CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Wayne

Ohio · 797 residents · 0.32 sq mi

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Wayne is home to 797 people in Ohio. 4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $38,000. Median rent is $300 a month. Poverty is uncommon here, at 9.3% of people here.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

4% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 32%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

797

−5%vs 2000

vs 842 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.0

−6%vs 2000

vs 34.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.32 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024924

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56%(48)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.3%(74)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(62)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(50)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.5%(68)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.3%(146)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.2%(89)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.4%(83)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(70)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.3%(58)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.9%(47)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.3%(2)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$29,375

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $46,071 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,208

−34%vs 2000

vs $17,028 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.3%

+1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,000

−32%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $73,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$300

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $538 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.7%

+1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.9% in 2000

19.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.8%(790)

Black0.4%(3)

Hispanic / Latino3.6%(30)

Asian0.1%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.6%(786)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian1.4%(11)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican9.1%(84)

Asian origin

Filipino0.2%(2)

Vietnamese0.2%(2)

Ancestry

German28.1%(260)

American9.7%(90)

English9.7%(90)

Irish5.1%(47)

Scottish2.5%(23)

Scotch-Irish2.3%(21)

French2.1%(19)

Italian1.8%(17)

Armenian1.7%(16)

Polish1.5%(14)

Dutch1.4%(13)

French Canadian1.2%(11)

+ 5 more ancestry groups with data

Hungarian0.8%(7)

Czech0.4%(4)

Danish0.3%(3)

West Indian0.2%(2)

Jamaican0.2%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

4.4%

−6.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

80.2%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.2%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.4 min

+54%vs 2000

vs 14.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married39.3%(128)

Married50%(163)

Widowed1.8%(6)

Divorced8.9%(29)

Women 15+

Never married36.1%(146)

Married46%(186)

Widowed8.7%(35)

Divorced9.2%(37)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.0%

+0.3 ptssince 2013

from 5.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

59.0%

−8.0 ptssince 2020

from 67.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.4%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 7.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

9.8%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 12.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

32.4%

+15.7 ptssince 2020

from 16.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.8%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 0.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.8%

−6.7 ptssince 2020

from 73.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.5%

+12.5 ptssince 2020

from 29.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)17.4%(4)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.8%(8)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.7%(2)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 23 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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