Wayne County, Ohio (OH)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 11,207
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 29,653
Renter-occupied apartments: 11,518 (it was 10,792 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 27% |
| State: | 32% |
Land area: 555 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 210 people per square mile (high).
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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (19.9%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (15.3%), Educational, health and social services (14.1%), Manufacturing (12.1%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 54%
- Government: 2%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 40%
- Unpaid family work: 4%
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Races in Wayne County, Ohio:
- White Non-Hispanic Alone (93.7%)
- Hispanic or Latino (1.9%)
- Black Non-Hispanic Alone (1.6%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
- Asian alone (1.0%)
| Median resident age: |  38.7 years |
| Ohio median age: |  39.3 years |
| Males: 58,249 |  (50.0%) |
| Females: 58,221 |  (50.0%) |
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| Wayne County: | 2.0 people |
| Ohio: | 2 people |
| This county: | $53,434 |
| Ohio: | $52,334 |
Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $588 (lower quartile is $450, upper quartile is $673)
| This county: | $588 |
| State: | $614 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $139,600 (it was $104,900 in 2000)
| Wayne: | $139,600 |
| Ohio: | $140,100 |
Mean price in 2016:
Detached houses: $178,225Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,112
Here: $178,225 State: $180,767
Townhouses or other attached units: $244,917
Here: $244,917 State: $157,588
In 2-unit structures: $133,291
Here: $133,291 State: $135,691
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $1,448,797
Here: $1,448,797 State: $122,936
Mobile homes: $40,403
Here: $40,403 State: $48,655
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $433
Institutionalized population: 1,123
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 11
- Robberies: 3
- Assaults: 14
- Burglaries: 269
- Thefts: 302
- Auto thefts: 30
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 8
- Robberies: 3
- Assaults: 15
- Burglaries: 252
- Thefts: 294
- Auto thefts: 20
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2005: 368 buildings, average cost: $180,000
- 2006: 304 buildings, average cost: $172,400
- 2007: 239 buildings, average cost: $149,500
- 2008: 144 buildings, average cost: $180,400
- 2009: 157 buildings, average cost: $174,400
- 2010: 124 buildings, average cost: $151,500
- 2011: 105 buildings, average cost: $180,500
- 2012: 119 buildings, average cost: $187,400
- 2013: 129 buildings, average cost: $188,900
- 2014: 156 buildings, average cost: $213,900
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $1,866 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $1,837 (1.4%)
| Wayne County: | 12.4% |
| Ohio: | 14.6% |
Median age of residents in 2016: 38.7 years old
(Males: 37.0 years old, Females: 40.9 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 40.3 years old, Black residents: 30.9 years old, American Indian residents: 38.9 years old, Asian residents: 39.2 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 25.4 years old, Other race residents: 23.4 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Wayne County is $473 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $582 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $695 a month.
Cities in this county include: Wooster, Orrville, Rittman, Doylestown, Creston, Dalton, Shreve, West Salem, Smithville, Apple Creek.
| Zip Code | City | Tests | Max concentration | Min concentration | Arithmetic mean | Geometric mean | Standard deviation | Coefficient of variation | Mean concentration | First quartile | Third quartile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44214 | Burbank | 7 | 5 | 1.3 | 3.21 | 2.91 | 1.45 | 44.99 | 2.80 | 1.75 | 4.10 |
| 44217 | Creston | 13 | 34.5 | 0.1 | 9.05 | 2.68 | 12.22 | 134.92 | 3.30 | 0.63 | 14.13 |
| 44230 | Doylestown | 42 | 35.2 | 0.2 | 6.57 | 3.86 | 7.34 | 111.62 | 3.05 | 1.75 | 7.50 |
| 44270 | Rittman | 14 | 14.7 | 0.1 | 4.73 | 1.95 | 5.02 | 106.2 | 2.95 | 0.40 | 7.20 |
| 44276 | Sterling | 5 | 55 | 0.6 | 15.2 | 5.77 | 22.61 | 148.72 | 6.80 | 1.10 | 9.95 |
| 44287 | West Salem | 16 | 16 | 0.1 | 2.96 | 1.56 | 3.74 | 126.54 | 2.30 | 0.90 | 3.60 |
| 44606 | Apple Creek | 8 | 83 | 0.7 | 12.45 | 2.73 | 28.57 | 229.47 | 2.30 | 0.80 | 3.80 |
| 44618 | Dalton | 6 | 10 | 1.4 | 3.67 | 2.9 | 3.21 | 87.44 | 2.70 | 1.60 | 3.35 |
| 44627 | Fredericksburg | 2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 2.20 | 3.70 | 2.20 |
| 44645 | Marshallville | 15 | 24.2 | 0.1 | 3.62 | 1.7 | 5.86 | 161.97 | 2.10 | 1.13 | 2.90 |
| 44659 | Mount Eaton | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 3.75 | 4.80 | ||
| 44667 | Orrville | 178 | 368.7 | 0.1 | 19.6 | 4.43 | 55.36 | 282.49 | 3.80 | 1.60 | 10.10 |
| 44676 | Shreve | 10 | 164.2 | 1.3 | 31.12 | 5.84 | 59.77 | 192.08 | 3.55 | 1.60 | 6.15 |
| 44677 | Smithville | 17 | 259 | 0.9 | 25.92 | 6.74 | 61.99 | 239.13 | 4.30 | 2.70 | 12.03 |
| 44691 | Wooster | 403 | 498.4 | 0.1 | 14.08 | 4.43 | 34.94 | 248.04 | 4.20 | 1.88 | 12.00 |
All concentrations are in units of pico-Curies of radiation per liter of air ( pCi/l ).
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Wayne County: Friends Church (A), Woods Golf Course (B), Liberty Egg Farm (C), Hempfling Dairy Farms (D), Liberty Egg Farm (E), Profit Farm (F), Van-Del Drive-In (G), Van Wert Sewage Treatment Plant (H), Olsthoom Dairy (I), Baer Farms (J), Cooper Grain Farms (K), Ringwald Egg Ranch (L), Arts Dairy (M), Burley Farms (N), Dealey Farms (O), Macabob Farms (P), Fralick Farm (Q), Harting Farms (R), Marcarl Farms (S), Rose Lane Farm (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Wayne County include: Asbury Church (A), Bethlehem Church (B), North Union Church (C), Delphos Wesleyan Church (D), Grace Church (E), Grand Victory Church (F), Greenbrier Church (G), Pleasant Chapel (H), Harmony Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Balyeat Cemetery (1), Smith Cemetery (2), Taylor Cemetery (3), Duncard Cemetery (4), Township Cemetery (5), Fissel Lauth Cemetery (6), Fletcher Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Van Wert Reservoir Number One (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Monkey Run (A), Kyle Prairie Creek (B), Frisinger Ditch (C), Duck Creek (D), Mown Prairie Creek (E), Black Creek (F), Roller Creek (G), Long Prairie Creek (H), Stripe Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Wayne County: Edgewood Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Neighboring counties: Carroll County 
, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania 
, Salt Lake County, Utah 
, Nassau County, New York , Hancock County , Medina County 
, Phelps County, Nebraska .
| Here: | 3.5% |
| Ohio: | 4.3% |
Unemployment by year (%)
County total employment by year
County average yearly wages by year ($)
Current college students: 5,283
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 2,292 (48.0% naturalized citizens)
| Wayne County: | 2.0% |
| Whole state: | 4.4% |
Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 72.9%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 33,764
- One, attached: 1,461
- Two: 1,778
- 3 or 4: 2,002
- 5 to 9: 2,204
- 10 to 19: 562
- 20 to 49: 391
- 50 or more: 422
- Mobile homes: 3,589
Housing units in Wayne County with a mortgage: 17,633 (420 second mortgage, 2,701 home equity loan, 78 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 13,190
| Here: | 56.7% with mortgage |
| State: | 63.2% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Wayne County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 35,133 | 163 |
| Mainline Protestant | 17,465 | 57 |
| Catholic | 9,031 | 5 |
| Other | 770 | 7 |
| Black Protestant | 372 | 2 |
| None | 51,749 | - |
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:
| Wayne County: | 2.38 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.89 / 10,000 pop. |
| Here: | 0.09 / 10,000 pop. |
| Ohio: | 0.13 / 10,000 pop. |
| This county: | 0.71 / 10,000 pop. |
| Ohio: | 1.25 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wayne County: | 2.20 / 10,000 pop. |
| Ohio: | 2.93 / 10,000 pop. |
| This county: | 4.94 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 6.25 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wayne County: | 9.9% |
| Ohio: | 10.3% |
| Wayne County: | 29.1% |
| State: | 29.1% |
| Here: | 12.9% |
| State: | 11.9% |
Agriculture in Wayne County:
Average size of farms: 141 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $83,758
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $167.45
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 4.60%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 79.75%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $68,447
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 71.81%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.37%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $74,880
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.86%
Average age of principal farm operators: 51 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 34.31
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 36.46%
Corn for grain: 44766 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 13274 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 46054 harvested acres
Vegetables: 813 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 270 acres
Tornado activity:
Wayne County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Ohio state average. It is 2119061.4 times below overall U.S. average.Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 fatalities and 24 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/10/2002, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 4 people and injured 17 people and caused $30 million in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Wayne County-area historical earthquake activity is near Ohio state average. It is 85% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 90.1 miles away from Wayne County center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 65.5 miles away from the county center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 212.1 miles away from the county center
On 1/26/2001 at 03:03:20, a magnitude 4.4 (3.9 MB, 4.4 LG, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 95.4 miles away from the county center
On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 131.9 miles away from Wayne County center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG) earthquake occurred 214.0 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:
- Ohio Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3250: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3250, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Ohio Severe Winter Storms, Flooding and Mudslides, Incident Period: December 22, 2004 to February 01, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1580: February 15, 2005, FEMA Id: 1580, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Flood
- Ohio Severe Storms and Tornadoes, Incident Period: November 10, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1444: November 18, 2002, FEMA Id: 1444, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
- Ohio Blizzards and Snowstorms, Incident Period: January 26, 1978, Emergency Declared EM-3055: January 26, 1978, FEMA Id: 3055, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Blizzard
- Ohio Snowstorms, Incident Period: February 02, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3029: February 02, 1977, FEMA Id: 3029, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
- Ohio TORNADOES, SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: July 15, 1969, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-266: July 15, 1969, FEMA Id: 266, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
The number of natural disasters in Wayne County (6) is smaller than the US average (13).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3
Emergencies Declared: 3
- Health care and social assistance (21%)
- Manufacturing (11%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Finance and insurance (3%)
- Health care and social assistance (25%)
- Manufacturing (14%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Other services, except public administration (7%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Production occupations (17%)
- Management occupations (11%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (8%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Material moving occupations (7%)
- Transportation occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (20%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (10%)
- Production occupations (9%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Education, training, and library occupations (7%)
- Management occupations (7%)
- Personal care and service occupations (7%)
- Mexico (19%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (10%)
- Philippines (5%)
- Germany (5%)
- India (5%)
- Korea (5%)
- Canada (4%)
- German (27%)
- American (16%)
- English (6%)
- Pennsylvania German (6%)
- Irish (5%)
- Swiss (4%)
- Italian (3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 42,291 (78.5%)
- Carpooled: 5,123 (9.5%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 299 (0.6%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 151 (0.3%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 1,124 (2.1%)
- Bicycle: 446 (0.8%)
- Walked: 2,495 (4.6%)
- Worked at home: 1,946 (3.6%)
People in group quarters in Wayne County, Ohio in 2000:
- 1,498 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 1,040 people in nursing homes
- 289 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 136 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 113 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 63 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 41 people in halfway houses
- 35 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 28 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 10 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 8 people in other group homes
People in group quarters in Wayne County, Ohio in 2010:
- 1,918 people in college/university student housing
- 924 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 118 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 83 people in group homes intended for adults
- 77 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 63 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 18 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 17 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 13 people in other noninstitutional facilities
4.14% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($32,524 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 4.14% |
| Ohio average: | 4.72% |
0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($232 average AGI)
Wayne County: 0.03% Ohio average: 0.03%
3.16% relocated from other counties in Ohio ($24,177 average AGI)
0.96% relocated from other states ($8,115 average AGI)
Wayne County: 0.96% Ohio average: 1.60%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
| from Medina County, OH | 0.62% ($30,266 average AGI) |
| from Summit County, OH | 0.56% ($35,915) |
| from Stark County, OH | 0.38% ($30,856) |
| from Holmes County, OH | 0.35% ($26,497) |
| from Ashland County, OH | 0.24% ($34,112) |
| from Cuyahoga County, OH | 0.17% ($33,419) |
| from Franklin County, OH | 0.14% ($32,623) |
4.72% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($43,207 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 4.72% |
| Ohio average: | 5.14% |
0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($377 average AGI)
Wayne County: 0.05% Ohio average: 0.04%
3.23% relocated to other counties in Ohio ($20,263 average AGI)
1.44% relocated to other states ($22,568 average AGI)
Wayne County: 1.44% Ohio average: 2.02%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
| to Summit County, OH | 0.60% ($28,423 average AGI) |
| to Medina County, OH | 0.58% ($27,766) |
| to Stark County, OH | 0.44% ($30,806) |
| to Holmes County, OH | 0.27% ($32,573) |
| to Franklin County, OH | 0.23% ($27,214) |
| to Ashland County, OH | 0.21% ($33,745) |
| to Cuyahoga County, OH | 0.17% ($25,192) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.2
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 13.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 9.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.6
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 7.8%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 17,532 (15,187 aged, 2,345 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 3,024 (10%)
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, Ohio in 1999 - 2014:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,176)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,112)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,009)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (766)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (494)
- Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (476)
- Unspecified dementia (475)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (422)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (354)
- Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (288)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 5,791
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 122
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 28,618
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,406
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 867
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 13
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 30
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 68
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 3
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 105.2. This is less than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
- Firearm - 52.0
- Suffocation - 27.9
- Other - 25.3
Household type by relationship:
Households: 116,470- In family households: 97,634 (17,887 male householders, 12,650 female householders)
23,364 spouses, 36,706 children (34,376 natural, 1,570 adopted, 760 stepchildren), 2,504 grandchildren, 454 brothers or sisters, 377 parents, 659 other relatives, 3,033 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 14,955 (5,261 male householders (4,354 living alone)), 7,479 female householders (6,573 living alone)), 2,215 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 3,881
Size of family households: 14,501 2-persons, 6,165 3-persons, 4,116 4-persons, 3,220 5-persons, 1,428 6-persons, 1,107 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 10,927 1-person, 1,434 2-persons, 294 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 68 6-persons.
18,767 married couples with children.
7,316 single-parent households (1,932 men, 5,384 women).
89.5% of residents of Wayne speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
8.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (57% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (86% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $451,474,000 ($3,975 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $13,545,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $231,895,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $94,128,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,552,000
Federal grants: $87,779,000
Federal procurement contracts: $13,134,000 ($6,490,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $18,984,000 ($2,482,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $14,595,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $36,018,000
Federal Government insurance: $31,017,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 8,313| Here: | 73 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 69 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 5,071
| Here: | 45 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 50 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +506
| Here: | +4 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +7 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -1,489
| Here: |  -13 per 1000 residents |
| State: | -15 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.44 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
| Here: | 6.6 |
| State: | 6.6 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 5.0 |
| State: | 4.5 |
- 1 room: 43
- 2 rooms: 65
- 3 rooms: 529
- 4 rooms: 1,911
- 5 rooms: 5,500
- 6 rooms: 7,052
- 7 rooms: 5,465
- 8 rooms: 4,295
- 9+ rooms: 5,963
- 1 room: 347
- 2 rooms: 153
- 3 rooms: 1,538
- 4 rooms: 2,660
- 5 rooms: 3,359
- 6 rooms: 1,751
- 7 rooms: 1,230
- 8 rooms: 799
- 9+ rooms: 617
- no bedroom: 43
- 1 bedroom: 581
- 2 bedrooms: 4,207
- 3 bedrooms: 17,588
- 4 bedrooms: 6,831
- 5+ bedrooms: 1,573
- no bedroom: 405
- 1 bedroom: 2,383
- 2 bedrooms: 4,962
- 3 bedrooms: 3,152
- 4 bedrooms: 1,301
- 5+ bedrooms: 251
- no vehicle: 1,695
- 1 vehicle: 6,911
- 2 vehicles: 12,411
- 3 vehicles: 6,293
- 4 vehicles: 2,396
- 5+ vehicles: 1,117
- no vehicle: 2,217
- 1 vehicle: 4,371
- 2 vehicles: 4,049
- 3 vehicles: 1,453
- 4 vehicles: 156
- 5+ vehicles: 208
86% of Wayne County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Ohio.
| Wayne County: | 85.9% |
| State average: | 85.0% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 96,139
- Other state: 17,715
- Northeast: 4,151
- Midwest: 4,241
- South: 7,180
- West: 2,143
- Utility gas (64.1%)
- Electricity (12.3%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8.4%)
- Wood (6.7%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6.0%)
- Other fuel (2.1%)
- Coal or coke (0.3%)
- No fuel used (0.1%)
- Utility gas (59.3%)
- Electricity (29.6%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5.0%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2.6%)
- Wood (2.5%)
- Other fuel (0.8%)
- No fuel used (0.2%)
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,517
| Here: | 12.3% |
| Ohio: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 360
| Here: | 6.0% |
| Ohio: | 11.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,607
| Here: | 24.0% |
| Ohio: | 23.5% |
Wayne County government finances - Expenditure in 2006:
- Construction - Regular Highways: $2,978,000
Sewerage: $2,851,000
General Public Buildings: $1,560,000
Housing and Community Development: $539,000
Air Transportation: $468,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $18,750,000
Health - Other: $11,305,000
Regular Highways: $6,781,000
Police Protection: $6,192,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,808,000
General - Other: $4,442,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $3,797,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,832,000
Financial Administration: $2,395,000
Central Staff Services: $1,754,000
General Public Buildings: $1,664,000
Corrections - Other: $1,417,000
Natural Resources - Other: $567,000
Solid Waste Management: $440,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $326,000
Sewerage: $280,000
Air Transportation: $109,000
Housing and Community Development: $20,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $976,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Regular Highways: $480,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,015,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $256,000
Health - Other: $253,000
Public Welfare - Other: $209,000
Central Staff Services: $198,000
Solid Waste Management: $61,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $40,000
Air Transportation: $33,000
Sewerage: $16,000
General Public Building: $4,000
Financial Administration: $3,000
Corrections - Other: $2,000
Police Protection: $2,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $33,275,000
Wayne County government finances - Revenue in 2006:
- Charges - All Other: $9,567,000
Sewerage: $1,595,000
Solid Waste Management: $25,000
Regular Highways: $9,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $738,000
Housing and Community Development: $533,000
Air Transportation: $316,000
All Other: $143,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $2,685,000
Interest Earnings: $1,836,000
Fines and Forfeits: $645,000
Rents: $421,000
Donations From Private Sources: $26,000
Special Assessments: $2,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $11,823,000
Highways: $6,497,000
Health and Hospitals: $4,703,000
General Local Government Support: $3,325,000
All Other: $2,289,000
Sewerage: $1,637,000
- Tax - Property: $16,284,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $8,423,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,187,000
Other License: $583,000
Wayne County government finances - Debt in 2006:
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,973,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,676,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $5,755,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $5,500,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,860,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $563,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $255,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $1,860,000
Wayne County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2006:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,617,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $29,699,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,329,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 1,516
- Number of aged recipients: 64
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,452
- Number of recipients under 18: 211
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,141
- Number of recipients older than 64: 164
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 497
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 766
| Most common first names in Wayne County, OH among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | 744 | 80.7 years |
| John | 611 | 75.8 years |
| William | 539 | 74.1 years |
| Robert | 488 | 71.2 years |
| James | 420 | 69.2 years |
| Charles | 399 | 74.5 years |
| Ruth | 376 | 79.7 years |
| Helen | 353 | 80.4 years |
| George | 292 | 77.6 years |
| Paul | 271 | 75.2 years |
| Most common last names in Wayne County, OH among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Miller | 409 | 75.7 years |
| Smith | 275 | 75.5 years |
| Johnson | 154 | 77.8 years |
| Snyder | 131 | 77.5 years |
| Brown | 113 | 77.9 years |
| Martin | 105 | 77.7 years |
| Yoder | 96 | 80.0 years |
| Gerber | 85 | 78.0 years |
| Jones | 84 | 73.9 years |
| Myers | 84 | 77.9 years |
| Businesses in Wayne County, OH | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALDI | 1 | Kmart | 1 | |
| AT&T | 1 | Kohl's | 1 | |
| Ace Hardware | 3 | La-Z-Boy | 1 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 3 | Lane Bryant | 2 | |
| Aeropostale | 1 | Lane Furniture | 6 | |
| Applebee's | 1 | Levi Strauss & Co. | 1 | |
| Arby's | 2 | Little Caesars Pizza | 2 | |
| AutoZone | 2 | Long John Silver's | 1 | |
| Bath & Body Works | 2 | Lowe's | 1 | |
| Best Western | 1 | Maurices | 2 | |
| Blockbuster | 1 | Mazda | 1 | |
| Buffalo Wild Wings | 1 | McDonald's | 4 | |
| Burger King | 4 | Motherhood Maternity | 1 | |
| CVS | 3 | Nike | 2 | |
| Carson Pirie Scott | 1 | Panera Bread | 1 | |
| Chevrolet | 3 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
| Chipotle | 1 | Payless | 1 | |
| Circle K | 4 | Penske | 1 | |
| Cold Stone Creamery | 1 | Pizza Hut | 2 | |
| Curves | 2 | Quiznos | 1 | |
| Dairy Queen | 2 | RadioShack | 1 | |
| Days Inn | 1 | Red Lobster | 1 | |
| Deb | 1 | Rite Aid | 3 | |
| Domino's Pizza | 2 | Rodeway Inn | 1 | |
| DressBarn | 1 | Rue21 | 1 | |
| Dressbarn | 1 | Ryan's Grill | 1 | |
| Econo Lodge | 1 | SAS Shoes | 1 | |
| Eddie Bauer | 1 | Sears | 1 | |
| Famous Footwear | 1 | Sprint Nextel | 1 | |
| Fashion Bug | 1 | Staples | 1 | |
| FedEx | 7 | Starbucks | 1 | |
| Ford | 3 | Subway | 13 | |
| GNC | 3 | Super 8 | 1 | |
| GameStop | 1 | T-Mobile | 1 | |
| Gap | 1 | Taco Bell | 3 | |
| Gymboree | 1 | Toyota | 1 | |
| H&R Block | 3 | Toys"R"Us | 1 | |
| Hardee's | 1 | True Value | 1 | |
| Hilton | 1 | U-Haul | 7 | |
| Honda | 1 | UPS | 15 | |
| IZOD | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 1 | |
| JCPenney | 1 | Volkswagen | 1 | |
| Jones New York | 3 | Walmart | 1 | |
| Justice | 1 | Wendy's | 4 | |
| KFC | 2 | YMCA | 3 | |
