Median Household Income
$60,539
Median Home Value
$178,500
Median Gross Rent
$1,132/mo
Poverty Rate
20.8%
Unemployment Rate
8.7%
Homeownership Rate
64.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
27.6%
Median Age
37.9
Population Over Time
Wayne County shrank 1.0% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
1,790,078
2016
1,767,593
2018
1,761,382
2020
1,753,059
2022
1,781,641
2024
1,772,259
Business & Industry
Wayne County has 33,699 business establishments employing 665,558 people.
Health care and social assistance
4,334
Other services (except public administration)
3,710
Accommodation and food services
3,699
Professional, scientific, and technical services
3,026
Construction
2,201
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
1,571
Wholesale trade
1,458
Finance and insurance
1,355
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.