Wayne, New York
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Population change since 2000: -10.6%
Males: 513 | (49.3%) |
Females: 528 | (50.7%) |
Median resident age: | 52.3 years |
New York median age: | 40.7 years |
Zip codes: 14840.
Wayne: | $64,577 |
NY: | $79,557 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $41,042 (it was $21,563 in 2000)
Wayne town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $159,501 (it was $81,100 in 2000)
Wayne: | $159,501 |
NY: | $400,400 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $169,714; detached houses: $184,786; townhouses or other attached units: $138,888; in 2-unit structures: $291,252; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $333,918; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $308,305; mobile homes: $80,148; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $43,655
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Wayne, NY
- 1,02898.8%White alone
- 60.6%Hispanic
- 30.3%Two or more races
- 20.2%Black alone
- 20.2%Asian alone
Races in Wayne detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: English (20.3%), German (18.8%), Irish (17.7%), Polish (9.2%), United States (8.0%), Italian (6.0%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Elevation: 1165 feet
Land area: 20.7 square miles.
Population density: 50 people per square mile (very low).
34 residents are foreign born (2.0% Europe, 0.9% Asia).
This town: | 2.9% |
New York: | 20.4% |
Wayne town: | 1.8% ($1,475) |
New York: | 1.9% ($2,847) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rochester, NY (55.0 miles , pop. 219,773).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (198.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 42.45 N, Longitude: 77.13 W
Area code: 607
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 4 buildings, average cost: $250,000
- 2021: 4 buildings, average cost: $300,000
- 2020: 1 building, cost: $180,000
- 2019: 5 buildings, average cost: $144,000
- 2018: 11 buildings, average cost: $227,300
- 2017: 6 buildings, average cost: $258,300
- 2016: 6 buildings, average cost: $359,300
- 2015: 3 buildings, average cost: $91,700
- 2014: 4 buildings, average cost: $220,000
- 2013: 3 buildings, average cost: $258,000
- 2012: 2 buildings, average cost: $250,000
- 2011: 2 buildings, average cost: $250,000
- 2010: 4 buildings, average cost: $162,500
- 2009: 5 buildings, average cost: $225,900
- 2008: 2 buildings, average cost: $122,500
- 2007: 4 buildings, average cost: $184,800
- 2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $72,000
- 2004: 5 buildings, average cost: $72,400
- 2003: 5 buildings, average cost: $72,400
- 2002: 8 buildings, average cost: $134,400
- 2001: 4 buildings, average cost: $94,000
- 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $93,300
- 1999: 5 buildings, average cost: $56,000
- 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $101,700
- 1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $91,700
Here: | 4.5% |
New York: | 4.4% |
- Health care (8.8%)
- Educational services (8.7%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.9%)
- Public administration (6.0%)
- Metal & metal products (5.8%)
- Construction (5.6%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, components (5.0%)
- Metal & metal products (10.3%)
- Construction (8.9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (6.5%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.2%)
- Educational services (6.2%)
- Machinery (5.5%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, components (5.5%)
- Health care (14.4%)
- Educational services (11.8%)
- Public administration (9.6%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.9%)
- Food & beverage stores (5.2%)
- Social assistance (5.2%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (4.8%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (7.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5.0%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (3.7%)
- Operations specialties managers, except financial managers (3.7%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (8.6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8.2%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (6.9%)
- Operations specialties managers, except financial managers (5.8%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.5%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4.8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4.5%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.7%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.7%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.2%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.2%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.2%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.8%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (4.8%)
Average climate in Wayne, New York
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Wayne-area historical tornado activity is slightly below New York state average. It is 68% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 8/30/1955, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 13.6 miles away from the Wayne town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
On 5/2/1983, a category F3 tornado 37.2 miles away from the town center injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Wayne-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 66% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 174.5 miles away from Wayne center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 180.8 miles away from Wayne center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 317.2 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 223.4 miles away from Wayne center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 221.5 miles away from Wayne center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 215.4 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Steuben County (20) is greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 16
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 12, Floods: 10, Hurricanes: 2, Tornadoes: 2, Blizzard: 1, Flash Flood: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Landslide: 1, Power Outage: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Wayne:
- STEUBEN CO PUBLIC HLTH CHHA (Home Health Center, about 13 miles away; BATH, NY)
- BATH VA MEDICAL CENTER (Hospital, Acute Care - Veterans Administration, about 14 miles away; BATH, NY)
- SCHUYLER COUNTY CHHA (Home Health Center, about 15 miles away; WATKINS GLEN, NY)
- SOLDIERS AND SAILORS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL E C U (Nursing Home, about 15 miles away; PENN YAN, NY)
- YATES COUNTY CHHA (Home Health Center, about 15 miles away; PENN YAN, NY)
- PENN YAN MANOR NURSING HOME IN (Nursing Home, about 16 miles away; PENN YAN, NY)
- ARNOT HEALTH SCHUYLER DIALYSIS (Dialysis Facility, about 16 miles away; MONTOUR FALLS, NY)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wayne:
- Corning Community College (about 24 miles; Corning, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,036)
- Hobart William Smith Colleges (about 29 miles; Geneva, NY; FT enrollment: 2,476)
- Finger Lakes Community College (about 30 miles; Canandaigua, NY; FT enrollment: 4,732)
- Ithaca College (about 33 miles; Ithaca, NY; FT enrollment: 6,781)
- Cornell University (about 33 miles; Ithaca, NY; FT enrollment: 20,360)
- Alfred University (about 37 miles; Alfred, NY; FT enrollment: 2,411)
- SUNY College of Technology at Alfred (about 37 miles; Alfred, NY; FT enrollment: 3,483)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Wayne: Wayne Four Corners (A), Wayne Volunteer Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Wayne: Waneta Lake Baptist Chapel (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Gobel Cemetery (1), McDowell Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Birthplace of: Francis Kernan - Politician.
This town: | 2.2 people |
New York: | 2.6 people |
This town: | 64.4% |
Whole state: | 63.5% |
This town: | 9.9% |
Whole state: | 6.8% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
This town: | 8.1% |
Whole state: | 14.6% |
This town: | 4.4% |
Whole state: | 7.4% |
For population 15 years and over in Wayne:
- Never married: 17.0%
- Now married: 67.4%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 7.5%
- Divorced: 7.0%
For population 25 years and over in Wayne:
- High school or higher: 82.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 11.1%
- Unemployed: 3.7%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 31.7 minutes
Here: | 11.1 |
New York average: | 14.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Wayne, NY (based on Steuben County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 13,963 | 11 |
Mainline Protestant | 10,652 | 70 |
Evangelical Protestant | 9,272 | 72 |
Other | 857 | 8 |
Orthodox | 65 | 1 |
None | 64,181 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Steuben County: | 2.48 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 4.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.10 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 0.06 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.72 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 4.24 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 1.68 / 10,000 pop. |
Steuben County: | 9.00 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 8.82 / 10,000 pop. |
Steuben County: | 10.2% |
New York: | 8.2% |
Steuben County: | 28.3% |
New York: | 23.8% |
This county: | 14.2% |
State: | 15.6% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Wayne:
- WABH (1380 AM; 10 kW; BATH, NY)
- WFLR (1570 AM; 5 kW; DUNDEE, NY; Owner: LAKES COUNTY COMMUNICATION CORP.)
- WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WPIE (1160 AM; 5 kW; TRUMANSBURG, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ITHACA LTD. N.A.)
- WLNL (1000 AM; daytime; 5 kW; HORSEHEADS, NY; Owner: LIGHTHOUSE MEDIA, INC.)
- WWLZ (820 AM; 4 kW; HORSEHEADS, NY; Owner: CHEMUNG COUNTY RADIO, INC.)
- WYLF (850 AM; 1 kW; PENN YAN, NY; Owner: M B COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WELM (1410 AM; 5 kW; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LIMITED)
- WEHH (1590 AM; 5 kW; ELMIRA HTS/HORSEHEAD, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LTD.)
- WHHO (1320 AM; 5 kW; HORNELL, NY; Owner: BILBAT RADIO, INC.)
- WWKB (1520 AM; 50 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
- WHCU (870 AM; 5 kW; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WTKO (1470 AM; 5 kW; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE II BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Wayne:
- WFLR-FM (95.9 FM; DUNDEE, NY; Owner: LAKES COUNTRY COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WCIY (88.9 FM; CANANDAIGUA, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WFXF (107.3 FM; SOUTH BRISTOL TOWNSH, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WNVE (95.1 FM; HONEOYE FALLS, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WQNY (103.7 FM; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE II BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WCBA-FM (98.7 FM; CORNING, NY; Owner: EOLIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WGMM (97.7 FM; BIG FLATS, NY; Owner: EOLIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WCIK (103.1 FM; BATH, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WVIN-FM (98.3 FM; BATH, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES MASS MEDIA, NA CORP.)
- WNGZ (104.9 FM; MONTOUR FALLS, NY; Owner: CHEMUNG COUNTY RADIO, INC.)
- WDNY-FM (93.9 FM; DANSVILLE, NY; Owner: MILLER MEDIA INC.)
- WNKI (106.1 FM; CORNING, NY; Owner: CHEMUNG COUNTY RADIO, INC.)
- W220CJ (91.9 FM; PENN YAN, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WOKN (99.5 FM; SOUTHPORT, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LTD.)
- WLVY (94.3 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LTD.)
- WISY (102.3 FM; CANANDAIGUA, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- W201CY (88.1 FM; DANSVILLE, NY; Owner: MARS HILL BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WSQE (91.1 FM; CORNING, NY; Owner: WSKG PUB. TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL)
- W246AP (97.1 FM; DANSVILLE, NY; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF THE FINGER LAKES)
- W282AC (104.3 FM; DANSVILLE, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Wayne:
- W60AD (Channel 60; SAVONA, NY; Owner: WSKG PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL)
- W20BL (Channel 20; BATH, NY; Owner: WYDC, INC.)
- WETM-TV (Channel 18; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: SMITH TELEVISION OF NEW YORK LICENSE HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WENY-TV (Channel 36; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: LILLY BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- WYDC (Channel 48; CORNING, NY; Owner: WYDC, INC.)
- W26BF (Channel 26; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: WYDC, INC.)
- W56AI (Channel 56; HAMMONDSPORT, NY; Owner: BOCES OF STEUBEN-ALLEGANY COUNTY)
Medal of Honor Recipients
Medal of Honor Recipient born in Wayne: Robert F. Shipley.
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:
1- Cr 26 (Lat: 42.471472 Lon: -77.104694), Call Sign: KNIZ299,
Assigned Frequencies: 46.0600 MHz, Grant Date: 02/23/2024, Expiration Date: 04/06/2034, Registrant: Schuyler County, 106 Tenth St, Watkins Glen, NY 14891, Phone: (607) 535-8200, Fax: (607) 535-8201, Email:
- 37.6%Utility gas
- 23.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 19.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 9.5%Wood
- 6.6%Electricity
- 2.5%Coal or coke
- 0.7%No fuel used
- 32.7%Utility gas
- 20.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 18.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 16.3%Electricity
- 12.2%Wood
Wayne compared to New York state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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