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Wayne County, GA


Micropolitan Statistical Area: Jesup, GA
Designated Market Area: Savannah, GA-SC
USDA County Type (2015): Government, Low Employment
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Evangelical Hubs

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2022 population: 30,896   ( 797 from 2010 , 752 from 2020)
Land area: 641.8 square miles
Population density: 48.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:21,645 70.06% 0.5%
Black:5,94719.25% 0.3%
Indian:1210.39% 47.6%
Asian:4521.46% 172.3%
2+ races:6332.05% 42.9%
Hispanic:2,0986.79% 22.0%
Total non-White:9,25129.94% 10.8%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:758 12.6
Deaths:1,01416.8
Net Migration: 77112.8
Net Immigration: 1913.2
Change in White population:-104 -0.3
Change in Non-White pop.:901 3.0




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

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

2010
30,099
21,74972.26%
5,92819.70%
820.27%
1660.55%
4431.47%
1,7195.71%
8,35027.74%

2000
26,565
19,83874.68%
5,33320.08%
580.22%
1140.43%
2010.76%
1,0133.81%
6,72725.32%

1990
22,356
17,77279.50%
4,33819.40%
250.11%
270.12%
n/a
1940.87%
4,58420.50%

1980
20,750
16,58579.93%
3,85518.58%
520.25%
410.20%
n/a
2050.99%
4,16520.07%

1970
17,858
14,11379.03%
3,73020.89%
80.04%
70.04%
n/a
00.00%
3,745 20.97%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
3,884 14.6
2,5009.4
1,4325.4
1580.6
1,911 7.2
1,623 6.1
1990's
NumberRate
3,604 16.1
2,40210.7
2,25110.1
660.3
2,066 9.2
2,143 9.6
1980's
NumberRate
3,526 17.0
2,168 10.4
413 2.0
n/a
1,187 5.7
419 2.0
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
890 5.0
n/a
2,472 13.8
420 2.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Wayne County, GA
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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
38.7
7,359 23.8%
23,537 76.2%
4,906 15.9%
10,754
2.64
7,405 68.9%
5,025 67.9%
925 12.5%
3,349 31.1%

2010
NumberPercent
37.6
7,461 24.8%
22,638 75.2%
3,862 12.8%
10,562
2.63
7,686 72.8%
5,563 72.4%
884 11.5%
2,876 27.2%

2000
NumberPercent
35.8
6,804 25.6%
19,761 74.4%
3,009 11.3%
9,348
2.61
7,040 75.3%
5,573 79.2%
668 9.5%
2,308 24.7%

1990
NumberPercent
32.9
6,532 29.2%
15,824 70.8%
2,607 11.7%
7,897
2.75
6,144 77.8%
4,965 80.8%
543 8.8%
1,753 22.2%

1980
NumberPercent
29.2
6,616 31.9%
14,134 68.1%
2,195 10.6%
6,845
2.96
5,501 80.4%
4,643 84.4%
371 6.7%
1,344 19.6%

2022 Housing Data for Wayne County, GA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units12,487 
Median Value$142,200 
Occupied10,75486.1%
Vacant1,73313.9%
Owned6,92364.4%
Rented3,83135.6%
Median Rent$805 
Single-Family Units7,62361.0%
    Detached7,50260.1%
    Attached1211.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units2802.2%
Mobile Homes3,87431.0%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wayne County, GA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0005445.1%
$10,000 to $14,9996836.4%
$15,000 to $19,9999508.8%
$20,000 to $24,9995555.2%
$25,000 to $29,9995565.2%
$30,000 to $34,9997126.6%
$35,000 to $39,9994714.4%
$40,000 to $44,9994474.2%
$45,000 to $49,9994734.4%
$50,000 to $59,9997466.9%
$60,000 to $74,9991,0119.4%
$75,000 to $99,9991,31312.2%
$100,000 to $124,9998778.2%
$125,000 to $149,9994504.2%
$150,000 to $199,9997216.7%
$200,000 or more2452.3%
Median Household Income49,847 
Per Capita Income24,838 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state72 
Compared to U.S.69 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI8658.0%
Public Assistance1451.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps1,95618.2%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed9,64554.4%
Unemployed7414.2%
In Armed Forces300.2%
Total Labor Force10,41658.7%
Not in Labor Force7,31841.3%
Real Unemployment Rate 45.4%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector4,2953,14557.7%
Non-Profit6627119.6%
Self-Employed1,06257564.9%
Local Government32775830.1%
State Government20241832.6%
Federal Government1891791.7%
Total Private + Self5,3573,72059.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.7841,46434.9%
Total6,1415,18454.2%
Pct. Govt.16.9%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts1,15210.2%
Sales and Office Occupations1,69014.9%
Professional, Technical1,97617.4%
Service Occupations2,43121.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing750.7%
All others4,09636.1%
White Collar 42.5%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing1,50813.3%
Construction1,47513.0%
Health care and social assistance1,47213.0%
Retail trade1,18710.5%
Educational services1,0899.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.1,0289.1%
Other services7286.4%
Accommodation and food services6986.2%
Public administration6065.3%
Transportation and warehousing3953.5%
Utilities2432.1%
Professional, scientific, technical2412.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting2051.8%
Finance and insurance1561.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation1111.0%
Wholesale trade1111.0%
Information490.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction300.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing130.1%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican1,2944.27%
Puerto Rican3111.03%
Cuban80.03%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American450.15%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan00.00%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian90.03%
Salvadoran360.12%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American80.03%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian00.00%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan80.03%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic3000.99%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Burmese2170.72%
Korean300.10%
Filipino280.09%
Japanese40.01%
Indian20.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English27,24095.3%
Spanish9303.3%
Other Asian2210.8%
Other440.2%
Korean390.1%
German, other Germanic230.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic210.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun210.1%
Arabic180.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
American3,47411.5%
English2,1287.0%
Irish1,9946.6%
German1,4824.9%
Italian5381.8%
Scottish4691.5%
Scotch-Irish3511.2%
European3391.1%
British1810.6%
French1800.6%
Polish1440.5%
Welsh1270.4%
Norwegian1230.4%
African1140.4%
Dutch850.3%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen29,63997.9%
Not a citizen6382.1%
Native29,49097.4%
Foreign-born7872.6%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wayne County, GA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
995 4.9%1,950 9.6%9,049 44.7%5,407 26.7%1,713 8.5%1,149 5.7%
  Average years of education: 12.5
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 995 4.9%
9-12 Years 1,950 9.6%
H.S. Grad or GED 9,049 44.7%
Some College 5,407 26.7%
Bach. Degree 1,713 8.5%
Grad Degree 1,149 5.7%
Average years of education: 12.5

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


Historical Labor Force Data for Wayne County, GA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 10,331 9,669 662 6.4% 5.4%
1991 10,952 10,247 705 6.4% 5.3%
1992 11,234 10,120 1,114 9.9% 6.6%
1993 11,241 10,184 1,057 9.4% 5.7%
1994 10,971 10,015 956 8.7% 5.1%
1995 10,954 10,189 765 7.0% 4.8%
1996 10,737 9,955 782 7.3% 4.6%
1997 11,105 10,318 787 7.1% 4.5%
1998 11,394 10,570 824 7.2% 4.2%
1999 11,850 11,116 734 6.2% 3.8%
2000 11,295 10,740 555 4.9% 3.5%
2001 10,914 10,345 569 5.2% 4.1%
2002 11,132 10,484 648 5.8% 5.3%
2003 11,401 10,765 636 5.6% 5.1%
2004 11,545 10,844 701 6.1% 5.1%
2005 11,826 11,045 781 6.6% 5.7%
2006 11,861 11,134 727 6.1% 5.1%
2007 12,068 11,360 708 5.9% 4.9%
2008 12,227 11,210 1,017 8.3% 6.8%
2009 12,073 10,586 1,487 12.3% 10.4%
2010 12,412 10,900 1,512 12.2% 10.7%
2011 12,470 10,973 1,497 12.0% 10.1%
2012 12,561 11,239 1,322 10.5% 9.0%
2013 12,273 11,083 1,190 9.7% 8.1%
2014 11,814 10,777 1,037 8.8% 7.1%
2015 11,439 10,596 843 7.4% 6.1%
2016 11,296 10,512 784 6.9% 5.4%
2017 11,464 10,803 661 5.8% 4.8%
2018 11,419 10,879 540 4.7% 4.0%
2019 11,523 11,050 473 4.1% 3.5%
2020 11,540 10,894 646 5.6% 6.5%
2021 11,864 11,418 446 3.8% 3.9%
2022 12,005 11,635 370 3.1% 3.0%
2023 11,959 11,565 394 3.3% 3.2%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com