COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Wayne County

West Virginia · 41,636 residents · 506 sq mi

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Wayne County is a county of 41,636 people in West Virginia. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $46,300. 21.8% of people here live below the federal poverty line. Median household income is $19,688, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

41,636

−3%vs 2000

vs 42,903 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.3

−8%vs 2000

vs 38.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

506 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202438K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.8%(2,399)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(2,859)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(3,389)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.1%(3,373)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(2,705)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.2%(5,902)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.5%(6,022)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.3%(5,122)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410%(4,147)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.3%(3,446)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.2%(1,769)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(503)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,688

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,352 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,430

−37%vs 2000

vs $14,906 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.8%

+2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$46,300

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $63,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$288

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $382 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.6%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.1% in 2000

23.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.4%(42,210)

Black0.1%(53)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(202)

Asian0.2%(86)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.7%(41,521)

Black0%(18)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(139)

Asian0.1%(28)

Other0.2%(69)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Central American0.5%(208)

Salvadoran0.5%(208)

Mexican0.2%(69)

Cuban0.1%(36)

South American0.1%(23)

Colombian0.1%(23)

Puerto Rican0%(9)

Spaniard0%(1)

Asian origin

Korean0%(11)

Filipino0%(3)

Japanese0%(2)

Chinese0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0%(6)

Ancestry

English20.4%(7,775)

American10.1%(3,861)

Irish8.8%(3,348)

German5.8%(2,232)

Scotch-Irish2%(758)

Italian1.5%(570)

Scottish1.2%(454)

Polish0.7%(253)

Arab0.5%(199)

French0.4%(144)

Welsh0.4%(136)

Finnish0.3%(129)

+ 16 more ancestry groups with data

West Indian0.3%(104)

British0.3%(102)

Czech0.3%(102)

Lebanese0.2%(75)

Dutch0.1%(47)

Norwegian0.1%(44)

Lithuanian0.1%(39)

Greek0.1%(31)

Swedish0.1%(29)

Hungarian0.1%(22)

Slovak0.1%(20)

Romanian0%(14)

Austrian0%(9)

Subsaharan African0%(8)

Nigerian0%(8)

Jamaican0%(4)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Scotch-Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.0%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

63.1%

−7.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.9%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.3 min

+11%vs 2000

vs 19.1 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 married30%(4,663)

Married53.5%(8,324)

Widowed3.4%(534)

Divorced13%(2,026)

Women 15+

Never married21.1%(3,435)

Married55.3%(9,028)

Widowed12.6%(2,052)

Divorced11%(1,801)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.7%

−10.9 ptssince 2013

from 15.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.3%

+5.5 ptssince 2020

from 49.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.8%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 8.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.7%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 25.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.4%

−5.3 ptssince 2020

from 31.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.2%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.0%

+7.8 ptssince 2020

from 56.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.9%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 53.9% 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)17.2%(418)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.4%(374)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42.7%(1,040)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4%(98)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.5%(36)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,434 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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