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Housing units in Wayne County

Housing units in Wayne County was 18,263 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.1% from 2023. That is the 14th highest of 55 counties in 2024.

2024, count18,263
Change on 2023+0.1%
Rank14th of 55Counties in West Virginia ranked
Series high18,3062021
Series low18,2382023

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Housing units in Wayne County, 2021 to 2024

18.2K18.2K18.3K18.3K18.3K18.3K20212022202320242021: 18,306 count2022: 18,280 count2023: 18,238 count2024: 18,263 count18.2K18.2K18.3K18.3K18.3K18.3K202120242021: 18,306 count2022: 18,280 count2023: 18,238 count2024: 18,263 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-01-29.
All 4 values
Periodcount
202418,263
202318,238
202218,280
202118,306

Compared with West Virginia and United States

Place2024
Wayne County18,263
West Virginia861,325
United States143,775,355

Wayne County compared with nearby places

Barbour County: 7,124 countBerkeley County: 53,819 countBoone County: 10,150 countBraxton County: 6,244 countBrooke County: 10,691 countCabell County: 46,030 countCalhoun County: 3,185 countClay County: 3,961 countDoddridge County: 3,235 countFayette County: 19,084 countGilmer County: 3,117 countGrant County: 5,670 countGreenbrier County: 17,913 countHampshire County: 12,639 countHancock County: 14,194 countHardy County: 8,284 countHarrison County: 30,537 countJackson County: 12,867 countJefferson County: 24,774 countKanawha County: 90,408 countLewis County: 8,219 countLincoln County: 9,595 countLogan County: 14,772 countMcDowell County: 9,336 countMarion County: 26,276 countMarshall County: 14,701 countMason County: 12,179 countMercer County: 29,345 countMineral County: 12,509 countMingo County: 11,554 countMonongalia County: 49,932 countMonroe County: 6,240 countMorgan County: 9,250 countNicholas County: 12,550 countOhio County: 21,120 countPendleton County: 3,695 countPleasants County: 3,222 countPocahontas County: 6,834 countPreston County: 15,183 countPutnam County: 24,963 countRaleigh County: 34,604 countRandolph County: 13,072 countRitchie County: 4,176 countRoane County: 7,146 countSummers County: 6,541 countTaylor County: 7,433 countTucker County: 4,652 countTyler County: 4,110 countUpshur County: 11,281 countWayne County: 18,263 countWebster County: 4,388 countWetzel County: 7,297 countWirt County: 2,725 countWood County: 40,283 countWyoming County: 9,953 count
  • Under 4,400
  • 4,400 to 7,300
  • 7,300 to 11K
  • 11K to 14K
  • 14K to 25K
  • 25K and over
Housing units, 2024, count. Wayne County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

All housing units, occupied and vacant: houses, apartments, mobile homes and rooms intended as separate living quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A survey estimate averaged over five years, not a count on one date.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units (Housing units, Wayne County, 2021 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat

MLA 9

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, Housing units, Wayne County, 2021 to 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/housing-units/wayne-county-west-virginia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Housing units, Wayne County, 2021 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/housing-units/wayne-county-west-virginia.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, Housing units, Wayne County, 2021 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/housing-units/wayne-county-west-virginia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units: Housing units, Wayne County, 2021 to 2024}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the housing units in Wayne County?

Housing units in Wayne County was 18,263 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.1% from 2023. That is the 14th highest of 55 counties in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest housing units in Wayne County?

18,306 in 2021, the highest value since 2021 in this series.

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