Wayne County, Kentucky

Wayne County has a population of 19,602 and has grown 0.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $135,700, about 3.0 times the county's median household income of $45,739.

Home price
$135,700
Income
$45,739
Population
19,602
Unemployment
5.8%

Housing

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

Median home price$135,700county
Median gross rent$727county
Median year homes here were built1986county
Share of homes built before 198039.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile22.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant20.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented30.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use11.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,369(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$866county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$677county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,204county
Home insurance / yr$4,042(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$45,739county
Family health premium / yr$23,584(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,756(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.573(statewide)
Poverty rate24.8%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 home10.8%county
Unemployment rate5.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force48.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.9%county
Share of workers employed by government19.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.2%county
Economic output per resident$28,577county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.56%county
Top state income tax3.50%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.50%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.00%(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 time24.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service84 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport776297county
Miles to nearest general aviation field1.3 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station138 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.8%county
Traffic deaths20.4county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.8(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 higher13.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher80.9%county
Public schools in the county8county
Public school enrollment3058county
Students per full-time teacher16.4county
Free lunch eligible77.5%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution31 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians51county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.2%county
Frequent mental distress19.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity37.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes18.2%county

Place

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

Population19,602county
Land area in square miles458county
People per square mile of land42.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store15.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract39.2%county
Population change since 2020+0.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age43.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.9%county
Share of households that are one person28.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.7%county
Second languages3.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls67.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents276county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents7county
Households that moved in301county
Households that moved away320county
Average income of arriving households$42,189county
Average income of departing households$35,319county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes7(statewide)
Housing units authorised in the latest year14,940(statewide)
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings40.6%(statewide)
Violent crime rate213(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature57.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation56.9 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.15 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F18 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing89 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days194 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 14county
Average first fall frostOct 25county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$130county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh12.9¢county
Household electricity use1,006 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity81.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas2.3%county
Homes heated by propane8.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.8%county
Homes heated by wood5.4%county
Households with broadband85.7%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk51.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk30.7county
Landslide risk81.1county
Hail risk67.8county
Earthquake risk57.8county
Tornado risk43.4county
Tropical cyclone risk52.5county
Extreme heat risk41.3county
Winter weather risk80.7county
Strong wind risk52.9county
Wildfire risk38.0county

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 Kentucky figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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