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State of Pennsylvania - County of Wayne

Wayne County Demography

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  • Table 1. Wayne County Area and Population - See below
  • Table 2. Wayne County Population by Age, Sex, and Race
  • Table 3. Wayne County Group Quarters Population and Households
  • Table 4. Wayne County Vital Statistics and Health
  • Table 5. Wayne County Education, Income, and Poverty
  • Table 6. Wayne County Crime Housing, and Building Permits
  • Table 7. Wayne County Personal Income and Earnings
    TABLE 1. Wayne County Area and Population
    Land area, Year 2000 (sq. miles) 729
    Population 2001 (July 1) > Number 48,392
    Population 2001 (July 1) > Rank 952
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Number 47,722
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Rank 956
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Per square mile 65.50
    Population (April 1) > Year 1990 > Number 39,944
    Population (April 1) > Year 1990 > Rank 1,003
    Population (April 1) > Year 1980 35,237
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 2000-2001 670
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 1990-2000 7,778
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 1980-1990 4,707
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 2000-2001 1.40%
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 1990-2000 19.50%
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 1980-1990 13.40%
    Population (April 1) > Hispanic or Latino, Year 2000 > Number 811
    Population (April 1) > Hispanic or Latino, Year 2000 > Percent 1.70%


    TABLE 2. Wayne County Population by Age, Sex, and Race
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    Total population, 2000 (April 1) 47,722
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Under 5 years > Number 2,677
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Under 5 years > Percent 5.60%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 5 to 17 years > Number 8,770
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 5 to 17 years > Percent 18.40%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 18 to 24 years > Number 2,918
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 18 to 24 years > Percent 6.10%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 25 to 44 years > Number 12,805
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 25 to 44 years > Percent 26.80%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 45 to 64 years > Number 12,200
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 45 to 64 years > Percent 25.60%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 65 to 74 years > Number 4,547
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 65 to 74 years > Percent 9.50%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 75 to 84 years > Number 2,792
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 75 to 84 years > Percent 5.90%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 85 years and over > Number 1,013
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 85 years and over > Percent 2.10%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Median age (years) 40.80
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Males 23,942
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Females 23,780
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Males per 100 females 100.70
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > White > Number 46,160
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > White > Percent 96.70%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Black or African American > Number 757
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Black or African American > Percent 1.60%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > American Indian and Alaska Native > Number 69
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > American Indian and Alaska Native > Percent 0.10%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Asian > Number 182
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Asian > Percent 0.40%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander > Number 1
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander > Percent (Z)%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Some other race > Number 249
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Some other race > Percent 0.50%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > Two or more races > Number 304
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > Two or more races > Percent 0.60%


    TABLE 3. Wayne County Group Quarters Population and Households
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    Group quarters population, Year 2000 > Number 1,901
    Group quarters population, Year 2000 > Institutionalized population 1,617
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Number > Year 2000 18,350
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Number > Year 1990 14,638
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 25.40%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Persons in households > Number 45,821
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Persons in households > Persons per household 2.50
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One person > Number 4,632
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One person > Percent 25.20%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons under 18 years > Number 6,022
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons under 18 years > Percent 32.80%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons 65 years or older > Number 5,745
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons 65 years or older > Percent 31.30%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Number 12,942
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > With own children under 18 years > Number 5,562
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > With own children under 18 years > Percent 43.00%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > Number 10,488
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > With own children > Number 4,196
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > With own children > Percent 40.00%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > Number 1,641
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > With own children > Number 933
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > With own children > Percent 56.90%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Number > 2000 5,408
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Number > Year 1990 3,735
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 44.80%


    TABLE 4. Wayne County Vital Statistics and Health
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    Population, Year 1997 (July 1) for birth and death rates 45,190
    Births, Year 1997 > Number 544
    Births, Year 1997 > Rate 12.00
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Total > Number 561
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Total > Rate 12.40
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Infant > Number 2
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Infant > Rate 3.70
    Physicians, Year 1999 > Number **
    Physicians, Year 1999 > Rate **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Number **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Beds > Number **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Beds > Rate **
    Nursing and personal care facilities, Year 1997 > Establishments 9
    Nursing and personal care facilities, Year 1997 > Employees 686
    Medicare program enrollment, Year 1999 > Total 10,837
    Medicare program enrollment, Year 1999 > Aged 9,498


    TABLE 5. Wayne County Education, Income, and Poverty
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    Public school enrollment > Fall > Year 1998-1999 9,430
    Public school enrollment > Fall > Year 1994-1995 8,941
    Public school enrollment > Year 1990 7,091
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Persons 25 years and over 26,727
    Educational attainment, 1990 > High school graduate or higher > Number 19,824
    Educational attainment, 1990 > High school graduate or higher > Percent 74.20%
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Bachelor's degree or higher > Number 3,489
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Bachelor's degree or higher > Percent 13.10%
    Median household income > Year 1997 (dollars) 31,509
    Median household income > 1989 (dollars) 24,912
    Median household income > Percent change, 1989-1997 26.50%
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons of all ages > Total 5,352
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons of all ages > Net change, 1989-1997 969
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons under 18 years 2,132
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Percent > Persons of all ages 12.00%
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Percent > Persons under 18 years 18.80%


    TABLE 6. Wayne County Crime Housing, and Building Permits
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    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Total 912
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Violent 97
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Property 815
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1990 741
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1999 Crime rate > FBI population 43,938
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1999 Crime rate > Rate 2,076
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1990 Crime rate > FBI population 38,766
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1990 Crime rate > Rate 1,911
    Housing, 2000 > Total units 30,593
    Housing, 2000 > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 7.40%
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Number 18,350
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Owner occupied > Number 14,745
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Owner occupied > Percent 80.40%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > Number 253
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > One unit > Number 253
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > One unit > Percent 100.00%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > Five units or more > Number 0
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > Five units or more > Percent 0.00%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > Valuation ($1,000) 25,184


    TABLE 7. Wayne County Personal Income and Earnings
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    Personal income, Year 1998 > Amount ($1,000) > Year 1998 940,462
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Amount ($1,000) > Year 1990 662,438
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Percent change, Year 1990-1998 42.00%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > BEA population, 1998 (July 1) for per capita income: 45,431
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > Amount (dollars) 20,701
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > Percent of national average 76.10%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Transfer payments ($1,000) 198,393
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > Total ($1,000) 448,323
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > Total > Amount ($1,000) 100,032
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > Total > Percent 22.30%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > manufacturing > Amount ($1,000) 38,319
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > manufacturing > Percent 8.50%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Total > Amount ($1,000) 340,630
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > by selected industry > Service-related > Total > Percent 76.00%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Retail trade > Amount ($1,000) 55,587
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Retail trade > Percent 12.40%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Fire > Amount ($1,000) 26,161
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Fire > Percent 5.80%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Services > Amount ($1,000) 119,306
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Services > Percent 26.60%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Government > Amount ($1,000) 90,162
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Government > Percent 20.10%
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1998 ($1,000) 38,319
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1997 ($1,000) 35,889
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1996 ($1,000) 34,989




     









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