Wayne County, Pennsylvania

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Wayne County is a county in the United States of Pennsylvania. The population of county in 2000 stood at 47722 as per the Census data. Its population was estimated at 52016 in July 2008, It is the 44th largest county by population in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 750.54 mi˛ (1943.89 sq km), of which, 729.22 square miles (1888.67 sq km) of it is land and 21.32 square miles (55.22 sq km) of it is water, making it Pennsylvania's 29th largest county by total area. It is ranks fifth in the size of its inland waterways in Pennsylvania.


As of the census of 2000, there were 47722 people, 18350 households, and 12942 families living in the county. The population density was 65.4 people per square mile (25.25/km˛), it is 16th least densely populated county in Pennsylvania. There were 30593 housing units at an average density of 42 per square mile (16.22/km˛). It has an average household size was 2.5 persons, and the average family size was 2.98 persons. Age range in the county was well distributed with 24% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 100.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.5 males. The county's estimated population as of July 2008 was 52016, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 49630 White, 1631 Black or African American, 80 American Indian, 350 Asian, 2 Native Hawaiian, and 323 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $34082, it is the 38th wealthiest county in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $40589, it is the 42nd wealthiest county in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the county was $16977, it would be the 37th highest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

In 2000, 10913 pupils and students, of which 50.63% are male and 49.37% are female, 22.87% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 5.88% nursery or pri school, 5.29% kindergarten, 50.9% elementary school, 25.85% high school and 12.08% College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Bethany Borough	Wayne County	0.51	0.51	0	292	567.2	21683	39167
2	Hawley Borough	Wayne County	0.64	0.61	0.02	1303	2132.2	16093	22404
3	Honesdale Borough	Wayne County	4.17	4.12	0.05	4874	1182.9	17464	28209
4	Prompton Borough	Wayne County	1.73	1.59	0.13	243	152.4	15601	24375
5	Starrucca Borough	Wayne County	8.75	8.72	0.02	216	24.8	23071	34500
6	Waymart Borough	Wayne County	2.83	2.77	0.06	1429	516.3	14498	35208

Year	Population
April 2000 census	47722
April 2000 Estimate	47718
July 2000 Estimate	47893
July 2001 Estimate	47990
July 2002 Estimate	48289
July 2003 Estimate	48833
July 2004 Estimate	49268
July 2005 Estimate	50117
July 2006 Estimate	51526
July 2007 Estimate	51715
July 2008 Estimate	52016

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	308	334	642
Kindergarten	280	297	577
Elementary school	2937	2618	5555
High school	1500	1321	2821
College or graduate school	500	818	1318

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Wayne County, Pennsylvania	$34082	$40589	$16977
Pennsylvania, United States	$40106	$49184	$20880
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587