Demographics of Wayne County, Missouri

Wayne County, Missouri had 10,782 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −155 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

10,782
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.4%
Change since July 2020: −155 people.; 48.6 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $47,226 ±$4,530
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, Missouri's population shrank 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Wayne County, Missouri'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, Missouri's population shrank 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Wayne County, Missouri'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	10,937	100.0	100.0
2021	10,924	99.9	100.2
2022	10,805	98.8	100.7
2023	10,832	99.0	101.6
2024	10,851	99.2	102.5
2025	10,782	98.6	103.1

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Population of Wayne County, Missouri on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	10,937	−38	−26	0	−13
2021	10,924	−13	−111	0	+98
2022	10,805	−119	−132	+2	+18
2023	10,832	+27	−59	+1	+83
2024	10,851	+19	−59	+6	+73
2025	10,782	−69	−66	+5	−8

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 48.6 ±0.5: for men 46.1 ±0.9 and for women 50.5 ±0.8. 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	Missouri	United States
Under 5	491 ±24	4.5% ±0.2	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,641 ±179	15.1% ±1.6	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	682 ±135	6.3% ±1.2	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,215 ±154	20.4% ±1.4	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,102 ±240	28.6% ±2.2	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,731 ±281	25.1% ±2.6	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $47,226 ±$4,530, and income per person $24,204 ±$1,788, in 2024 dollars. The median is $70,702 ±$325 in Missouri 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	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	1,258 ±209	27.2% ±4.2	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,168 ±203	25.3% ±4.1	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,044 ±212	22.6% ±4.4	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	534 ±174	11.6% ±3.7	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	334 ±95	7.2% ±2.0	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	223 ±103	4.8% ±2.2	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	12 to 112	0.3% to 2.4%	8.7% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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	Missouri	United States
All ages	2,741 ±653	25.7% ±6.1	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	857 ±236	41.0% ±9.1	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,188 ±320	23.7% ±6.0	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	696 ±175	19.5% ±4.6	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Wayne County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Wayne County	Missouri	United States
Housing units	6,119 ±35	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	75.6% ±4.8	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	24.4% ±4.8	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	75.1% ±3.9	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	24.9% ±4.7	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$107,400 ±$11,308	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$665 ±$37	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1980 ±2	1978 ±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	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	159 ±0	1.5% ±<0.1	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	10,037 ±179	92.4% ±1.6	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	11 to 81	0.1% to 0.7%	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 76	0% to 0.7%	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	17 to 155	0.2% to 1.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	504 ±142	4.6% ±1.3	4.8% ±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	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	8,250 ±300	76.0% ±2.8	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,534 ±302	23.3% ±2.8	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 33	0% to 0.3%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	15 to 117	0.1% to 1.1%	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 76	0% to 0.7%	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 62	0% to 0.6%	2.2% ±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 Missouri

80th of 115 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Missouri page.

Counties of Missouri near Wayne County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Douglas County	12,342	+6.4%
Mississippi County	12,003	−1.1%
Linn County	11,815	−0.3%
Barton County	11,795	+1.5%
Montgomery County	11,590	+2.6%
Wayne County	10,782	−1.4%
Ripley County	10,717	+0.4%
Bollinger County	10,646	+0.9%
Ralls County	10,444	+0.9%
Howard County	10,180	+0.3%
St. Clair County	9,976	+6.7%

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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