Wayne is home to 1,675 people in West Virginia. 6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Households here earn about 54% less than in West Virginia as a whole. 46% of homes are owner-occupied. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 570 people. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $82,100.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $27,159, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
6% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 12%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Wayne
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants69.1% → 45.5%(−23.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$95,043 → $82,100(−14%)US over the same years: +67%
Median household income (2024 dollars)$33,227 → $27,159(−18%)US over the same years: +14%
Wayne's population equals 4.4% of Wayne County's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 1.3% of the county's. Its number of households earning $100,000 or more equals 2.0% of the county's.
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)13.7%(10)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.5%(15)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.1%(22)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 73 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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Over time
Wayne, decade by decade
Wayne population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,128
$33,227
$95,043
7.0%
1.8
2000
1,105
$36,874
$93,451
9.0%
5.1
2010
1,413
$34,805
$106,886
12.7%
5.0
2020
1,443
$29,089
$96,357
10.8%
11.7
2024
1,675
$27,159
$82,100
6.1%
4.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
