Wayne, WV Population

Overview

1,200

Total Population

39.4

Median age

63.92%

Female population %

56.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

35-39 years

Largest age group

60.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Wayne's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Wayne is 39.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wayne's population under 18 was 24.58%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wayne's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.75% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wayne, 18.08% were under the age of 15, 14.25% aged 15 to 29, 47.92% aged 30 to 64, 18.83% aged 65 to 84, and 0.92% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 334 more females than males in Wayne:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 63.92% females and 36.08% males in Wayne, WV.
The Wayne, WV gender ratio is 56.5:100 i.e. 56.5 men to 100 women (0.565).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 64.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 175.

Wayne's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Wayne population: 99.17% are White, 0.42% are Black or African American and 0.42% are multiracial.
Wayne's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,2 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wayne is White with a population of 1,19 (99.17% of the total population).

Wayne's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,700 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Wayne's population increased by 122 (7.73%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wayne's population decreased by 264 (15.53%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Wayne's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,405.