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Wayne County, GA


Micropolitan Statistical Area: Jesup, GA
Designated Market Area: Savannah, GA-SC
USDA County Type (2025): Low Education
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Evangelical Hubs

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2024 population: 32,132   ( 1,991 from 2020)
Land area: 641.8 square miles
Population density: 50.1 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:22,428 69.80% 3.8%
Black:6,21119.33% 5.0%
Indian:1280.40% 17.4%
Asian:5451.70% 143.3%
2+ races:6832.13% 25.8%
Hispanic:2,1376.65% 22.0%
Total non-White:9,70430.20% 13.6%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,389 11.5
Deaths:1,88215.6
Net Migration: 2,14017.7
Net Immigration: 2782.3
Change in White population:829 2.8
Change in Non-White pop.:1,162 3.9




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
30,141
21,59971.66%
5,91519.62%
1090.36%
2240.74%
5431.80%
1,7515.81%
8,54228.34%

2010
30,099
21,74972.26%
5,92819.70%
820.27%
1660.55%
4431.47%
1,7195.71%
8,35027.74%

2000
26,565
19,83874.68%
5,33320.08%
580.22%
1140.43%
2010.76%
1,0133.81%
6,72725.32%

1990
22,356
17,77279.50%
4,33819.40%
250.11%
270.12%
n/a
1940.87%
4,58420.50%

1980
20,750
16,58579.93%
3,85518.58%
520.25%
410.20%
n/a
2050.99%
4,16520.07%

1970
17,858
14,11379.03%
3,73020.89%
80.04%
70.04%
n/a
00.00%
3,745 20.97%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2010's
NumberRate
3,631 12.1
3,09810.3
-831-2.8
1090.4
-150 -0.5
192 0.6
2000's
NumberRate
3,884 14.6
2,5009.4
1,4325.4
1580.6
1,911 7.2
1,623 6.1
1990's
NumberRate
3,604 16.1
2,40210.7
2,25110.1
660.3
2,066 9.2
2,143 9.6
1980's
NumberRate
3,526 17.0
2,168 10.4
413 2.0
n/a
1,187 5.7
419 2.0
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
890 5.0
n/a
2,472 13.8
420 2.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Wayne County, GA
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
38.7
7,359 11.8%
54,914 88.2%
4,906 7.9%
10,754
2.64
7,405 68.9%
5,025 67.9%
925 12.5%
3,349 31.1%

2010
NumberPercent
37.6
7,461 24.8%
22,638 75.2%
3,862 12.8%
10,562
2.63
7,686 72.8%
5,563 72.4%
884 11.5%
2,876 27.2%

2000
NumberPercent
35.8
6,804 25.6%
19,761 74.4%
3,009 11.3%
9,348
2.61
7,040 75.3%
5,573 79.2%
668 9.5%
2,308 24.7%

1990
NumberPercent
32.9
6,532 29.2%
15,824 70.8%
2,607 11.7%
7,897
2.75
6,144 77.8%
4,965 80.8%
543 8.8%
1,753 22.2%

1980
NumberPercent
29.2
6,616 31.9%
14,134 68.1%
2,195 10.6%
6,845
2.96
5,501 80.4%
4,643 84.4%
371 6.7%
1,344 19.6%

2022 Housing Data for Wayne County, GA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units12,487 
Median Value$142,200 
Occupied10,75486.1%
Vacant1,73313.9%
Owned6,92364.4%
Rented3,83135.6%
Median Rent$805 
Single-Family Units7,62361.0%
    Detached7,50260.1%
    Attached1211.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units2802.2%
Mobile Homes3,87431.0%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wayne County, GA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0005445.1%
$10,000 to $14,9996836.4%
$15,000 to $19,9999508.8%
$20,000 to $24,9995555.2%
$25,000 to $29,9995565.2%
$30,000 to $34,9997126.6%
$35,000 to $39,9994714.4%
$40,000 to $44,9994474.2%
$45,000 to $49,9994734.4%
$50,000 to $59,9997466.9%
$60,000 to $74,9991,0119.4%
$75,000 to $99,9991,31312.2%
$100,000 to $124,9998778.2%
$125,000 to $149,9994504.2%
$150,000 to $199,9997216.7%
$200,000 or more2452.3%
Median Household Income49,847 
Per Capita Income24,838 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state72 
Compared to U.S.69 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI8658.0%
Public Assistance1451.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps1,95618.2%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed9,64554.4%
Unemployed7414.2%
In Armed Forces300.2%
Total Labor Force10,41658.7%
Not in Labor Force7,31841.3%
Real Unemployment Rate 45.4%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector4,2953,14557.7%
Non-Profit6627119.6%
Self-Employed1,06257564.9%
Local Government32775830.1%
State Government20241832.6%
Federal Government1891791.7%
Total Private + Self5,3573,72059.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.7841,46434.9%
Total6,1415,18454.2%
Pct. Govt.16.9%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts1,15210.2%
Sales and Office Occupations1,69014.9%
Professional, Technical1,97617.4%
Service Occupations2,43121.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing750.7%
All others4,09636.1%
White Collar 42.5%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing1,50813.3%
Construction1,47513.0%
Health care and social assistance1,47213.0%
Retail trade1,18710.5%
Educational services1,0899.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.1,0289.1%
Other services7286.4%
Accommodation and food services6986.2%
Public administration6065.3%
Transportation and warehousing3953.5%
Utilities2432.1%
Professional, scientific, technical2412.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting2051.8%
Finance and insurance1561.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation1111.0%
Wholesale trade1111.0%
Information490.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction300.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing130.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Wayne County, GA

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican1,2944.27%
Puerto Rican3111.03%
Cuban80.03%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American450.15%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan00.00%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian90.03%
Salvadoran360.12%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American80.03%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian00.00%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan80.03%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic3000.99%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Burmese2170.72%
Korean300.10%
Filipino280.09%
Japanese40.01%
Indian20.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English27,24095.3%
Spanish9303.3%
Other Asian2210.8%
Other440.2%
Korean390.1%
German, other Germanic230.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic210.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun210.1%
Arabic180.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
American3,47411.5%
English2,1287.0%
Irish1,9946.6%
German1,4824.9%
Italian5381.8%
Scottish4691.5%
Scotch-Irish3511.2%
European3391.1%
British1810.6%
French1800.6%
Polish1440.5%
Welsh1270.4%
Norwegian1230.4%
African1140.4%
Dutch850.3%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen29,63997.9%
Not a citizen6382.1%
Native29,49097.4%
Foreign-born7872.6%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wayne County, GA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
995 4.9%1,950 9.6%9,049 44.7%5,407 26.7%1,713 8.5%1,149 5.7%
  Average years of education: 12.5
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 995 4.9%
9-12 Years 1,950 9.6%
H.S. Grad or GED 9,049 44.7%
Some College 5,407 26.7%
Bach. Degree 1,713 8.5%
Grad Degree 1,149 5.7%
Average years of education: 12.5

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Wayne County, GA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 10,331 9,669 662 6.4% 5.4%
1991 10,952 10,247 705 6.4% 5.3%
1992 11,234 10,120 1,114 9.9% 6.6%
1993 11,241 10,184 1,057 9.4% 5.7%
1994 10,971 10,015 956 8.7% 5.1%
1995 10,954 10,189 765 7.0% 4.8%
1996 10,737 9,955 782 7.3% 4.6%
1997 11,105 10,318 787 7.1% 4.5%
1998 11,394 10,570 824 7.2% 4.2%
1999 11,850 11,116 734 6.2% 3.8%
2000 11,295 10,740 555 4.9% 3.5%
2001 10,914 10,345 569 5.2% 4.1%
2002 11,132 10,484 648 5.8% 5.3%
2003 11,401 10,765 636 5.6% 5.1%
2004 11,545 10,844 701 6.1% 5.1%
2005 11,826 11,045 781 6.6% 5.7%
2006 11,861 11,134 727 6.1% 5.1%
2007 12,068 11,360 708 5.9% 4.9%
2008 12,227 11,210 1,017 8.3% 6.8%
2009 12,073 10,586 1,487 12.3% 10.4%
2010 12,412 10,900 1,512 12.2% 10.7%
2011 12,470 10,973 1,497 12.0% 10.1%
2012 12,561 11,239 1,322 10.5% 9.0%
2013 12,273 11,083 1,190 9.7% 8.1%
2014 11,814 10,777 1,037 8.8% 7.1%
2015 11,439 10,596 843 7.4% 6.1%
2016 11,296 10,512 784 6.9% 5.4%
2017 11,464 10,803 661 5.8% 4.8%
2018 11,419 10,879 540 4.7% 4.0%
2019 11,523 11,050 473 4.1% 3.5%
2020 11,540 10,894 646 5.6% 6.5%
2021 11,864 11,418 446 3.8% 3.9%
2022 12,005 11,635 370 3.1% 3.0%
2023 11,959 11,565 394 3.3% 3.2%
2024 13,104 12,651 453 3.5% 3.5%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com