Wayne County, Georgia

Wayne County has a population of 30,949 and has grown 7.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $162,800, about 3.0 times the county's median household income of $53,427.

Home price
$162,800
Income
$53,427
Population
30,949
Unemployment
7.2%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$162,800county
Median gross rent$846county
Median year homes here were built1989county
Share of homes built before 198036.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile33.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant12.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented32.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,350county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,021county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$778county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,224county
Home insurance / yr$2,323(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.5(statewide)
Median household income$53,427county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate21.3%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home4.5%county
Unemployment rate7.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force51.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed11.0%county
Share of workers employed by government13.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.7%county
Economic output per resident$53,340county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.78%county
Top state income tax4.99%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.99%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.56%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time28.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service36 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport42771county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.4 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station2.1 micounty
Households without a vehicle10.2%county
Traffic deaths29.1county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.9(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher16.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher86.6%county
Public schools in the county8county
Public school enrollment5348county
Students per full-time teacher14.2county
Free lunch eligible91.0%county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools2county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution39 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians36county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter8.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance20.0%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year23.5%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year21.3%county
Frequent mental distress19.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity32.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.6%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population30,949county
Land area in square miles642county
People per square mile of land48.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store21.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract27.5%county
Population change since 2020+7.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age38.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over16.1%county
Share of households that are one person29.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.1%county
Second languages5.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls65.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents262county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents13county
Households that moved in776county
Households that moved away661county
Average income of arriving households$44,097county
Average income of departing households$43,195county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes8county
Housing units authorised in the latest year102county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings3.9%county
Violent crime rate326(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature67.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation42.8 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.73 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F90 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing32 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days238 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 21county
Average first fall frostNov 14county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$160county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh14.2¢county
Household electricity use1,146 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity89.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas5.8%county
Homes heated by propane2.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.3%county
Households with broadband84.3%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk30.2county
Coastal flood risk19.8county
Drought risk42.1county
Landslide risk13.4county
Hail risk24.8county
Earthquake risk64.4county
Tornado risk52.7county
Tropical cyclone risk88.9county
Extreme heat risk54.7county
Winter weather risk6.5county
Strong wind risk26.7county
Wildfire risk61.7county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Wayne County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Georgia figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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