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Wayne County in figures

A profile of Wayne County from official statistics: 21 figures in 5 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in Wayne County was 116,758 in 2025, up 0.2% from 2024, and the 24th highest of 88 counties in Ohio.

Population116,7582025Up 0.2% from 2024The 24th highest of 88 counties in Ohio
Median age38.9 years2024Unchanged from 2023The 12th lowest of 88 counties in Ohio
Population aged 65 and over20.9%2025Up 0.5 percentage points from 2024The 34th lowest of 88 counties in Ohio
Foreign-born population share2.7%2024Up 0.1 percentage points from 2023
Population density81.2 inhabitants per km²2025Up 0.2% from 2024
Net domestic migration, July to June-952025, estimatedCompared with -357 in 2024
116K116.2K116.4K116.6K116.8K117K2020202120222023202420252020: 116,899 persons2021: 116,106 persons2022: 116,533 persons2023: 116,551 persons2024: 116,575 persons2025: 116,758 persons
Population, 2020 to 2025. persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program).

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km²; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Population and demography statistics and rankings

Work and income

Unemployment rate in Wayne County was 3% (provisional) in August 2026, down 0.9 percentage points from August 2025, and tied for the 15th lowest of 88 counties in Ohio.

Unemployment rate3%August 2026, provisionalDown 0.9 percentage points from August 2025Tied for the 15th lowest of 88 counties in Ohio
Median household income$73,5742024Up 2.5% from 2023The 28th highest of 88 counties in Ohio
Per capita personal income$61,0042024Up 3.9% from 2023The 27th highest of 88 counties in Ohio
Poverty rate (US official measure)11.3%2024Up 2.1 percentage points from 2023
Gini index41.62024Up less than 0.1 points from 2023
2.533.544.552021-072022-042023-012023-102024-072025-042026-082021-07: 4.5 %2021-08: 4 %2021-09: 3.5 %2021-10: 3.3 %2021-11: 3 %2021-12: 2.9 %2022-01: 3.9 %2022-02: 3.8 %2022-03: 3.6 %2022-04: 3 %2022-05: 3.1 %2022-06: 3.9 %2022-07: 3.7 %2022-08: 3.7 %2022-09: 3.3 %2022-10: 3.3 %2022-11: 3 %2022-12: 3.2 %2023-01: 3.9 %2023-02: 4.1 %2023-03: 3.6 %2023-04: 2.5 %2023-05: 2.8 %2023-06: 3.3 %2023-07: 3.1 %2023-08: 3.3 %2023-09: 3.2 %2023-10: 3.1 %2023-11: 2.9 %2023-12: 3 %2024-01: 3.8 %2024-02: 3.9 %2024-03: 4 %2024-04: 3.6 %2024-05: 3.8 %2024-06: 4.4 %2024-07: 4.2 %2024-08: 4 %2024-09: 3.8 %2024-10: 3.5 %2024-11: 4 %2024-12: 4.1 %2025-01: 4.9 %2025-02: 4.9 %2025-03: 4.6 %2025-04: 4 %2025-05: 4 %2025-06: 4.3 %2025-07: 4.3 %2025-08: 3.9 %2025-09: 3.7 %2025-11: 3.6 %2025-12: 3.5 %2026-01: 4 %2026-02: 4.1 %2026-03: 3.4 %2026-04: 2.7 %2026-05: 2.5 %2026-06: 3.2 %2026-07: 3 %2026-08: 3 %
Unemployment rate, July 2021 to August 2026. %. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted.

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents; U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). Labor market statistics and rankings

Economy

GDP (US dollars) in Wayne County was $8.95 billion in 2024, up 4.9% from 2023, and the 21st highest of 88 counties in Ohio.

Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars$8.95 billion2024Up 4.9% from 2023The 21st highest of 88 counties in Ohio
GDP per capita, US dollars$76,7562024Up 5% from 2023The 21st highest of 88 counties in Ohio
Real GDP growth2.8%2024Down 1.4 percentage points from 2023Tied for the 31st highest of 88 counties in Ohio
2,0004,0006,0008,00010K20012005200920132017202120242001: 3,477.1 USD million2002: 3,713.9 USD million2003: 3,630.2 USD million2004: 3,938.8 USD million2005: 4,025 USD million2006: 4,117.6 USD million2007: 4,227.3 USD million2008: 4,232.3 USD million2009: 4,103.9 USD million2010: 4,263.7 USD million2011: 4,461.5 USD million2012: 4,690.3 USD million2013: 5,149.2 USD million2014: 5,561.4 USD million2015: 5,685.9 USD million2016: 5,652 USD million2017: 6,096.6 USD million2018: 6,356.3 USD million2019: 6,711.1 USD million2020: 6,779.5 USD million2021: 7,287.6 USD million2022: 7,686.2 USD million2023: 8,530.1 USD million2024: 8,952.2 USD million
Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars, 2001 to 2024. USD million. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions).

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions); Invokely, GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1); U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. Economy statistics and rankings

Prices and housing

Median home value in Wayne County was $222,100 in 2024, up 8.6% from 2023, and the 22nd highest of 88 counties in Ohio.

Median home value$222,1002024Up 8.6% from 2023The 22nd highest of 88 counties in Ohio
County house price annual change, sales and refinances4.53%2025Down 2.03 percentage points from 2024The 36th lowest of 87 counties in Ohio
Median gross rent (monthly)$8812024Up 3.8% from 2023The 39th highest of 88 counties in Ohio
Homeownership rate (US, housing units)76.6%2024Up 0.5 percentage points from 2023
Housing units authorized by building permits2322025, estimatedDown 17.7% from 2024
160K180K200K220K240K20212022202320242021: 164,300 USD2022: 189,800 USD2023: 204,600 USD2024: 222,100 USD
Median home value, 2021 to 2024. USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units; Federal Housing Finance Agency, FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. Housing statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Employer firms in Wayne County were 2,084 in 2023, up 0.1% from 2022, and the 24th highest of 88 counties in Ohio.

Employer firms2,0842023Up 0.1% from 2022The 24th highest of 88 counties in Ohio
Farms2,0842022No 2021 figure to compareThe highest of 88 counties in Ohio
1,9502,0002,0502,1002,1502,2002,25019992003200720112015201920231999: 2,126 count2000: 2,135 count2001: 2,162 count2002: 2,178 count2003: 2,194 count2004: 2,184 count2005: 2,207 count2006: 2,214 count2007: 2,171 count2008: 2,131 count2009: 2,071 count2010: 2,011 count2011: 2,005 count2012: 2,003 count2013: 2,001 count2014: 1,999 count2015: 2,037 count2016: 2,065 count2017: 2,091 count2018: 2,066 count2019: 2,087 count2020: 2,033 count2021: 2,034 count2022: 2,081 count2023: 2,084 count
Employer firms, 1999 to 2023. count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties; U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Companies statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  1. U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  2. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  3. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/counties/asrh/cc-est2025-agesex-all.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  4. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  5. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km². https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  6. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  7. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  8. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  9. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  10. U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  11. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  12. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions). https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  13. Invokely calculation from GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1). https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#gdp_per_capita_usd. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  14. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP11.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  15. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25077.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  16. Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted. https://www.fhfa.gov/hpi/download/annual/hpi_at_county.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  17. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  18. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  19. U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/County/co2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  20. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  21. Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11. Retrieved through Data Commons (https://datacommons.org).

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