2022 population: 6,467 ( 64 from 2010 , 28 from 2020)
Land area: 525.5 square miles
Population density: 12.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	6,174	95.47%	1.1%
Black:	29	0.45%	70.6%
Indian:	12	0.19%	0.0%
Asian:	39	0.60%	143.8%
2+ races:	87	1.35%	93.3%
Hispanic:	126	1.95%	82.6%

Total non-White:	293	4.53%	84.3%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	207	15.9
Deaths:	220	16.9
Net Migration:	-17	-1.3
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	-70	-1.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	134	2.1

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
6,403
6,244	97.52%
17	0.27%
12	0.19%
16	0.25%
45	0.70%
69	1.08%
159	2.48%

2000
6,730
6,614	98.28%
4	0.06%
6	0.09%
14	0.21%
37	0.55%
48	0.71%
116	1.72%

1990
7,067
7,035	99.55%
0	0.00%
4	0.06%
21	0.30%
n/a
7	0.10%
32	0.45%

1980
8,199
8,154	99.45%
0	0.00%
7	0.09%
22	0.27%
n/a
9	0.11%
45	0.55%

1970
8,405
8,350	99.35%
1	0.01%
1	0.01%
33	0.39%
n/a
14	0.17%
55	0.65%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
761	11.3
916	13.6
-250	-3.7
0	0.0

-370	-5.5
43	0.6

Number	Rate
1990's
665	9.4
1,112	15.7
-49	-0.7
8	0.1

-421	-6.0
84	1.2

Number	Rate
1980's
901	11.0
1,170	14.3
-852	-10.4
n/a

-1,119	-13.6
-13	-0.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-58	-0.7
n/a

-196	-2.3
-10	-0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Wayne County, IA

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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
41.9
1,685	26.1%
4,782	73.9%
1,406	21.7%

2,531
2.52

1,646	65.0%
1,392	84.6%
149	9.1%
885	35.0%

2010
Number	Percent
45.3
1,500	23.4%
4,903	76.6%
1,418	22.1%

2,652
2.38

1,750	66.0%
1,431	81.8%
121	6.9%
902	34.0%

2000
Number	Percent
42.6
1,599	23.8%
5,131	76.2%
1,589	23.6%

2,829
2.33

1,922	67.9%
1,646	85.6%
119	6.2%
907	32.1%

1990
Number	Percent
42.3
1,647	23.3%
5,420	76.7%
1,856	26.3%

2,952
2.35

2,063	69.9%
1,850	89.7%
84	4.1%
889	30.1%

1980
Number	Percent
40.8
2,004	24.4%
6,195	75.6%
1,880	22.9%

3,335
2.42

2,461	73.8%
2,222	90.3%
102	4.1%
874	26.2%

2022 Housing Data for Wayne County, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	76	3.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	116	4.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	101	4.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	139	5.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	103	4.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	121	4.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	158	6.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	129	5.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	164	6.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	185	7.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	291	11.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	423	16.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	213	8.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	151	6.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	57	2.3%
$200,000 or more	104	4.1%

Median Household Income	58,257
Per Capita Income	32,524

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	89
Compared to U.S.	78

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	91	3.6%
Public Assistance	104	4.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	278	11.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,507	71.2%
Unemployed	44	1.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,551	72.5%
Not in Labor Force	969	27.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	941	701	57.3%
Non-Profit	50	199	20.1%
Self-Employed	414	96	81.2%

Local Government	128	186	40.8%
State Government	9	89	9.2%
Federal Government	24	19	55.8%

Total Private + Self	1,355	797	63.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	211	493	30.0%
Total	1,566	1,290	54.8%

Pct. Govt.	15.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	382	13.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	427	14.9%
Professional, Technical	469	16.4%
Service Occupations	372	13.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	137	4.8%
All others	1,209	42.3%

White Collar		44.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	445	15.6%
Retail trade	402	14.1%
Health care and social assistance	348	12.2%
Construction	324	11.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	316	11.1%
Educational services	216	7.6%
Transportation and warehousing	181	6.3%
Public administration	125	4.4%
Other services	124	4.3%
Accommodation and food services	95	3.3%
Wholesale trade	71	2.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	51	1.8%
Finance and insurance	44	1.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	38	1.3%
Utilities	22	0.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	22	0.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	12	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	11	0.4%
Information	7	0.2%
Management	5	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	67	1.03%
Puerto Rican	28	0.43%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	22	0.34%

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	%
Cambodian	4	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,529	91.7%
German, other Germanic	405	6.7%
Spanish	68	1.1%
Other Indo-European	22	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	4	0.1%
Other Asian	4	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,459	22.5%
English	880	13.6%
Irish	775	12.0%
Dutch	658	10.1%
American	489	7.5%
Scottish	157	2.4%
European	115	1.8%
Italian	100	1.5%
Swedish	100	1.5%
French	96	1.5%
Scotch-Irish	86	1.3%
Norwegian	83	1.3%
Polish	65	1.0%
Welsh	63	1.0%
Danish	37	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,451	99.5%
Not a citizen	33	0.5%

Native	6,423	99.1%
Foreign-born	61	0.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
292	6.7%	167	3.8%	1,802	41.5%	1,431	32.9%	486	11.2%	167	3.8%
Average years of education: 12.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	292	6.7%
9-12 Years	167	3.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,802	41.5%
Some College	1,431	32.9%
Bach. Degree	486	11.2%
Grad Degree	167	3.8%
Average years of education: 12.7

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	3,213	3,119	94	2.9%	4.4%
1991	3,138	3,021	117	3.7%	4.7%
1992	3,341	3,167	174	5.2%	4.5%
1993	3,286	3,106	180	5.5%	4.1%
1994	3,407	3,283	124	3.6%	3.6%
1995	3,413	3,277	136	4.0%	3.5%
1996	3,419	3,252	167	4.9%	3.6%
1997	3,253	3,115	138	4.2%	3.1%
1998	3,038	2,916	122	4.0%	2.8%
1999	2,999	2,908	91	3.0%	2.7%

2000	3,241	3,142	99	3.1%	2.7%
2001	3,344	3,227	117	3.5%	3.3%
2002	3,304	3,166	138	4.2%	4.0%
2003	3,163	3,020	143	4.5%	4.4%
2004	3,129	2,987	142	4.5%	4.5%
2005	3,164	3,017	147	4.6%	4.3%
2006	3,207	3,080	127	4.0%	3.7%
2007	3,211	3,065	146	4.5%	3.7%
2008	3,251	3,116	135	4.2%	4.1%
2009	3,216	3,013	203	6.3%	6.4%

2010	2,869	2,689	180	6.3%	6.1%
2011	2,836	2,676	160	5.6%	5.6%
2012	2,804	2,651	153	5.5%	5.1%
2013	2,854	2,706	148	5.2%	4.7%
2014	2,872	2,728	144	5.0%	4.2%
2015	2,850	2,739	111	3.9%	3.7%
2016	2,856	2,749	107	3.7%	3.6%
2017	2,784	2,699	85	3.1%	3.1%
2018	2,786	2,708	78	2.8%	2.6%
2019	2,848	2,773	75	2.6%	2.8%

2020	2,783	2,658	125	4.5%	5.3%
2021	2,847	2,754	93	3.3%	3.8%
2022	2,945	2,870	75	2.5%	2.7%
2023	3,017	2,928	89	2.9%	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,032
Median Value	$98,700

Occupied	2,531	83.5%
Vacant	501	16.5%

Owned	2,021	79.8%
Rented	510	20.2%
Median Rent	$627

Single-Family Units	2,532	83.5%
Detached	2,521	83.1%
Attached	11	0.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	16	0.5%
Mobile Homes	247	8.1%

Wayne County, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Wayne County, IA

2022 Housing Data for Wayne County, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wayne County, IA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wayne County, IA

Historical Labor Force Data for Wayne County, IA