729,000
    Education: $1,505,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,297,000
    Other: $1,265,000
    Air Transportation: $705,000
    Housing and Community Development: $186,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $4,873,000
    Interest on Debt: $4,497,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $757,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $645,000
    Other - Health - Other: $38,000
    Other - Health - Other: $31,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $1,758,000
    Public Welfare: $1,283,000
    Housing and Community Development: $93,000
    Housing and Community Development: $73,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $8,484,000
    Education: $4,890,000
    Other: $2,919,000
    Other: $1,732,000
    Housing and Community Development: $983,000
    Housing and Community Development: $766,000
    Public Welfare: $186,000
    Public Welfare: $177,000
    Health and Hospitals: $135,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $83,679,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $77,394,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $71,085,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $66,186,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,284,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,899,000
  • Miscellaneous - Donations From Private Sources: $4,675,000
    General Revenue - Other: $3,805,000
    General Revenue - Other: $2,518,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,404,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,002,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $835,000
    Sale of Property: $430,000
    Sale of Property: $312,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $304,000
    Interest Earnings: $95,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Housing and Community Development: $7,146,000
    Air Transportation: $4,083,000
    Police Protection: $3,831,000
    General - Other: $2,811,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,345,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,831,000
    Police Protection: $1,328,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,301,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,216,000
    Sewerage: $1,039,000
    Other Higher Education: $883,000
    Health - Other: $873,000
    General Public Building: $606,000
    Sewerage: $519,000
    Other Higher Education: $390,000
    General - Other: $384,000
    General Public Building: $351,000
    Air Transportation: $304,000
    Central Staff Services: $300,000
    Housing and Community Development: $223,000
    Correctional Institutions: $144,000
    Financial Administration: $95,000
    Health - Other: $64,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $53,000
    Correctional Institutions: $25,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $22,000
    Financial Administration: $15,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $147,350,000
    Cash and Securities: $11,832,000
  • Revenue - Liquor Stores: $9,408,000
    Liquor Stores: $6,992,000
    Transit Utilities: $274,000
    Transit Utilities: $156,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $179,891,000
    Education: $162,355,000
    Other: $4,707,000
    Other: $2,915,000
    Public Welfare: $2,158,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,113,000
    Public Welfare: $1,565,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,534,000
    Housing and Community Development: $244,000
    Housing and Community Development: $102,000
    Highways: $20,000
  • Tax - Property: $62,107,000
    Property: $58,930,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $25,263,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $21,112,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $820,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $679,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $561,000
    Other Selective Sales: $393,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $349,000
    Other Selective Sales: $315,000
    Other License: $315,000
    Other License: $305,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $191,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $150,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $74,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $60,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $110,620,000
    : $104,834,000

Wayne County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $4,369,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,967,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $8,048,000
    Hospital Public: $6,095,000
    Solid Waste Management: $5,096,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,312,000
    Higher Education - Other: $2,925,000
    Higher Education - Other: $2,562,000
    Other: $2,529,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $2,309,000
    Other: $2,068,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $1,683,000
    Air Transportation: $727,000
    Air Transportation: $644,000
    Sewerage: $559,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $536,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $528,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $448,000
    Sewerage: $437,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $189,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $26,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $14,000
  • Construction - Housing and Community Development: $11,720,000
    Other Higher Education: $6,859,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,165,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,436,000
    Health - Other: $204,000
    Other Higher Education: $146,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $175,568,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $166,394,000
    Other Higher Education: $32,361,000
    Other Higher Education: $30,689,000
    Health - Other: $19,669,000
    Health - Other: $19,131,000
    Police Protection: $15,780,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $14,412,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $14,301,000
    Police Protection: $14,138,000
    Liquor Stores: $8,167,000
    Correctional Institutions: $7,208,000
    Correctional Institutions: $6,763,000
    Liquor Stores: $6,266,000
    Local Fire Protection: $5,238,000
    General - Other: $5,036,000
    Local Fire Protection: $4,742,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,285,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,825,000
    General Public Buildings: $3,685,000
    General Public Buildings: $3,635,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,287,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,261,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,999,000
    General - Other: $2,825,000
    Financial Administration: $2,824,000
    Financial Administration: $2,700,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,116,000
    Libraries: $2,078,000
    Libraries: $2,007,000
    Air Transportation: $871,000
    Air Transportation: $770,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $632,000
    Sewerage: $569,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $538,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $508,000
    Sewerage: $506,000
    Transit Utilities: $408,000
    Transit Utilities: $305,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $176,000
    Parks and Recreation: $109,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $108,000
    Parks and Recreation: $104,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $102,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $11,654,000
    Public Welfare: $10,962,000
    Other: $3,948,000
    Education: $2,490,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,729,000
    Education: $1,505,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,297,000
    Other: $1,265,000
    Air Transportation: $705,000
    Housing and Community Development: $186,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $4,873,000
    Interest on Debt: $4,497,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $757,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $645,000
    Other - Health - Other: $38,000
    Other - Health - Other: $31,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $1,758,000
    Public Welfare: $1,283,000
    Housing and Community Development: $93,000
    Housing and Community Development: $73,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $8,484,000
    Education: $4,890,000
    Other: $2,919,000
    Other: $1,732,000
    Housing and Community Development: $983,000
    Housing and Community Development: $766,000
    Public Welfare: $186,000
    Public Welfare: $177,000
    Health and Hospitals: $135,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $83,679,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $77,394,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $71,085,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $66,186,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,284,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,899,000
  • Miscellaneous - Donations From Private Sources: $4,675,000
    General Revenue - Other: $3,805,000
    General Revenue - Other: $2,518,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,404,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,002,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $835,000
    Sale of Property: $430,000
    Sale of Property: $312,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $304,000
    Interest Earnings: $95,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Housing and Community Development: $7,146,000
    Air Transportation: $4,083,000
    Police Protection: $3,831,000
    General - Other: $2,811,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,345,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,831,000
    Police Protection: $1,328,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,301,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,216,000
    Sewerage: $1,039,000
    Other Higher Education: $883,000
    Health - Other: $873,000
    General Public Building: $606,000
    Sewerage: $519,000
    Other Higher Education: $390,000
    General - Other: $384,000
    General Public Building: $351,000
    Air Transportation: $304,000
    Central Staff Services: $300,000
    Housing and Community Development: $223,000
    Correctional Institutions: $144,000
    Financial Administration: $95,000
    Health - Other: $64,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $53,000
    Correctional Institutions: $25,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $22,000
    Financial Administration: $15,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $147,350,000
    Cash and Securities: $11,832,000
  • Revenue - Liquor Stores: $9,408,000
    Liquor Stores: $6,992,000
    Transit Utilities: $274,000
    Transit Utilities: $156,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $179,891,000
    Education: $162,355,000
    Other: $4,707,000
    Other: $2,915,000
    Public Welfare: $2,158,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,113,000
    Public Welfare: $1,565,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,534,000
    Housing and Community Development: $244,000
    Housing and Community Development: $102,000
    Highways: $20,000
  • Tax - Property: $62,107,000
    Property: $58,930,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $25,263,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $21,112,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $820,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $679,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $561,000
    Other Selective Sales: $393,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $349,000
    Other Selective Sales: $315,000
    Other License: $315,000
    Other License: $305,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $191,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $150,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $74,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $60,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $110,620,000
    : $104,834,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 4,484
  • Number of aged recipients: 506
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 3,978
  • Number of recipients under 18: 974
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 2,567
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 943
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,682
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,764
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 21 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED648$147,073285$133,0251,605$138,047108$57,4077$397,286175$87,166169$72,627
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED13$142,46218$65,55699$109,85910$45,2000$013$96,00025$53,240
APPLICATIONS DENIED48$121,979106$69,840479$108,144105$39,8571$279,00057$80,947128$58,367
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN41$127,75631$98,806341$140,61916$90,6881$5,320,00026$68,53820$74,100
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS9$140,1116$108,16783$135,80712$43,5830$05$87,6005$54,200
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 14 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED35$211,17129$201,0000$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED10$270,40010$193,8000$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED4$221,5005$270,4001$292,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN2$142,5004$194,0000$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Wayne, NC
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Wayne, NC - Value
Most common first names in Wayne County, NC among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James1,00868.8 years
William76469.9 years
Mary68476.6 years
John63471.9 years
George36872.1 years
Robert36469.2 years
Willie33071.3 years
Annie32377.1 years
Charles24468.0 years
Margaret21074.7 years
Most common last names in Wayne County, NC among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith62073.5 years
Jones53071.2 years
Williams42571.4 years
Davis41072.6 years
Best34372.7 years
Howell24973.6 years
Johnson24871.0 years
Lewis23471.5 years
Taylor21173.5 years
Kornegay21072.6 years
Businesses in Wayne County, NC
NameCountNameCount
AMF Bowling1Lane Bryant1
AT&T2Lane Furniture2
Advance Auto Parts2LensCrafters1
Aeropostale1Little Caesars Pizza1
American Eagle Outfitters1Long John Silver's1
Applebee's1Lowe's1
Arby's1MasterBrand Cabinets2
Ashley Furniture1Maurices1
AutoZone3McDonald's5
Bath & Body Works1Nike6
Bed Bath & Beyond1Nissan1
Blockbuster1Office Depot1
Burger King4Old Navy1
CVS1Outback1
Chevrolet1Outback Steakhouse1
Chick-Fil-A1Papa John's Pizza1
Chuck E. Cheese's1Payless1
Cold Stone Creamery1Penske1
ColorTyme1Pizza Hut2
Comfort Suites1Quiznos1
Curves1RadioShack2
Dairy Queen1Rite Aid2
Days Inn1Ruby Tuesday1
Domino's Pizza2Rue211
Dunkin Donuts4Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing1
Econo Lodge1SAS Shoes1
FedEx7SONIC Drive-In1
Firestone Complete Auto Care1Sam's Club1
Foot Locker1Sears2
Ford1Sprint Nextel2
GNC2Staples1
GameStop2Starbucks3
Goodwill6T-Mobile6
H&R Block5T.J.Maxx1
Hardee's1Taco Bell2
Hilton1Target1
Holiday Inn1True Value1
Honda1U-Haul12
Hyundai1U.S. Cellular7
IHOP1UPS12
JCPenney1Vans1
Jones New York3Verizon Wireless1
Journeys1Volkswagen1
KFC2Waffle House2
Kincaid1Walgreens2
Kmart1Walmart2
La-Z-Boy1

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