Demographics of Wayne County, New York

Wayne County, New York had 91,250 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +49 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

91,250
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.1%
Change since July 2020: +49 people.; 43.6 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $74,506 ±$2,240
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, New York's population grew 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Wayne County, New York'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, New York's population grew 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Wayne County, New York'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	91,201	100.0	100.0
2021	91,181	100.0	100.2
2022	90,839	99.6	100.7
2023	90,721	99.5	101.6
2024	90,988	99.8	102.5
2025	91,250	100.1	103.1

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Population of Wayne County, New York on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	91,201	−86	+17	0	−117
2021	91,181	−20	−107	+7	−4
2022	90,839	−342	−277	+27	−26
2023	90,721	−118	−115	+90	−71
2024	90,988	+267	−123	+319	+87
2025	91,250	+262	−119	+223	+155

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.6 ±0.4: for men 42.6 ±0.5 and for women 44.6 ±0.3. 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	New York	United States
Under 5	4,883 ±185	5.4% ±0.2	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	14,200 ±589	15.6% ±0.6	15.0% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	6,337 ±568	7.0% ±0.6	8.9% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	21,235 ±615	23.4% ±0.7	27.1% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	25,342 ±702	27.9% ±0.8	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	18,932 ±752	20.8% ±0.8	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $74,506 ±$2,240, and income per person $38,259 ±$1,105, in 2024 dollars. The median is $85,974 ±$402 in New York 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	New York	United States
Under $25,000	6,145 ±668	16.0% ±1.7	16.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	6,085 ±472	15.8% ±1.2	15.1% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	7,120 ±641	18.5% ±1.7	13.6% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	5,414 ±496	14.1% ±1.3	11.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	7,833 ±582	20.4% ±1.5	16.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	3,444 ±432	9.0% ±1.1	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,363 ±308	6.2% ±0.8	17.1% ±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	New York	United States
All ages	10,306 ±1,029	11.4% ±1.1	14.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,450 ±446	13.0% ±2.3	18.3% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	5,367 ±612	11.8% ±1.3	12.8% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,489 ±469	9.6% ±1.8	13.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Wayne County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Wayne County	New York	United States
Housing units	42,570 ±113	8,585,241 ±652	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.2% ±0.9	90.0% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.8% ±0.9	10.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	79.9% ±1.0	54.3% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	20.1% ±1.3	45.7% ±0.1	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$170,000 ±$2,749	$423,800 ±$1,627	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$938 ±$32	$1,621 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1968 ±2	1959 ±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	New York	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,794 ±0	5.3% ±<0.1	19.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	78,743 ±499	86.6% ±0.5	52.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,040 ±212	2.2% ±0.2	13.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	672 ±256	0.7% ±0.3	9.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	29 to 87	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 64	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	370 ±182	0.4% ±0.2	1.0% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	4,227 ±573	4.6% ±0.6	3.8% ±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	New York	United States
Born in the state	77,302 ±756	85.0% ±0.8	62.4% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	9,836 ±684	10.8% ±0.8	12.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,151 ±356	1.3% ±0.4	2.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,640 ±363	2.9% ±0.4	22.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,501 ±261	1.7% ±0.3	13.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,139 ±308	1.3% ±0.3	9.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Wayne County among the counties of New York

31st of 62 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the New York page.

Counties of New York near Wayne County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Jefferson County	111,540	−3.9%
St. Lawrence County	105,488	−2.5%
Tompkins County	104,047	−1.4%
Putnam County	99,028	+1.4%
Steuben County	91,855	−1.6%
Wayne County	91,250	+0.1%
Sullivan County	80,586	+2.7%
Chemung County	80,415	−3.9%
Clinton County	78,138	−2.0%
Cattaraugus County	75,390	−2.1%
Cayuga County	74,365	−2.3%

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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