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Wayne County, West Virginia (WV)

County population in 2022: 38,546 (35% urban, 65% rural); it was 42,903 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 6,377
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 6,936
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 13,463
Renter-occupied apartments: 4,034 (it was 3,776 in 2000)
% of renters here:

22%
State:

27%

Land area: 506 sq. mi.

Water area: 6.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 76 people per square mile   (average).

March 2022 cost of living index in Wayne County: 85.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (33.0%), Retail trade (14.1%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 75%
  • Government: 21%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Wayne County, WV (2022)
    • 36,69995.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 1,0232.7%Two or more races
    • 3380.9%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 3010.8%Hispanic or Latino
    • 230.06%Asian alone
    • 230.06%Some other race alone
Median resident age:

44.8 years
West Virginia median age:

42.9 years
Males: 18,827  (48.8%)
Females: 19,719  (51.2%)
Average household size:
Wayne County:

2.0 people
West Virginia:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $51,846 ($27,352 in 1999)
This county:

$51,846
West Virginia:

$54,329

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $536 (lower quartile is $396, upper quartile is $679)
This county:

$536
State:

$606


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $121,484 (it was $63,600 in 2000)
Wayne:

$121,484
West Virginia:

$155,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $64,909 - $211,376
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,099
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $343

Institutionalized population: 103

Crime in 2015 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 1
  • Robberies: 2
  • Assaults: 17
  • Burglaries: 45
  • Thefts: 40
  • Auto thefts: 7

Crime in 2014 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 2
  • Rapes: 1
  • Robberies: 1
  • Assaults: 11
  • Burglaries: 58
  • Thefts: 124
  • Auto thefts: 8
Wayne County, WV map from a distance

Health of residents in Wayne County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.2. This is significantly worse than average.
65.8% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
48.5% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
30.5% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
61.0% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 210 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 172 pounds. This is more than average.

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 65 buildings, average cost: $76,000
  • 2021: 71 buildings, average cost: $76,000
  • 2020: 78 buildings, average cost: $78,700
  • 2019: 27 buildings, average cost: $88,800
  • 2018: 28 buildings, average cost: $88,500
  • 2017: 25 buildings, average cost: $87,600
  • 2016: 21 buildings, average cost: $88,200
  • 2015: 16 buildings, average cost: $82,800
  • 2014: 16 buildings, average cost: $103,300
  • 2013: 13 buildings, average cost: $111,800
  • 2012: 36 buildings, average cost: $94,900
  • 2011: 23 buildings, average cost: $91,400
  • 2010: 45 buildings, average cost: $84,000
  • 2009: 23 buildings, average cost: $111,600
  • 2008: 32 buildings, average cost: $129,700
  • 2007: 58 buildings, average cost: $107,300
  • 2006: 129 buildings, average cost: $89,200
  • 2005: 64 buildings, average cost: $40,400
  • 2004: 46 buildings, average cost: $106,600
  • 2003: 56 buildings, average cost: $47,900
  • 2002: 52 buildings, average cost: $47,900
  • 2001: 62 buildings, average cost: $50,000
  • 2000: 50 buildings, average cost: $53,200
  • 1999: 65 buildings, average cost: $47,000
  • 1998: 49 buildings, average cost: $51,900
  • 1997: 75 buildings, average cost: $31,300
Number of permits per 10,000 Wayne, WV residents
Average permit cost in Wayne, WV

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $804 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $507 (0.5%)

Distribution of median household income in Wayne, WV in 2022
Distribution of house value in Wayne, WV in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Wayne, WV in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 17.9%
Wayne County:

17.9%
West Virginia:

17.9%
(18.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 10.0% for Black residents, 7.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 7.6% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 44.8 years old
(Males: 43.9 years old, Females: 45.2 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 45.4 years old, Black residents: 33.6 years old, Asian residents: 33.0 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 15.1 years old, Other race residents: 41.2 years old)

Area name: Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Wayne County is $419 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $620 a month.

Cities in this county include: Kenova, Ceredo, Wayne, Lavalette, Fort Gay, Prichard, Crum.

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

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Neighboring counties: Crawford County, Indiana , Linn County, Kansas , Wayne County, Illinois , Manassas Park city, Virginia .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

4.1%
West Virginia:

4.0%

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

Current college students: 1,433
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 389 (3.9% naturalized citizens)

Wayne County:

1.0%
Whole state:

1.8%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 2892010 or later
  • 762000 to 2009
  • 61990 to 1999
  • 501980 to 1989
  • 371970 to 1979
  • 68Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 85.5%

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

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 13,534
  • One, attached: 71
  • Two: 262
  • 3 or 4: 308
  • 5 to 9: 197
  • 10 to 19: 141
  • 20 to 49: 50
  • 50 or more: 88
  • Mobile homes: 3,540
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 122

Housing units in Wayne County with a mortgage: 4,827 (422 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 377 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 13

Here:

23.5% with mortgage
State:

97.1% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Wayne County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant7,33855
Mainline Protestant4,84027
Orthodox1153
Catholic891
Other2-
None30,097-
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: 9
Wayne County:

2.18 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.41 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:

0.24 / 10,000 pop.
West Virginia:

0.28 / 10,000 pop.

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

0.24 / 10,000 pop.
West Virginia:

1.09 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 25
Wayne County:

6.07 / 10,000 pop.
West Virginia:

5.38 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 16
This county:

3.88 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.22 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Wayne County:

11.7%
West Virginia:

12.2%

Adult obesity rate:
Wayne County:

35.7%
State:

31.1%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

12.1%
State:

13.1%

Agriculture in Wayne County:

Average size of farms: 166 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $6,409
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $264.68
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 40.85%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $9,129
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 8.60%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.32%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $16,653
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.85%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 7.05
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 4.98%
Corn for grain: 230 harvested acres
Vegetables: 12 harvested acres

Earthquake activity:

Wayne County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above West Virginia state average. It is 12% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 80.1 miles away from Wayne County center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 247.8 miles away from the county center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 142.9 miles away from the county center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 76.8 miles away from the county center
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) earthquake occurred 251.1 miles away from Wayne County center
On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 77.2 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:

  • West Virginia Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4517-WV: April 3, 2020, FEMA Id: 4517, Natural disaster type: Other
  • West Virginia Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 14, 2018 - February 20, 2018, FEMA Id: 4359, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • West Virginia Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: June 22, 2016 to June 29, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4273: June 25, 2016, FEMA Id: 4273, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • West Virginia Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: April 03, 2015 to April 05, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4219: May 14, 2015, FEMA Id: 4219, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • West Virginia Severe Winter Storm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: March 03, 2015 to March 15, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4210: March 31, 2015, FEMA Id: 4210, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • West Virginia Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 29, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3358: October 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 3358, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • West Virginia Severe Storms, Incident Period: June 29, 2012 to July 10, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3345: June 30, 2012, FEMA Id: 3345, Natural disaster type: Storm
  • West Virginia Severe Storms and Straight-Line Winds, Incident Period: June 29, 2012 to July 08, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4071: July 23, 2012, FEMA Id: 4071, Natural disaster type: Storm, Wind
  • West Virginia Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides, Incident Period: February 29, 2012 to March 05, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4059: March 16, 2012, FEMA Id: 4059, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • West Virginia Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: April 14, 2007 to April 18, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1696: May 01, 2007, FEMA Id: 1696, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • 17 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Wayne County (27) is a lot greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 21
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 18, Storms: 17, Landslides: 10, Mudslides: 6, Winter Storms: 3, Hurricanes: 2, Blizzard: 1, Fire: 1, Snowfall: 1, Tornado: 1, Wind: 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: 6,791 (73.5%)
  • Carpooled: 957 (10.4%)
  • Bus: 59 (0.6%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 98 (1.1%)
  • Walked: 510 (5.5%)
  • Worked at home: 798 (8.6%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (35%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Retail trade (14%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Other services, except public administration (3%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (35%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Retail trade (14%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Other services, except public administration (3%)

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


  • Transportation occupations (10%)
  • Sales and related occupations (9%)
  • Material moving occupations (8%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (8%)
  • Production occupations (7%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (14%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (13%)
  • Sales and related occupations (12%)
  • Management occupations (12%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (11%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (6%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Bahamas (31%)
  • Japan (28%)
  • Saudi Arabia (17%)
  • El Salvador (7%)
  • Portugal (5%)
  • Australia (3%)
  • Vietnam (1%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Wayne County


  • English (48%)
  • American (25%)
  • Irish (8%)
  • German (5%)
  • European (2%)
  • Scotch-Irish (1%)
  • Polish (1%)

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

People in group quarters in Wayne County, West Virginia in 2010:

  • 111 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 73 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 30 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 17 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 11 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 4 people in group homes intended for adults

People in group quarters in Wayne County, West Virginia in 2000:

  • 103 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 49 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 49 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 20 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 15 people in other group homes
  • 8 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $54,195.

6.00% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($42,892 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.00%
West Virginia average:

5.74%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.14% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($19,805 average AGI)
2.86% relocated from other states ($23,086 average AGI)
Wayne County:

2.86%
West Virginia average:

3.02%

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

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Cabell County, WV  2.37% ($37,792 average AGI)
from Lawrence County, OH  0.52% ($46,147)
from Boyd County, KY  0.35% ($39,239)
from Lawrence County, KY  0.27% ($40,657)
from Kanawha County, WV  0.20% ($25,077)
from Mingo County, WV  0.17% ($50,909)


6.25% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($39,039 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.25%
West Virginia average:

5.65%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.29% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($17,580 average AGI)
2.96% relocated to other states ($21,459 average AGI)
Wayne County:

2.96%
West Virginia average:

2.93%

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

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Cabell County, WV  2.35% ($33,588 average AGI)
to Lawrence County, OH  0.53% ($50,971)
to Boyd County, KY  0.29% ($48,079)
to Lawrence County, KY  0.27% ($56,743)
to Kanawha County, WV  0.25% ($34,697)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.1

Births per 1000 population in Wayne County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.7

Deaths per 1000 population in Wayne County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.2

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Wayne County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 8.9%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.7%
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: 8,588 (6,099 aged, 2,489 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 512 (5%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

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

  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (791)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (662)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (591)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (550)
  • Unspecified dementia (297)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (278)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (260)
  • Congestive heart failure (189)
  • Other ill-defined and unspecified causes of mortality (150)
  • Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (139)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,140
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,164
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 7

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 17
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 59

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 5
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 111.5. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 84.4
  • Other - 27.0

Household type by relationship:

Households: 38,546
  • Male householders: 7,071 (2,108 living alone), Female householders: 8,322 (2,527 living alone)
  • 7,801 spouses (7,716 opposite-sex spouses), 762 unmarried partners, (732 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 10,928 children (9,950 natural, 337 adopted, 613 stepchildren), 1,286 grandchildren, 335 brothers or sisters, 647 parents, 18 foster children, 481 other relatives, 549 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 171

Size of family households: 4,848 2-persons, 2,545 3-persons, 1,637 4-persons, 881 5-persons, 260 6-persons, 149 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,637 1-person, 405 2-persons, 16 3-persons.

5,138 married couples with children.
1,447 single-parent households (525 men, 922 women).

98.7% of residents of Wayne speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (65% speak English well, 35% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $293,008,000 ($6,892 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $9,567,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $105,367,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $44,050,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $126,000
Federal grants: $85,459,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,567,000 ($859,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $54,438,000 ($5,750,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,489,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,655,000
Federal Government insurance: $33,206,000

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

Births: 2,491
Here:

59 per 1000 residents
State:

60 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 2,439
Here:

58 per 1000 residents
State:

61 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +47
Here:

+1 per 1000 residents
State:

+2 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -824
Here -20 per 1000 residents
State +6 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Wayne County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.76 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.5
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

5.1
State:

4.7

Year house built in Wayne County, West Virginia
  • Year house built in Wayne County, West Virginia
  • 192020 or later
  • 8612010 to 2019
  • 2,5912000 to 2009
  • 2,3471990 to 1999
  • 2,0331980 to 1989
  • 3,3691970 to 1979
  • 1,5321960 to 1969
  • 2,0351950 to 1959
  • 1,3561940 to 1949
  • 1,8651939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Wayne County, West Virginia
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wayne County, West Virginia
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wayne County, West Virginia
  • 521 room
  • 272 rooms
  • 1743 rooms
  • 9714 rooms
  • 1,8215 rooms
  • 2,9256 rooms
  • 2,1627 rooms
  • 1,6908 rooms
  • 2,0099+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wayne County, West Virginia
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wayne County, West Virginia
  • 791 room
  • 1322 rooms
  • 2503 rooms
  • 6474 rooms
  • 9995 rooms
  • 7486 rooms
  • 3637 rooms
  • 1268 rooms
  • 2399+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Wayne County, West Virginia
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Wayne County, West Virginia
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Wayne County, West Virginia
  • 53no bedroom
  • 2511 bedroom
  • 2,2232 bedrooms
  • 6,4973 bedrooms
  • 2,2264 bedrooms
  • 6055+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wayne County, West Virginia
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wayne County, West Virginia
  • 82no bedroom
  • 5151 bedroom
  • 1,2242 bedrooms
  • 1,3133 bedrooms
  • 3684 bedrooms
  • 665+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Wayne County, West Virginia 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
  • 882no vehicle
  • 3,7561 vehicle
  • 4,5082 vehicles
  • 1,8133 vehicles
  • 5954 vehicles
  • 3045+ 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
  • 430no vehicle
  • 2,1321 vehicle
  • 7742 vehicles
  • 2053 vehicles
  • 74 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles

92.9% of Wayne County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in West Virginia.

Wayne County:

92.9%
State average:

89.6%

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

  • This state: 28,516
  • Other state: 9,245
  • Northeast: 680
  • Midwest: 2,663
  • South: 5,255
  • West: 700
Year householders moved into unit in Wayne County, WV
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Wayne County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 47.1%Utility gas
  • 44.6%Electricity
  • 3.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 3.4%Wood
  • 1.0%Other fuel
  • 0.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 60.1%Electricity
  • 36.1%Utility gas
  • 1.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.2%Wood
  • 0.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.5%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 510
Here:

14.6%
West Virginia:

12.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 206
Here:

10.7%
West Virginia:

8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 88
Here:

8.2%
West Virginia:

17.3%

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:

  • Charges - Other: $2,185,000
    Other: $2,071,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $3,414,000
    Police Protection: $3,405,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,054,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,048,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,331,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,327,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,297,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,293,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,043,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,040,000
    Financial Administration: $1,027,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,027,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,025,000
    Financial Administration: $1,025,000
    General - Other: $606,000
    General - Other: $605,000
    Health - Other: $499,000
    Health - Other: $498,000
    Libraries: $245,000
    Libraries: $244,000
    Solid Waste Management: $107,000
    Solid Waste Management: $107,000
    Parks and Recreation: $87,000
    Parks and Recreation: $87,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $87,000
    Public Welfare: $76,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $126,000
    Interest on Debt: $125,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $46,000
    Health and Hospitals: $46,000
    Other: $44,000
    Other: $44,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,281,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,222,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,162,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,102,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $60,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $60,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,089,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,062,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $185,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $180,000
    Interest Earnings: $55,000
    Interest Earnings: $54,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,119,000
    Cash and Securities: $3,712,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $1,058,000
    Other: $960,000
    Health and Hospitals: $258,000
    Health and Hospitals: $234,000
    General Local Government Support: $221,000
    General Local Government Support: $201,000
  • Tax - Property: $6,440,000
    Property: $6,325,000
    Other: $481,000
    Other: $473,000
    Other License: $101,000
    Other License: $99,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $4,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $4,000

Wayne County government finances - Revenue in 2020:

  • Charges - Other: $2,185,000
    Other: $2,071,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $3,414,000
    Police Protection: $3,405,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,054,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,048,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,331,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,327,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,297,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,293,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,043,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,040,000
    Financial Administration: $1,027,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,027,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,025,000
    Financial Administration: $1,025,000
    General - Other: $606,000
    General - Other: $605,000
    Health - Other: $499,000
    Health - Other: $498,000
    Libraries: $245,000
    Libraries: $244,000
    Solid Waste Management: $107,000
    Solid Waste Management: $107,000
    Parks and Recreation: $87,000
    Parks and Recreation: $87,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $87,000
    Public Welfare: $76,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $126,000
    Interest on Debt: $125,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $46,000
    Health and Hospitals: $46,000
    Other: $44,000
    Other: $44,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,281,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,222,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,162,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,102,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $60,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $60,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,089,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,062,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $185,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $180,000
    Interest Earnings: $55,000
    Interest Earnings: $54,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,119,000
    Cash and Securities: $3,712,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $1,058,000
    Other: $960,000
    Health and Hospitals: $258,000
    Health and Hospitals: $234,000
    General Local Government Support: $221,000
    General Local Government Support: $201,000
  • Tax - Property: $6,440,000
    Property: $6,325,000
    Other: $481,000
    Other: $473,000
    Other License: $101,000
    Other License: $99,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $4,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $4,000

Wayne County government finances - Debt in 2020:

  • Charges - Other: $2,185,000
    Other: $2,071,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $3,414,000
    Police Protection: $3,405,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,054,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,048,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,331,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,327,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,297,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,293,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,043,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,040,000
    Financial Administration: $1,027,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,027,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,025,000
    Financial Administration: $1,025,000
    General - Other: $606,000
    General - Other: $605,000
    Health - Other: $499,000
    Health - Other: $498,000
    Libraries: $245,000
    Libraries: $244,000
    Solid Waste Management: $107,000
    Solid Waste Management: $107,000
    Parks and Recreation: $87,000
    Parks and Recreation: $87,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $87,000
    Public Welfare: $76,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $126,000
    Interest on Debt: $125,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $46,000
    Health and Hospitals: $46,000
    Other: $44,000
    Other: $44,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,281,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,222,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,162,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,102,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $60,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $60,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,089,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,062,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $185,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $180,000
    Interest Earnings: $55,000
    Interest Earnings: $54,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,119,000
    Cash and Securities: $3,712,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $1,058,000
    Other: $960,000
    Health and Hospitals: $258,000
    Health and Hospitals: $234,000
    General Local Government Support: $221,000
    General Local Government Support: $201,000
  • Tax - Property: $6,440,000
    Property: $6,325,000
    Other: $481,000
    Other: $473,000
    Other License: $101,000
    Other License: $99,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $4,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $4,000

Wayne County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:

  • Charges - Other: $2,185,000
    Other: $2,071,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $3,414,000
    Police Protection: $3,405,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,054,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,048,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,331,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,327,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,297,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,293,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,043,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,040,000
    Financial Administration: $1,027,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,027,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,025,000
    Financial Administration: $1,025,000
    General - Other: $606,000
    General - Other: $605,000
    Health - Other: $499,000
    Health - Other: $498,000
    Libraries: $245,000
    Libraries: $244,000
    Solid Waste Management: $107,000
    Solid Waste Management: $107,000
    Parks and Recreation: $87,000
    Parks and Recreation: $87,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $87,000
    Public Welfare: $76,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $126,000
    Interest on Debt: $125,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $46,000
    Health and Hospitals: $46,000
    Other: $44,000
    Other: $44,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,281,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,222,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,162,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,102,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $60,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $60,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,089,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,062,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $185,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $180,000
    Interest Earnings: $55,000
    Interest Earnings: $54,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,119,000
    Cash and Securities: $3,712,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $1,058,000
    Other: $960,000
    Health and Hospitals: $258,000
    Health and Hospitals: $234,000
    General Local Government Support: $221,000
    General Local Government Support: $201,000
  • Tax - Property: $6,440,000
    Property: $6,325,000
    Other: $481,000
    Other: $473,000
    Other License: $101,000
    Other License: $99,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $4,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $4,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 2,528
  • Number of aged recipients: 86
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,442
  • Number of recipients under 18: 257
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,893
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 378
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 748
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,175
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 11 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 ORIGINATED122$102,893105$98,914422$108,22594$63,8094$435,50037$68,70313$57,231
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED10$94,80014$78,92928$105,3937$21,4291$525,0004$82,50010$63,200
APPLICATIONS DENIED29$92,37963$66,905231$102,33874$39,8240$018$36,38946$57,761
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN16$100,12516$70,812102$107,12712$72,5830$05$71,2004$68,250
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS1$56,0005$76,00028$103,1073$73,6670$00$08$74,750
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 7 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED12$121,0006$102,1672$42,500
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED6$93,1676$131,5000$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED2$90,5007$81,4290$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN4$90,5001$103,0000$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS2$81,5001$82,0000$0
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Wayne, WV
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Wayne, WV - Value
Most common first names in Wayne County, WV among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James15671.0 years
William14372.2 years
John14072.5 years
Mary12878.9 years
Charles10671.8 years
George6074.7 years
Robert5267.0 years
Frank5275.6 years
Ruth4176.1 years
Betty3974.3 years
Most common last names in Wayne County, WV among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Adkins21073.9 years
Thompson11573.6 years
Smith11174.9 years
Ferguson9176.2 years
Maynard8571.4 years
Wellman6179.0 years
Dean5676.4 years
Napier5574.4 years
Johnson5073.2 years
Watts4775.0 years
Businesses in Wayne County, WV
NameCountNameCount
Advance Auto Parts2Hyundai1
AutoZone1KFC1
Budget Car Rental1La-Z-Boy1
Burger King1Lane Furniture2
CVS1MasterBrand Cabinets7
Chevrolet1McDonald's1
Curves1Nike1
Dairy Queen1Pizza Hut2
FedEx2Rite Aid2
Ford1Subway2
GNC1Taco Bell1
H&R Block3Walmart1
Hardee's1Wendy's2