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Wayne County, KY


Designated Market Area: Lexington, KY
USDA County Type (2015): Manufacturing, Low Education, Low Employment, Persistent Poverty
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Evangelical Hubs

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2022 population: 19,681   ( 1,132 from 2010 , 122 from 2020)
Land area: 458.2 square miles
Population density: 43.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:18,251 92.73% 6.8%
Black:3291.67% 6.8%
Indian:420.21% 27.3%
Asian:700.36% 0.0%
2+ races:2561.30% 23.7%
Hispanic:7333.72% 22.0%
Total non-White:1,4307.27% 17.0%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:491 12.6
Deaths:70217.9
Net Migration: 3208.2
Net Immigration: 30.1
Change in White population:-1,340 -6.4
Change in Non-White pop.:208 1.0




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
20,813
19,59194.13%
3081.48%
330.16%
700.34%
2070.99%
6012.89%
1,2225.87%

2000
19,923
19,15696.15%
2871.44%
310.16%
190.10%
1320.66%
2911.46%
7673.85%

1990
17,468
17,04997.60%
3001.72%
890.51%
00.00%
n/a
300.17%
4192.40%

1980
17,022
16,55297.24%
3652.14%
00.00%
00.00%
n/a
980.58%
4702.76%

1970
14,268
13,84697.04%
4082.86%
50.04%
80.06%
n/a
00.00%
422 2.96%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
2,254 11.3
1,9799.9
4382.2
2261.1
435 2.2
455 2.3
1990's
NumberRate
2,472 14.2
1,83610.5
1,3527.7
60.0
2,107 12.1
348 2.0
1980's
NumberRate
2,468 14.5
1,602 9.4
-303 -1.8
n/a
497 2.9
-51 -0.3
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
1,620 11.4
n/a
2,706 19.0
48 0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Wayne County, KY
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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
NumberPercent
43.4
4,042 20.5%
15,639 79.5%
4,128 21.0%
7,897
2.46
5,227 66.2%
4,020 76.9%
489 9.4%
2,670 33.8%

2010
NumberPercent
41.1
4,696 22.6%
16,117 77.4%
3,326 16.0%
8,646
2.37
5,913 68.4%
4,517 76.4%
506 8.6%
2,733 31.6%

2000
NumberPercent
36.7
5,058 25.4%
14,865 74.6%
2,670 13.4%
7,899
2.50
5,845 74.0%
4,715 80.7%
434 7.4%
2,054 26.0%

1990
NumberPercent
33.9
4,687 26.8%
12,781 73.2%
2,427 13.9%
6,553
2.64
5,193 79.2%
4,467 86.0%
306 5.9%
1,360 20.8%

1980
NumberPercent
30.1
5,379 31.6%
11,643 68.4%
2,147 12.6%
5,805
2.90
4,830 83.2%
4,100 84.9%
303 6.3%
975 16.8%

2022 Housing Data for Wayne County, KY

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units10,169 
Median Value$112,800 
Occupied7,89777.7%
Vacant2,27222.3%
Owned5,82173.7%
Rented2,07626.3%
Median Rent$676 
Single-Family Units6,66065.5%
    Detached6,55264.4%
    Attached1081.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units3203.1%
Mobile Homes2,78227.4%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wayne County, KY

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0005957.5%
$10,000 to $14,99993411.8%
$15,000 to $19,9995316.7%
$20,000 to $24,9994635.9%
$25,000 to $29,9995627.1%
$30,000 to $34,9994475.7%
$35,000 to $39,9993124.0%
$40,000 to $44,9995456.9%
$45,000 to $49,9991582.0%
$50,000 to $59,9995316.7%
$60,000 to $74,99980510.2%
$75,000 to $99,99985410.8%
$100,000 to $124,9993834.8%
$125,000 to $149,9993734.7%
$150,000 to $199,9992363.0%
$200,000 or more1682.1%
Median Household Income41,583 
Per Capita Income27,016 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state90 
Compared to U.S.72 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI1,16514.8%
Public Assistance1752.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps1,31916.7%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed6,17653.4%
Unemployed3763.2%
In Armed Forces00.0%
Total Labor Force6,55256.6%
Not in Labor Force5,02143.4%
Real Unemployment Rate 46.6%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector2,8152,03258.1%
Non-Profit4322915.8%
Self-Employed51918873.4%
Local Government10451716.7%
State Government6221122.7%
Federal Government986659.8%
Total Private + Self3,3342,22060.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.3071,02323.1%
Total3,6413,24352.9%
Pct. Govt.15.4%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts68710.0%
Sales and Office Occupations1,76625.6%
Professional, Technical91413.2%
Service Occupations1,01514.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1602.3%
All others2,51736.5%
White Collar 48.8%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing1,47821.4%
Health care and social assistance88712.9%
Retail trade81411.8%
Educational services6809.9%
Construction4176.0%
Transportation and warehousing3605.2%
Finance and insurance3435.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.3164.6%
Public administration2884.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting2764.0%
Accommodation and food services2463.6%
Other services1912.8%
Professional, scientific, technical1111.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation1101.6%
Wholesale trade1081.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction871.3%
Utilities841.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing560.8%
Information470.7%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican3992.03%
Puerto Rican1360.69%
Cuban00.00%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American1810.92%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan1810.92%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran00.00%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American130.07%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean130.07%
Colombian00.00%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic00.00%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Thai80.04%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English17,99596.8%
Spanish4752.6%
German, other Germanic570.3%
Other Indo-European430.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic110.1%
Other Asian80.0%
Other70.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
English3,67118.7%
American2,40412.2%
Irish1,96310.0%
German1,5798.0%
Scottish3201.6%
Italian1881.0%
Dutch1830.9%
European1670.8%
French1170.6%
Scandinavian1150.6%
Russian970.5%
Ukrainian880.4%
British590.3%
Eastern European510.3%
Polish510.3%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen19,36098.4%
Not a citizen3061.6%
Native19,11697.2%
Foreign-born5502.8%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wayne County, KY

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
1,751 12.5%1,555 11.1%5,556 39.6%3,230 23.0%1,067 7.6%873 6.2%
  Average years of education: 12.0
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 1,751 12.5%
9-12 Years 1,555 11.1%
H.S. Grad or GED 5,556 39.6%
Some College 3,230 23.0%
Bach. Degree 1,067 7.6%
Grad Degree 873 6.2%
Average years of education: 12.0

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Wayne County, KY

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 7,059 6,424 635 9.0% 6.0%
1991 7,162 6,449 713 10.0% 7.3%
1992 7,216 6,558 658 9.1% 6.9%
1993 7,663 7,093 570 7.4% 6.2%
1994 7,772 7,301 471 6.1% 5.4%
1995 7,762 7,246 516 6.6% 5.4%
1996 7,700 7,041 659 8.6% 5.4%
1997 7,824 7,198 626 8.0% 5.2%
1998 8,103 7,233 870 10.7% 4.5%
1999 8,031 7,500 531 6.6% 4.5%
2000 8,172 7,729 443 5.4% 4.1%
2001 8,399 7,783 616 7.3% 5.2%
2002 8,691 8,117 574 6.6% 5.8%
2003 8,900 8,303 597 6.7% 6.2%
2004 8,919 8,416 503 5.6% 5.5%
2005 8,675 8,146 529 6.1% 5.9%
2006 8,670 8,089 581 6.7% 5.7%
2007 8,588 8,028 560 6.5% 5.4%
2008 8,423 7,718 705 8.4% 6.5%
2009 8,572 7,344 1,228 14.3% 10.8%
2010 8,257 7,088 1,169 14.2% 10.3%
2011 7,905 6,782 1,123 14.2% 9.4%
2012 7,739 6,730 1,009 13.0% 8.2%
2013 7,460 6,579 881 11.8% 7.9%
2014 7,259 6,559 700 9.6% 6.4%
2015 7,028 6,461 567 8.1% 5.2%
2016 7,259 6,708 551 7.6% 5.0%
2017 7,393 6,832 561 7.6% 4.8%
2018 7,562 7,051 511 6.8% 4.2%
2019 7,451 7,038 413 5.5% 4.1%
2020 7,370 6,888 482 6.5% 6.6%
2021 7,322 6,967 355 4.8% 4.4%
2022 7,078 6,727 351 5.0% 3.9%
2023 6,813 6,432 381 5.6% 4.2%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com