Wayne County, Pennsylvania (PA)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 6,971
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 14,772
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,969 (it was 3,578 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 19% |
| State: | 30% |
Land area: 729 sq. mi.
Water area: 21.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 70 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (21.7%), Retail trade (14.5%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (10.0%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 79%
- Government: 14%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 44,76588.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 2,6635.2%Hispanic or Latino
- 1,4332.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1,3522.7%Two or more races
- 3320.7%Asian alone
- 2230.4%Some other race alone
- 350.07%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 230.05%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
| Median resident age: | 48.9 years |
| Pennsylvania median age: | 40.9 years |
| Males: 27,242 |  (53.3%) |
| Females: 23,917 |  (46.7%) |
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| Wayne County: | 2.0 people |
| Pennsylvania: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $58,129 ($34,082 in 1999)
| This county: | $58,129 |
| Pennsylvania: | $71,798 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $753 (lower quartile is $579, upper quartile is $990)
| This county: | $753 |
| State: | $922 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $229,003 (it was $103,900 in 2000)
| Wayne: | $229,003 |
| Pennsylvania: | $245,500 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,475Detached houses: $298,766
Here: $298,766 State: $317,202 Townhouses or other attached units: $290,101
Here: $290,101 State: $254,369 In 2-unit structures: $213,202
Here: $213,202 State: $249,182 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $253,383
Here: $253,383 State: $297,446 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $160,417
Here: $160,417 State: $320,068 Mobile homes: $86,922
Here: $86,922 State: $92,414 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $120,177
Here: $120,177 State: $563,750
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $576
Institutionalized population: 3,539
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 0
- Burglaries: 0
- Thefts: 0
- Auto thefts: 0
Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 0
- Burglaries: 0
- Thefts: 0
- Auto thefts: 0
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 151 buildings, average cost: $327,000
- 2021: 133 buildings, average cost: $282,600
- 2020: 116 buildings, average cost: $245,000
- 2019: 100 buildings, average cost: $235,900
- 2018: 122 buildings, average cost: $267,800
- 2017: 112 buildings, average cost: $200,800
- 2016: 87 buildings, average cost: $197,900
- 2015: 94 buildings, average cost: $244,100
- 2014: 110 buildings, average cost: $209,600
- 2013: 110 buildings, average cost: $209,000
- 2012: 84 buildings, average cost: $191,300
- 2011: 98 buildings, average cost: $186,400
- 2010: 196 buildings, average cost: $170,300
- 2009: 155 buildings, average cost: $183,300
- 2008: 203 buildings, average cost: $177,900
- 2007: 290 buildings, average cost: $199,800
- 2006: 409 buildings, average cost: $184,300
- 2005: 460 buildings, average cost: $174,300
- 2004: 491 buildings, average cost: $130,200
- 2003: 466 buildings, average cost: $103,600
- 2002: 319 buildings, average cost: $123,300
- 2001: 270 buildings, average cost: $110,200
- 2000: 253 buildings, average cost: $99,500
- 1999: 260 buildings, average cost: $92,800
- 1998: 258 buildings, average cost: $93,400
- 1997: 255 buildings, average cost: $81,300
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,830 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,530 (1.1%)
| Wayne County: | 11.0% |
| Pennsylvania: | 11.8% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 48.9 years old
(Males: 48.0 years old, Females: 50.5 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 50.8 years old, Black residents: 38.2 years old, American Indian residents: 34.3 years old, Asian residents: 40.6 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 35.0 years old, Other race residents: 48.3 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Wayne County is $480 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $603 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $753 a month.
Cities in this county include: Honesdale, The Hideout, Waymart, Hawley, Wallenpaupack Lake Estates, Pocono Springs, Gouldsboro, White Mills, Bethany, Prompton.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Wayne County: Jessup Overlook (A), Elk Mountain Ski Center (B), Angle Corners (C), Bennett Corners (D), Franklin Corners (E), Bradley Corners (F), Green Corners (G), Starrucca Station (H), Shannon Hill (I), Transue (J), Old Mill Village (K), Palma (L), Harding Corners (M), Bumps Corners (N), Harris Corners (O), Burdick Corners (P), Camp Arrowhead (Q), Camp Choconut (R), Carter Corners (S), Chase Corners (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Wayne County include: Union Church (A), Locust Hill Church (B), Lyons Street Church (C), West Lenox Church (D), Welch Hill Church (E), Ararat Church (F), Free Church (G), Franklin Hill Church (H), Saint Augustine Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Lamb Cemetery (1), Tyler Hill Cemetery (2), Williams Pond Cemetery (3), Willow View Cemetery (4), Boles Cemetery (5), Strickland Cemetery (6), Brackney Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Booth Millpond (A), Sinkhole Swamp (B), Mud Pond (C), Roberts Pond (D), Carlin Pond (E), Coterell Lake (F), Butler Lake (G), Cord Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: West Creek (A), Burdick Creek (B), Wellmans Creek (C), North Branch Wyalusing Creek (D), North Branch Meshoppen Creek (E), Fall Brook (F), Laurel Lake Creek (G), Nick Creek (H), Jones Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Wayne County include: State Game Lands Number 175 (1), Salt Springs State Park (2), State Game Lands Number 140 (3), State Game Lands Number 236 (4), State Game Lands Number 35 (5), Montrose Area High School Memorial Stadium (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Elko County, Nevada 
, Broome County, New York 
, New Haven County, Connecticut 
, Washington County, Rhode Island , Warren County , Van Buren County, Michigan .
| Here: | 3.6% |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.9% |
Current college students: 1,318
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 2,016 (75.8% naturalized citizens)
| Wayne County: | 3.9% |
| Whole state: | 7.5% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 1652010 or later
- 3872000 to 2009
- 3621990 to 1999
- 1371980 to 1989
- 1551970 to 1979
- 929Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 92.9%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 27,428
- One, attached: 303
- Two: 830
- 3 or 4: 602
- 5 to 9: 239
- 10 to 19: 137
- 20 to 49: 140
- 50 or more: 67
- Mobile homes: 2,398
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 38
Housing units in Wayne County with a mortgage: 7,651 (991 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 850 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 317
| Here: | 2.2% with mortgage |
| State: | 93.8% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Wayne County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 16,000 | 11 |
| Mainline Protestant | 7,766 | 45 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 1,656 | 17 |
| Other | 1,622 | 7 |
| Orthodox | 200 | 1 |
| None | 25,578 | - |
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: 16
| Wayne County: | 3.09 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Here: | 0.19 / 10,000 pop. |
| Pennsylvania: | 0.09 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
| This county: | 0.58 / 10,000 pop. |
| Pennsylvania: | 0.88 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 17
| Wayne County: | 3.29 / 10,000 pop. |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.52 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 64
| This county: | 12.38 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 7.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Wayne County: | 10.2% |
| Pennsylvania: | 9.1% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Wayne County: | 25.7% |
| State: | 27.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 12.6% |
| State: | 11.5% |
Agriculture in Wayne County:
Average size of farms: 171 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $32,487
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $71.45
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 3.51%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 85.66%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $25,591
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 38.07%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.31%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $49,847
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.34%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 15.27
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 43.65%
Corn for grain: 472 harvested acres
Vegetables: 89 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 149 acres
Tornado activity:
Wayne County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 14866223.3 times below overall U.S. average.Earthquake activity:
Wayne County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 66% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 171.4 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 289.7 miles away from the county center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 218.6 miles away from the county center
On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 94.4 miles away from the county center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 216.6 miles away from Wayne 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 263.6 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Pennsylvania Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4506-PA: March 30, 2020, FEMA Id: 4506, Natural disaster type: Other
- Pennsylvania Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 26, 2013 to July 12, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4149: October 01, 2013, FEMA Id: 4149, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Pennsylvania Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3356: October 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 3356, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Pennsylvania Tropical Storm Lee, Incident Period: September 03, 2011 to October 15, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4030: September 12, 2011, FEMA Id: 4030, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
- Pennsylvania Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to September 14, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3339: August 29, 2011, FEMA Id: 3339, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Pennsylvania Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to August 30, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4025: September 03, 2011, FEMA Id: 4025, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Pennsylvania Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: November 16, 2006 to November 17, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1684: February 23, 2007, FEMA Id: 1684, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Pennsylvania Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides, Incident Period: June 23, 2006 to July 10, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1649: June 30, 2006, FEMA Id: 1649, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Flood
- Pennsylvania Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3235: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3235, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Pennsylvania Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: April 02, 2005 to April 23, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1587: April 14, 2005, FEMA Id: 1587, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- 12 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Wayne County (22) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 17
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 9, Storms: 8, Hurricanes: 5, Tornadoes: 2, Tropical Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Water Shortage: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 14,202 (74.3%)
- Carpooled: 1,538 (8.0%)
- Bus: 29 (0.2%)
- Ferryboat: 22 (0.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 316 (1.7%)
- Bicycle: 24 (0.1%)
- Walked: 735 (3.8%)
- Worked at home: 2,226 (11.6%)
- Health care and social assistance (21%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
- Health care and social assistance (25%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (14%)
- Transportation occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
- Material moving occupations (8%)
- Production occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (18%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (11%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (8%)
- Healthcare support occupations (7%)
- France (9%)
- Italy (8%)
- Ukraine (8%)
- Dominican Republic (7%)
- Germany (6%)
- Poland (6%)
- Hungary (4%)
- Italian (17%)
- American (17%)
- German (14%)
- Irish (12%)
- Polish (7%)
- English (7%)
- European (2%)
People in group quarters in Wayne County, Pennsylvania in 2010:
- 1,569 people in state prisons
- 1,500 people in federal prisons
- 323 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 133 people in college/university student housing
- 127 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 79 people in group homes intended for adults
- 30 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 26 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 20 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 13 people in other noninstitutional facilities
People in group quarters in Wayne County, Pennsylvania in 2000:
- 1,105 people in state prisons
- 462 people in nursing homes
- 122 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 93 people in religious group quarters
- 45 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 29 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 22 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 18 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 5 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties between 2020 and 2021.1,000 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties in Pennsylvania.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.
6.62% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($66,743 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.62% |
| Pennsylvania average: | 5.44% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.48% relocated to other counties in Pennsylvania ($31,966 average AGI)
3.14% relocated to other states ($34,777 average AGI)
Wayne County: 3.14% Pennsylvania average: 2.47%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Lackawanna County, PA |  1.36% ($49,082 average AGI) |
| to Pike County, PA | 0.64% ($63,391) |
| to Susquehanna County, PA | 0.28% ($39,458) |
| to Monroe County, PA | 0.21% ($41,068) |
| to Luzerne County, PA | 0.19% ($55,769) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 2.8
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 5.4%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 10,627 (8,879 aged, 1,748 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,050 (10%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Wayne County, Pennsylvania in 1999 - 2019:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,007)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (969)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (772)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (450)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (403)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (328)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (327)
- Congestive heart failure (326)
- Unspecified dementia (195)
- Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (189)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 9,794
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 182
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 36,216
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 852
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,265
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 20
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 38
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 74
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 14
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 165.8. This is more than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 116.3
- Other - 49.4
Household type by relationship:
Households: 51,159- Male householders: 10,087 (2,888 living alone), Female householders: 10,031 (3,339 living alone)
10,405 spouses (10,349 opposite-sex spouses), 1,382 unmarried partners, (1,356 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 11,639 children (10,911 natural, 261 adopted, 465 stepchildren), 1,330 grandchildren, 259 brothers or sisters, 492 parents, 17 foster children, 774 other relatives, 1,388 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 3,404
Size of family households: 7,206 2-persons, 2,432 3-persons, 1,784 4-persons, 842 5-persons, 379 6-persons, 233 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 6,227 1-person, 911 2-persons, 67 3-persons, 44 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.
4,849 married couples with children.
1,999 single-parent households (633 men, 1,366 women).
94.0% of residents of Wayne speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (79% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (34% speak English very well, 66% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $314,126,000 ($6,338 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,226,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $177,412,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $68,228,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $508,000
Federal grants: $39,318,000
Federal procurement contracts: $18,761,000 ($543,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $9,899,000 ($795,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $827,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,354,000
Federal Government insurance: $26,959,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,597| Here: | 52 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 61 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 3,131
| Here: | 62 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 54 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +57
| Here: | +1 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +8 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +2,961
| Here: |  +59 per 1000 residents |
| State: |  -2 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.43 millions of gallons per day (63% from ground, 37% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.3 |
| State: | 6.8 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.7 |
| State: | 4.3 |
- Year house built in Wayne County, Pennsylvania
- 682020 or later
- 1,6272010 to 2019
- 4,0032000 to 2009
- 4,2531990 to 1999
- 6,4991980 to 1989
- 5,5181970 to 1979
- 2,0391960 to 1969
- 1,8621950 to 1959
- 9021940 to 1949
- 5,3911939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wayne County, Pennsylvania
- 301 room
- 532 rooms
- 4623 rooms
- 1,6614 rooms
- 2,8865 rooms
- 3,8416 rooms
- 3,1587 rooms
- 1,7378 rooms
- 2,6789+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wayne County, Pennsylvania
- 2011 room
- 812 rooms
- 5493 rooms
- 8454 rooms
- 7285 rooms
- 5126 rooms
- 3547 rooms
- 1388 rooms
- 2069+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Wayne County, Pennsylvania
- 31no bedroom
- 5161 bedroom
- 3,2622 bedrooms
- 8,2573 bedrooms
- 3,6234 bedrooms
- 7915+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wayne County, Pennsylvania
- 208no bedroom
- 6981 bedroom
- 1,1592 bedrooms
- 1,1573 bedrooms
- 2974 bedrooms
- 915+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Wayne County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 616no vehicle
- 5,0281 vehicle
- 6,9382 vehicles
- 2,6853 vehicles
- 8174 vehicles
- 3955+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Wayne County in renter-occupied apartments
- 665no vehicle
- 1,6271 vehicle
- 9102 vehicles
- 2403 vehicles
- 1714 vehicles
- 385+ vehicles
91.2% of Wayne County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Pennsylvania.
| Wayne County: | 91.2% |
| State average: | 89.3% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 27,895
- Other state: 21,003
- Northeast: 16,699
- Midwest: 1,397
- South: 2,075
- West: 788
- 32.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 21.8%Electricity
- 20.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 12.3%Wood
- 8.0%Utility gas
- 3.2%Coal or coke
- 1.2%Other fuel
- 0.3%Solar energy
- 0.3%No fuel used
- 37.5%Electricity
- 26.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 17.2%Utility gas
- 10.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 5.6%Wood
- 1.3%Coal or coke
- 1.0%No fuel used
- 0.6%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 316
| Here: | 8.4% |
| Pennsylvania: | 15.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 236
| Here: | 11.4% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.4% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 438
| Here: | 43.5% |
| Pennsylvania: | 39.8% |
Wayne County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $4,777,000
Other: $3,957,000
- Construction - Central Staff Services: $3,790,000
Central Staff Services: $302,000
Regular Highways: $271,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $13,098,000
Public Welfare - Other: $11,766,000
Central Staff Services: $10,754,000
Health - Other: $8,740,000
Central Staff Services: $8,470,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,643,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,917,000
Health - Other: $5,769,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,866,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,416,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,573,000
Police Protection: $1,514,000
Police Protection: $1,281,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,065,000
Solid Waste Management: $868,000
Solid Waste Management: $617,000
Parks and Recreation: $587,000
Parks and Recreation: $463,000
Libraries: $390,000
Libraries: $380,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $573,000
Interest on Debt: $549,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,775,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,770,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,340,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $18,215,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,995,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,435,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,108,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,771,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $451,000
General Revenue - Other: $330,000
Interest Earnings: $103,000
Rents: $66,000
Interest Earnings: $33,000
Rents: $7,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $555,000
General - Other: $67,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $59,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $43,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,039,000
Cash and Securities: $7,771,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $11,425,000
Public Welfare: $10,977,000
General Local Government Support: $7,402,000
General Local Government Support: $5,971,000
Other: $2,496,000
Other: $1,011,000
- Tax - Property: $20,574,000
Property: $19,053,000
Other Selective Sales: $587,000
Other Selective Sales: $444,000
Other License: $25,000
Other License: $10,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $19,527,000
: $17,196,000
Wayne County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $4,777,000
Other: $3,957,000
- Construction - Central Staff Services: $3,790,000
Central Staff Services: $302,000
Regular Highways: $271,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $13,098,000
Public Welfare - Other: $11,766,000
Central Staff Services: $10,754,000
Health - Other: $8,740,000
Central Staff Services: $8,470,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,643,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,917,000
Health - Other: $5,769,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,866,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,416,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,573,000
Police Protection: $1,514,000
Police Protection: $1,281,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,065,000
Solid Waste Management: $868,000
Solid Waste Management: $617,000
Parks and Recreation: $587,000
Parks and Recreation: $463,000
Libraries: $390,000
Libraries: $380,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $573,000
Interest on Debt: $549,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,775,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,770,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,340,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $18,215,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,995,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,435,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,108,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,771,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $451,000
General Revenue - Other: $330,000
Interest Earnings: $103,000
Rents: $66,000
Interest Earnings: $33,000
Rents: $7,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $555,000
General - Other: $67,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $59,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $43,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,039,000
Cash and Securities: $7,771,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $11,425,000
Public Welfare: $10,977,000
General Local Government Support: $7,402,000
General Local Government Support: $5,971,000
Other: $2,496,000
Other: $1,011,000
- Tax - Property: $20,574,000
Property: $19,053,000
Other Selective Sales: $587,000
Other Selective Sales: $444,000
Other License: $25,000
Other License: $10,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $19,527,000
: $17,196,000
Wayne County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $4,777,000
Other: $3,957,000
- Construction - Central Staff Services: $3,790,000
Central Staff Services: $302,000
Regular Highways: $271,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $13,098,000
Public Welfare - Other: $11,766,000
Central Staff Services: $10,754,000
Health - Other: $8,740,000
Central Staff Services: $8,470,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,643,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,917,000
Health - Other: $5,769,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,866,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,416,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,573,000
Police Protection: $1,514,000
Police Protection: $1,281,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,065,000
Solid Waste Management: $868,000
Solid Waste Management: $617,000
Parks and Recreation: $587,000
Parks and Recreation: $463,000
Libraries: $390,000
Libraries: $380,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $573,000
Interest on Debt: $549,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,775,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,770,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,340,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $18,215,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,995,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,435,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,108,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,771,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $451,000
General Revenue - Other: $330,000
Interest Earnings: $103,000
Rents: $66,000
Interest Earnings: $33,000
Rents: $7,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $555,000
General - Other: $67,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $59,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $43,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,039,000
Cash and Securities: $7,771,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $11,425,000
Public Welfare: $10,977,000
General Local Government Support: $7,402,000
General Local Government Support: $5,971,000
Other: $2,496,000
Other: $1,011,000
- Tax - Property: $20,574,000
Property: $19,053,000
Other Selective Sales: $587,000
Other Selective Sales: $444,000
Other License: $25,000
Other License: $10,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $19,527,000
: $17,196,000
Wayne County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $4,777,000
Other: $3,957,000
- Construction - Central Staff Services: $3,790,000
Central Staff Services: $302,000
Regular Highways: $271,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $13,098,000
Public Welfare - Other: $11,766,000
Central Staff Services: $10,754,000
Health - Other: $8,740,000
Central Staff Services: $8,470,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,643,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,917,000
Health - Other: $5,769,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,866,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,416,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,573,000
Police Protection: $1,514,000
Police Protection: $1,281,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,065,000
Solid Waste Management: $868,000
Solid Waste Management: $617,000
Parks and Recreation: $587,000
Parks and Recreation: $463,000
Libraries: $390,000
Libraries: $380,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $573,000
Interest on Debt: $549,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,775,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,770,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,340,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $18,215,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,995,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,435,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,108,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,771,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $451,000
General Revenue - Other: $330,000
Interest Earnings: $103,000
Rents: $66,000
Interest Earnings: $33,000
Rents: $7,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $555,000
General - Other: $67,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $59,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $43,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,039,000
Cash and Securities: $7,771,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $11,425,000
Public Welfare: $10,977,000
General Local Government Support: $7,402,000
General Local Government Support: $5,971,000
Other: $2,496,000
Other: $1,011,000
- Tax - Property: $20,574,000
Property: $19,053,000
Other Selective Sales: $587,000
Other Selective Sales: $444,000
Other License: $25,000
Other License: $10,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $19,527,000
: $17,196,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 901
- Number of aged recipients: 86
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 815
- Number of recipients under 18: 133
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 611
- Number of recipients older than 64: 157
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 347
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 404
| Most common first names in Wayne County, PA among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| John | 365 | 75.1 years |
| Mary | 274 | 81.9 years |
| William | 253 | 75.4 years |
| Joseph | 200 | 75.7 years |
| Robert | 200 | 72.0 years |
| Helen | 181 | 81.0 years |
| George | 178 | 76.4 years |
| Anna | 162 | 83.0 years |
| Charles | 161 | 76.2 years |
| James | 150 | 69.2 years |
| Most common last names in Wayne County, PA among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 106 | 77.8 years |
| Miller | 92 | 75.3 years |
| Williams | 54 | 78.0 years |
| Davis | 44 | 79.9 years |
| Brown | 39 | 78.1 years |
| Martin | 39 | 74.7 years |
| Olver | 35 | 74.3 years |
| Robinson | 29 | 77.4 years |
| Thomas | 27 | 73.5 years |
| Stanton | 25 | 75.5 years |
| Businesses in Wayne County, PA | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 4 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 1 | McDonald's | 2 | |
| Baskin-Robbins | 1 | New Balance | 1 | |
| Blockbuster | 1 | Nike | 2 | |
| CVS | 1 | Payless | 1 | |
| Curves | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
| Dunkin Donuts | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
| Fashion Bug | 1 | Rite Aid | 2 | |
| FedEx | 2 | Subway | 2 | |
| H&R Block | 2 | T-Mobile | 1 | |
| Home Depot | 1 | True Value | 1 | |
| Kmart | 1 | U-Haul | 5 | |
| Kroger | 1 | UPS | 4 | |
| La-Z-Boy | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
| Lane Bryant | 1 | Wendy's | 1 | |
| Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | YMCA | 1 | |