2022 population: 16,308 ( 713 from 2010 , 76 from 2020)
Land area: 734.1 square miles
Population density: 22.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	14,440	88.55%	7.0%
Black:	1,124	6.89%	15.3%
Indian:	68	0.42%	33.3%
Asian:	51	0.31%	59.4%
2+ races:	188	1.15%	34.3%
Hispanic:	437	2.68%	57.8%

Total non-White:	1,868	11.45%	25.7%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	329	10.1
Deaths:	552	17.0
Net Migration:	304	9.4
Net Immigration:	-1	-0.0

Change in White population:	-1,095	-6.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	382	2.2

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
17,021
15,535	91.27%
975	5.73%
51	0.30%
32	0.19%
140	0.82%
277	1.63%
1,486	8.73%

2000
16,842
15,383	91.34%
1,143	6.79%
32	0.19%
43	0.26%
96	0.57%
142	0.84%
1,459	8.66%

1990
13,935
13,765	98.78%
123	0.88%
16	0.11%
3	0.02%
n/a
28	0.20%
170	1.22%

1980
13,946
13,678	98.08%
157	1.13%
6	0.04%
0	0.00%
n/a
105	0.75%
268	1.92%

1970
12,365
12,123	98.04%
228	1.84%
10	0.08%
4	0.03%
n/a
0	0.00%
242	1.96%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
1,529	9.1
1,656	9.8
-177	-1.1
64	0.4

152	0.9
27	0.2

Number	Rate
1990's
1,772	12.7
1,587	11.4
2,384	17.1
12	0.1

1,618	11.6
1,289	9.3

Number	Rate
1980's
1,874	13.4
1,388	10.0
-441	-3.2
n/a

87	0.6
-98	-0.7

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
618	5.0
n/a

1,555	12.6
26	0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Wayne County, TN

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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
44.3
2,961	18.2%
13,347	81.8%
3,102	19.0%

5,744
2.52

3,822	66.5%
2,809	73.5%
348	9.1%
1,922	33.5%

2010
Number	Percent
40.9
3,334	19.6%
13,687	80.4%
2,698	15.9%

6,136
2.43

4,303	70.1%
3,337	77.6%
297	6.9%
1,833	29.9%

2000
Number	Percent
37.2
3,601	21.4%
13,241	78.6%
2,322	13.8%

5,909
2.48

4,302	72.8%
3,489	81.1%
301	7.0%
1,607	27.2%

1990
Number	Percent
34.8
3,514	25.2%
10,421	74.8%
2,054	14.7%

5,216
2.63

4,144	79.4%
3,540	85.4%
202	4.9%
1,072	20.6%

1980
Number	Percent
30.8
4,331	31.1%
9,615	68.9%
1,722	12.3%

4,755
2.90

3,914	82.3%
3,461	88.4%
168	4.3%
841	17.7%

2022 Housing Data for Wayne County, TN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	493	8.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	354	6.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	318	5.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	395	6.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	272	4.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	226	3.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	171	3.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	280	4.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	396	6.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	446	7.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	407	7.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	971	16.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	321	5.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	297	5.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	264	4.6%
$200,000 or more	133	2.3%

Median Household Income	49,360
Per Capita Income	26,538

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	89
Compared to U.S.	72

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	321	5.6%
Public Assistance	161	2.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,036	18.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	5,859	56.4%
Unemployed	256	2.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	6,115	58.9%
Not in Labor Force	4,273	41.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		43.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,200	1,538	58.9%
Non-Profit	120	195	38.1%
Self-Employed	669	142	82.5%

Local Government	314	614	33.8%
State Government	152	146	51.0%
Federal Government	85	35	70.8%

Total Private + Self	2,869	1,680	63.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	671	990	40.4%
Total	3,540	2,670	57.0%

Pct. Govt.	21.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	619	9.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	895	14.3%
Professional, Technical	1,413	22.6%
Service Occupations	1,219	19.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	104	1.7%
All others	2,108	33.7%

White Collar		46.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	1,205	19.3%
Manufacturing	842	13.5%
Construction	803	12.8%
Educational services	611	9.8%
Retail trade	570	9.1%
Public administration	408	6.5%
Transportation and warehousing	274	4.4%
Accommodation and food services	268	4.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	263	4.2%
Finance and insurance	262	4.2%
Other services	256	4.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	141	2.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	126	2.0%
Utilities	108	1.7%
Wholesale trade	69	1.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	15	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	14	0.2%
Information	11	0.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	8	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	287	1.76%
Puerto Rican	48	0.29%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	46	0.28%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	29	0.18%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	17	0.10%

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	5	0.03%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	22	0.13%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	15,118	97.2%
Spanish	262	1.7%
German, other Germanic	90	0.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	60	0.4%
Tagalog	22	0.1%
Korean	2	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	3,112	19.1%
English	2,046	12.5%
Irish	1,990	12.2%
German	1,379	8.4%
Italian	227	1.4%
Scottish	227	1.4%
Scotch-Irish	211	1.3%
African	178	1.1%
British	169	1.0%
French	160	1.0%
Dutch	148	0.9%
European	110	0.7%
Swedish	101	0.6%
Ukrainian	78	0.5%
Welsh	69	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	16,211	99.3%
Not a citizen	114	0.7%

Native	16,121	98.8%
Foreign-born	204	1.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
772	6.3%	1,393	11.4%	5,438	44.5%	3,131	25.6%	1,024	8.4%	461	3.8%
Average years of education: 12.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	772	6.3%
9-12 Years	1,393	11.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	5,438	44.5%
Some College	3,131	25.6%
Bach. Degree	1,024	8.4%
Grad Degree	461	3.8%
Average years of education: 12.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	6,903	6,405	498	7.2%	5.3%
1991	6,967	6,330	637	9.1%	6.6%
1992	7,462	6,876	586	7.9%	6.5%
1993	7,511	6,953	558	7.4%	5.8%
1994	7,553	6,932	621	8.2%	4.8%
1995	7,608	6,734	874	11.5%	5.2%
1996	7,792	6,934	858	11.0%	5.2%
1997	7,868	6,860	1,008	12.8%	5.3%
1998	7,754	6,690	1,064	13.7%	4.3%
1999	7,614	6,708	906	11.9%	4.0%

2000	6,695	6,151	544	8.1%	3.9%
2001	6,720	6,114	606	9.0%	4.5%
2002	6,832	6,239	593	8.7%	5.1%
2003	6,697	6,044	653	9.8%	5.5%
2004	6,592	6,031	561	8.5%	5.3%
2005	6,483	5,697	786	12.1%	5.5%
2006	6,626	5,929	697	10.5%	5.3%
2007	6,626	6,141	485	7.3%	4.6%
2008	6,650	5,990	660	9.9%	6.5%
2009	6,642	5,777	865	13.0%	10.1%

2010	6,942	6,137	805	11.6%	9.8%
2011	6,797	6,056	741	10.9%	9.1%
2012	6,653	6,013	640	9.6%	8.0%
2013	6,555	5,924	631	9.6%	7.8%
2014	6,469	5,904	565	8.7%	6.6%
2015	6,198	5,743	455	7.3%	5.6%
2016	6,093	5,691	402	6.6%	4.7%
2017	6,111	5,790	321	5.3%	3.7%
2018	6,138	5,844	294	4.8%	3.5%
2019	6,301	6,011	290	4.6%	3.4%

2020	6,414	5,957	457	7.1%	7.5%
2021	6,284	6,015	269	4.3%	4.5%
2022	6,488	6,195	293	4.5%	3.4%
2023	6,472	6,213	259	4.0%	3.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	7,184
Median Value	$129,000

Occupied	5,744	80.0%
Vacant	1,440	20.0%

Owned	4,610	80.3%
Rented	1,134	19.7%
Median Rent	$606

Single-Family Units	4,928	68.6%
Detached	4,897	68.2%
Attached	31	0.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	157	2.2%
Mobile Homes	1,861	25.9%

Wayne County, TN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Wayne County, TN

2022 Housing Data for Wayne County, TN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wayne County, TN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Wayne County, TN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wayne County, TN

Historical Labor Force Data for Wayne County, TN