Demographics of Wayne County, Georgia

Wayne County, Georgia had 32,481 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,336 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Wayne County, in four figures

32,481
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +7.7%
Change since July 2020: +2,336 people.; 38.3 ±1.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $53,427 ±$6,493
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Wayne County, Georgia's population grew 7.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Wayne County, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Wayne County, Georgia's population grew 7.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Wayne County, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	30,145	100.0	100.0
2021	30,207	100.2	100.2
2022	30,758	102.0	100.7
2023	31,389	104.1	101.6
2024	32,102	106.5	102.5
2025	32,481	107.7	103.1

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Population of Wayne County, Georgia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	30,145	+4	−11	0	+5
2021	30,207	+62	−135	+53	+118
2022	30,758	+551	−140	+48	+613
2023	31,389	+631	−103	+51	+675
2024	32,102	+713	−74	+92	+688
2025	32,481	+379	−76	+50	+407

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.3 ±1.2: for men 37.3 ±1.2 and for women 39.1 ±1.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Wayne County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	1,833 ±173	5.9% ±0.6	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,577 ±386	18.0% ±1.2	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,649 ±361	8.6% ±1.2	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	8,117 ±504	26.2% ±1.6	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,786 ±459	25.2% ±1.5	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,987 ±484	16.1% ±1.6	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $53,427 ±$6,493, and income per person $25,788 ±$1,663, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,353 ±$407 in Georgia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Wayne County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	2,954 ±493	26.7% ±4.4	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,325 ±428	21.0% ±3.8	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,888 ±395	17.1% ±3.5	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,599 ±348	14.5% ±3.1	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,215 ±238	11.0% ±2.1	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	616 ±219	5.6% ±2.0	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	464 ±170	4.2% ±1.5	11.9% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Wayne County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	6,192 ±1,034	21.3% ±3.6	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,069 ±515	28.0% ±6.4	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,050 ±565	20.3% ±3.6	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,073 ±257	16.1% ±3.7	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Wayne County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Wayne County	Georgia	United States
Housing units	12,704 ±63	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.1% ±3.0	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.9% ±2.9	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	67.3% ±4.1	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	32.7% ±4.2	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$162,800 ±$17,471	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$846 ±$43	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1989 ±3	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Wayne County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,937 ±0	6.3% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	21,743 ±125	70.3% ±0.4	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	6,036 ±224	19.5% ±0.7	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	402 ±83	1.3% ±0.3	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 66	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 32	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 57	0% to 0.2%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	769 ±265	2.5% ±0.9	3.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Wayne County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	21,773 ±736	70.4% ±2.4	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,456 ±775	24.1% ±2.5	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	221 to 699	0.7% to 2.3%	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,260 ±261	4.1% ±0.8	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	288 ±135	0.9% ±0.4	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	972 ±266	3.1% ±0.9	5.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Wayne County among the counties of Georgia

62nd of 159 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Counties of Georgia near Wayne County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Dawson County	35,365	+30.7%
Lee County	34,179	+2.9%
Gilmer County	33,894	+7.9%
Haralson County	33,066	+10.0%
Madison County	32,919	+8.8%
Wayne County	32,481	+7.7%
Monroe County	32,023	+14.1%
Peach County	29,877	+6.5%
White County	29,802	+6.0%
Decatur County	29,432	> −0.1%
Jones County	29,171	+2.8%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026