2022 population: 117,286 ( 5,337 from 2010 , 38 from 2020)
Land area: 553.9 square miles
Population density: 211.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	60,132	51.27%	11.9%
Black:	36,491	31.11%	4.2%
Indian:	411	0.35%	23.4%
Asian:	1,498	1.28%	3.2%
2+ races:	2,988	2.55%	40.8%
Hispanic:	15,766	13.44%	29.6%

Total non-White:	57,154	48.73%	5.0%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	3,522	15.0
Deaths:	3,628	15.5
Net Migration:	-215	-0.9
Net Immigration:	251	1.1

Change in White population:	-8,084	-6.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	2,747	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
122,623
68,216	55.63%
38,107	31.08%
333	0.27%
1,452	1.18%
2,122	1.73%
12,162	9.92%
54,407	44.37%

2000
113,329
67,756	59.79%
37,230	32.85%
371	0.33%
1,097	0.97%
1,145	1.01%
5,604	4.94%
45,573	40.21%

1990
104,666
68,524	65.47%
33,724	32.22%
339	0.32%
884	0.84%
n/a
1,195	1.14%
36,142	34.53%

1980
97,054
63,742	65.68%
31,476	32.43%
168	0.17%
437	0.45%
n/a
1,117	1.15%
33,312	34.32%

1970
85,408
56,383	66.02%
28,442	33.30%
96	0.11%
102	0.12%
n/a
320	0.37%
29,025	33.98%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
16,239	14.3
9,836	8.7
-6,733	-5.9
1,440	1.3

460	0.4
8,834	7.8

Number	Rate
1990's
16,484	15.7
9,599	9.2
-3,576	-3.4
769	0.7

-768	-0.7
9,431	9.0

Number	Rate
1980's
16,165	16.7
8,674	8.9
1,163	1.2
n/a

4,782	4.9
2,830	2.9

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
589	0.7
n/a

7,359	8.6
4,287	5.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Wayne County, NC

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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
37.5
27,546	23.5%
89,740	76.5%
19,497	16.6%

46,949
2.44

30,933	65.9%
20,762	67.1%
4,043	13.1%
16,016	34.1%

2010
Number	Percent
36.6
30,484	24.9%
92,139	75.1%
16,078	13.1%

47,831
2.50

32,651	68.3%
22,275	68.2%
4,508	13.8%
15,180	31.7%

2000
Number	Percent
35.0
29,682	26.2%
83,647	73.8%
13,000	11.5%

42,541
2.56

30,310	71.2%
22,636	74.7%
3,652	12.0%
12,231	28.8%

1990
Number	Percent
32.0
27,681	26.4%
76,985	73.6%
10,417	10.0%

36,915
2.65

27,875	75.5%
21,689	77.8%
2,946	10.6%
9,040	24.5%

1980
Number	Percent
28.1
29,376	30.3%
67,678	69.7%
8,308	8.6%

32,394
2.87

25,647	79.2%
20,758	80.9%
2,625	10.2%
6,747	20.8%

2022 Housing Data for Wayne County, NC

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,270	4.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,478	5.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,640	5.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,407	5.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,867	6.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,382	5.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,003	4.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,576	5.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,091	4.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,013	8.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,021	10.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,008	12.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	3,393	7.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,808	6.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,175	4.6%
$200,000 or more	1,817	3.9%

Median Household Income	54,323
Per Capita Income	30,540

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	93
Compared to U.S.	79

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,235	6.9%
Public Assistance	946	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	9,483	20.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	41,010	63.7%
Unemployed	2,204	3.4%
In Armed Forces	3,137	4.9%

Total Labor Force	46,351	72.0%
Not in Labor Force	18,039	28.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	19,091	15,392	55.4%
Non-Profit	815	1,487	35.4%
Self-Employed	1,936	1,451	57.2%

Local Government	1,538	1,995	43.5%
State Government	1,763	2,941	37.5%
Federal Government	973	979	49.8%

Total Private + Self	21,027	16,843	55.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	5,089	7,402	40.7%
Total	26,116	24,245	51.9%

Pct. Govt.	20.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	6,187	12.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	9,852	19.5%
Professional, Technical	9,537	18.9%
Service Occupations	9,006	17.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	968	1.9%
All others	15,846	31.4%

White Collar		50.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	7,369	14.6%
Health care and social assistance	7,031	13.9%
Retail trade	6,590	13.1%
Educational services	4,227	8.4%
Accommodation and food services	3,744	7.4%
Public administration	3,149	6.2%
Construction	2,946	5.8%
Other services	2,590	5.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,116	4.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,093	4.2%
Transportation and warehousing	1,959	3.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,509	3.0%
Finance and insurance	1,424	2.8%
Wholesale trade	1,422	2.8%
Information	610	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	607	1.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	483	1.0%
Utilities	481	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	72	0.1%
Management	6	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	8,455	7.20%
Puerto Rican	888	0.76%
Cuban	103	0.09%
Dominican	87	0.07%

Total Central American	4,584	3.90%
Costa Rican	21	0.02%
Guatemalan	2,741	2.33%
Honduran	808	0.69%
Nicaraguan	151	0.13%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	863	0.73%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	419	0.36%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	1	0.00%
Colombian	293	0.25%
Ecuadorian	47	0.04%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	11	0.01%
Uruguayan	9	0.01%
Venezuelan	58	0.05%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	398	0.34%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	445	0.38%
Filipino	303	0.26%
Korean	194	0.17%
Chinese	144	0.12%
Thai	110	0.09%
Bhutanese	49	0.04%
Vietnamese	21	0.02%
Japanese	20	0.02%
Hmong	16	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	94,551	85.9%
Spanish	12,513	11.4%
Other Indo-European	675	0.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	617	0.6%
Other Asian	324	0.3%
German, other Germanic	291	0.3%
Arabic	269	0.2%
Tagalog	240	0.2%
Korean	219	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	24,684	21.0%
English	11,424	9.7%
Irish	8,150	6.9%
German	7,161	6.1%
Italian	1,871	1.6%
European	1,806	1.5%
French	1,479	1.3%
Scottish	1,422	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	985	0.8%
British	669	0.6%
Dutch	581	0.5%
Haitian	576	0.5%
African	379	0.3%
Swedish	378	0.3%
Welsh	376	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	111,590	95.0%
Not a citizen	5,890	5.0%

Native	109,131	92.9%
Foreign-born	8,349	7.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4,752	6.1%	6,406	8.2%	23,240	29.7%	28,224	36.1%	10,860	13.9%	4,786	6.1%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4,752	6.1%
9-12 Years	6,406	8.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	23,240	29.7%
Some College	28,224	36.1%
Bach. Degree	10,860	13.9%
Grad Degree	4,786	6.1%
Average years of education: 12.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	48,028	45,836	2,192	4.6%	4.1%
1991	49,417	45,836	3,581	7.2%	5.9%
1992	47,763	44,275	3,488	7.3%	6.3%
1993	46,853	44,274	2,579	5.5%	5.1%
1994	48,318	45,775	2,543	5.3%	4.4%
1995	48,643	46,158	2,485	5.1%	4.4%
1996	48,840	46,455	2,385	4.9%	4.4%
1997	50,094	47,949	2,145	4.3%	3.8%
1998	49,728	47,510	2,218	4.5%	3.5%
1999	50,383	48,261	2,122	4.2%	3.3%

2000	50,945	48,901	2,044	4.0%	3.7%
2001	51,527	48,592	2,935	5.7%	5.6%
2002	50,896	47,510	3,386	6.7%	6.9%
2003	51,944	48,615	3,329	6.4%	6.7%
2004	51,435	48,542	2,893	5.6%	5.9%
2005	51,507	48,627	2,880	5.6%	5.6%
2006	52,293	49,651	2,642	5.1%	5.1%
2007	52,896	50,316	2,580	4.9%	5.1%
2008	53,725	50,627	3,098	5.8%	6.2%
2009	54,394	49,423	4,971	9.1%	11.0%

2010	55,030	50,031	4,999	9.1%	10.7%
2011	55,181	50,194	4,987	9.0%	10.3%
2012	55,842	50,996	4,846	8.7%	9.5%
2013	54,876	50,734	4,142	7.5%	7.8%
2014	53,861	50,510	3,351	6.2%	6.1%
2015	53,672	50,458	3,214	6.0%	5.7%
2016	53,390	50,274	3,116	5.8%	5.1%
2017	53,320	50,630	2,690	5.0%	4.5%
2018	52,586	50,275	2,311	4.4%	4.0%
2019	52,278	50,186	2,092	4.0%	3.8%

2020	50,708	47,430	3,278	6.5%	7.3%
2021	50,341	47,751	2,590	5.1%	4.9%
2022	50,743	48,688	2,055	4.0%	3.7%
2023	51,478	49,551	1,927	3.7%	3.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	52,882
Median Value	$152,300

Occupied	46,949	88.8%
Vacant	5,933	11.2%

Owned	28,798	61.3%
Rented	18,151	38.7%
Median Rent	$899

Single-Family Units	33,054	62.5%
Detached	31,782	60.1%
Attached	1,272	2.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	4,206	8.0%
Mobile Homes	12,011	22.7%

Wayne County, NC

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Wayne County, NC

2022 Housing Data for Wayne County, NC

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wayne County, NC

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wayne County, NC

Historical Labor Force Data for Wayne County, NC