COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Wayne County

Iowa · 7,067 residents · 525 sq mi

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With 7,067 people, Wayne County is a county in Iowa. The median age is 41.8, about 9 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $20,000. About 8% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households here earn about 33% less than in Iowa as a whole. 76% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 41.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 39%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,067

+5%vs 2000

vs 6,730 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

41.8

−3%vs 2000

vs 43.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

525 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.3%(448)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(486)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.6%(463)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.5%(389)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.9%(279)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.2%(862)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.8%(836)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.2%(652)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.3%(796)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7413.1%(928)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.5%(598)

US avg: 4%

85 and over4.7%(330)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,599

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,380 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,225

−41%vs 2000

vs $15,613 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.1%

+5.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$20,000

−39%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $42,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$233

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $303 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.8%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.3% in 2000

24.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.3%(6,614)

Black0.1%(4)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(48)

Asian0.1%(10)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.6%(7,040)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(7)

Asian0.3%(21)

Other0.1%(6)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.8%(51)

Dominican0.3%(18)

Central American0.1%(8)

Salvadoran0.1%(8)

Asian origin

Chinese0.1%(6)

Ancestry

German18%(1,174)

English17.3%(1,133)

Irish12.6%(821)

Dutch9%(589)

American6.4%(416)

Scottish2.3%(152)

Swiss2.2%(144)

French1.6%(106)

Italian1.6%(106)

Norwegian1.4%(89)

Swedish1%(68)

Danish1%(63)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.9%(59)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(55)

Polish0.7%(46)

Portuguese0.3%(20)

British0.2%(15)

Austrian0.2%(14)

West Indian0.1%(9)

Jamaican0.1%(9)

Croatian0.1%(7)

Romanian0.1%(7)

French Canadian0.1%(6)

Hungarian0.1%(6)

Serbian0.1%(4)

Belgian0%(3)

Lithuanian0%(3)

Czech0%(2)

Ukrainian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.4%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.7%

−12.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.7%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

32.8 min

+104%vs 2000

vs 16.1 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 married22.1%(571)

Married62.1%(1,605)

Widowed5.3%(136)

Divorced10.5%(271)

Women 15+

Never married19.6%(501)

Married55.7%(1,424)

Widowed12.3%(315)

Divorced12.4%(316)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.8%

+2.5 ptssince 2013

from 10.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.1%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 44.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.9%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 19.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.9%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 22.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.4%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 27.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

61.9%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 62.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.5%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 46.9% 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)14%(41)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26.4%(77)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29.8%(87)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.5%(19)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.7%(8)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 292 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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