Wayne town, WV

Wayne County, WV

2022 population: 1,335 ( 78 from 2010 )
Land area: 1.2 square miles
Population density: 1131.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,326	99.33%	4.2%
Black:	4	0.30%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	5	0.37%	54.5%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	9	0.67%	69.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-58	-5.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	-20	-1.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,413
1,384	97.95%
2	0.14%
5	0.35%
6	0.42%
11	0.78%
5	0.35%
29	2.05%

2000
1,113
1,080	97.04%
5	0.45%
6	0.54%
0	0.00%
17	1.53%
5	0.45%
33	2.96%

1990
1,128
1,120	99.29%
0	0.00%
3	0.27%
3	0.27%
n/a
2	0.18%
8	0.71%

1980
1,495
1,493	99.87%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	0.13%
2	0.13%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

304	27.3
-4	-0.4

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-40	-3.5
25	2.2

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-373	-24.9
6	0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Wayne town, WV

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
38.9
318	23.8%
1,017	76.2%
230	17.2%

503
2.65

266	52.9%
213	80.1%
18	6.8%
237	47.1%

2010
Number	Percent
38.8
342	24.2%
1,071	75.8%
247	17.5%

635
2.23

374	58.9%
236	63.1%
62	16.6%
261	41.1%

2000
Number	Percent
38.3
234	21.0%
879	79.0%
189	17.0%

482
2.27

324	67.2%
228	70.4%
34	10.5%
158	32.8%

1990
Number	Percent
38.7
246	21.8%
882	78.2%
220	19.5%

459
2.38

325	70.8%
236	72.6%
35	10.8%
134	29.2%

1980
Number	Percent
32.2
408	27.3%
1,087	72.7%
233	15.6%

571
2.62

430	75.3%
378	87.9%
24	5.6%
141	24.7%

2022 Housing Data for Wayne town, WV

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	94	18.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	80	15.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	37	7.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	38	7.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	30	6.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	33	6.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	2	0.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	19	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	11	2.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	15	3.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	50	9.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	57	11.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	3	0.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	17	3.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	3	0.6%
$200,000 or more	14	2.8%

Median Household Income	25,391
Per Capita Income	22,620

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	76	15.1%
Public Assistance	26	5.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	224	44.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	510	59.1%
Unemployed	24	2.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	534	61.9%
Not in Labor Force	329	38.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		40.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	123	312	28.3%
Non-Profit	0	25	0.0%
Self-Employed	0	0	?%

Local Government	23	3	88.5%
State Government	3	11	21.4%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	123	312	28.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	26	39	40.0%
Total	149	351	29.8%

Pct. Govt.	8.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	8	1.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	81	15.9%
Professional, Technical	93	18.2%
Service Occupations	150	29.4%
All others	178	34.9%

White Collar		35.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	167	32.7%
Accommodation and food services	100	19.6%
Health care and social assistance	81	15.9%
Educational services	51	10.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	33	6.5%
Transportation and warehousing	28	5.5%
Manufacturing	22	4.3%
Construction	10	2.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	9	1.8%
Public administration	7	1.4%
Other services	2	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,265	100.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	260	19.5%
American	225	16.9%
German	85	6.4%
Irish	72	5.4%
European	42	3.1%
Polish	29	2.2%
Slovak	29	2.2%
Scottish	12	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	9	0.7%
Czechoslovakian	4	0.3%
Italian	3	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,335	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	1,335	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
34	3.7%	202	21.8%	449	48.5%	152	16.4%	68	7.4%	20	2.2%
Average years of education: 12.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	34	3.7%
9-12 Years	202	21.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	449	48.5%
Some College	152	16.4%
Bach. Degree	68	7.4%
Grad Degree	20	2.2%
Average years of education: 12.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +71	R +48	D + 1.9%
D +23
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	59%	Donald Trump* (R)	498	79.6%	Joe Biden (D)	119	19.0%	9	1.4%	626	11	33	0.08%
2016	51%	Donald Trump (R)	427	78.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	96	17.6%	22	4.0%	545	10	32	0.08%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Wayne town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

119

19.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

498

79.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

626

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 33

2016 President, Wayne town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

17.6%

Donald Trump (R)

427

78.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.0%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.9%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

545

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 32

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wayne town, WV

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	54%	Shelley Capito* (R)	417	73.3%	Paula Swearengin (D)	128	22.5%	24 [+]	4.2%	569	3	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: David Moran (Libertarian) 24 (4.2%);
2020	G	55%	Jim Justice* (R)	395	67.2%	Ben Salango (D)	176	29.9%	17 [+]	2.9%	588	2	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Erika Kolenich (Libertarian) 12 (2.0%); Danny Lutz (Mountain) 5 (0.9%);
2018	S1	40%	Joe Manchin* (D)	230	54.4%	Patrick Morrissey (R)	184	43.5%	9 [+]	2.1%	423	-3	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Rusty Hollen (Libertarian) 9 (2.1%);
2016	G	51%	Jim Justice (D)	316	57.7%	Bill Cole (R)	201	36.7%	31 [+]	5.7%	548	-6	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Charlotte Pritt (Mountain) 20 (3.6%); David Moran (Libertarian) 7 (1.3%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.7%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	719
Median Value	$83,400

Occupied	503	70.0%
Vacant	216	30.0%

Owned	222	44.1%
Rented	281	55.9%
Median Rent	$680

Single-Family Units	446	62.0%
Detached	438	60.9%
Attached	8	1.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	110	15.3%
Mobile Homes	143	19.9%

Wayne town, WV

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Wayne town, WV

2022 Housing Data for Wayne town, WV

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wayne town, WV

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Wayne town, WV

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wayne town, WV

Historical Presidential Election Results for Wayne town, WV

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wayne town, WV