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Wayne County, North Carolina
At a Glance
Population 117,333 County Seat Wayne County Courthouse State FIPS 37 County FIPS 191 Num Towns 11 Census-Designated Places 5 Total Town Population 48,781 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 117,480 Median Age 37.5 Veterans 10,315 Housing Units 52,882 Uninsured 1,046 Net Migration (recent) 1,089 Growing Yes
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 2,173 Total Employees 32,595 Avg Annual Pay $49,087 Median Household Income $54,323 Poverty Rate 17.9% Unemployment Rate 4.7% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $56,445 Federal Spending FY2024 $865,646,278 Federal Spending Per Capita $7,378
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $152,300 Median Rent $899 FMR Studio $897 FMR 1BR $902 FMR 2BR $1,184 FMR 3BR $1,456 FMR 4BR $1,918
Health & Safety
Hospitals 22 EMS Stations 33 Fire Stations 33 Police Stations 33 Adult Smoking 18.3% Adult Obesity 39.2% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 27.6 Air Quality Good Days N/A
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 14.13 Electric Customers 5067762 Towns with Broadband Data 11 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 11
Community
Churches 110 Libraries 11 Historic Places (NRHP) 19 Homeless Population N/A Schools 154 SNAP Stores 119 Bank Branches 17
Agriculture
Total Farms 126 Land in Farms (acres) 60,125 Avg Farm Size (acres) 477.2 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date EM SEVERE WINTER STORM 2026-01-24 EM HURRICANE HELENE 2024-09-26 EM TROPICAL STORM DEBBY 2024-08-06 EM HURRICANE IAN 2022-10-01 EM HURRICANE ISAIAS 2020-08-02 DR SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING 2020-05-08 DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-03-25 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 DR HURRICANE DORIAN 2019-10-04 EM HURRICANE DORIAN 2019-09-03
Detailed Topics
Communities in Wayne County
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
