Wayne County, Georgia (GA)

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• • 21,22269.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 6,05319.9%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,0646.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 5861.9%Two or more races
  • 3041.0%Asian alone
  • 1610.5%Some other race alone
  • 730.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 110.04%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $230,133

Here:	$230,133
State:	$376,364

Townhouses or other attached units: $135,686

Here:	$135,686
State:	$341,709

Mobile homes: $82,855

Here:	$82,855
State:	$102,413

Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 12
• Assaults: 77
• Burglaries: 88
• Thefts: 348
• Auto thefts: 14

Crime in 2018 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 10
• Robberies: 9
• Assaults: 115
• Burglaries: 171
• Thefts: 531
• Auto thefts: 28

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,629 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $790 (0.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Wayne County is $371 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $458 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $605 a month.

Cities in this county include: Jesup, Screven, Odum.

Neighboring counties: Claiborne County, Mississippi , Greene County, Mississippi , Grant Parish, Louisiana , Jasper County, Mississippi , Marion County, Mississippi , Lee County .

Current college students: 711
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 821 (19.9% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 3612010 or later
• 502000 to 2009
• 1731990 to 1999
• 801980 to 1989
• 51970 to 1979
• 81Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,673
• One, attached: 131
• Two: 278
• 3 or 4: 480
• 5 to 9: 183
• 10 to 19: 43
• 20 to 49: 29
• 50 or more: 24
• Mobile homes: 3,927
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Housing units in Wayne County with a mortgage: 3,610 (301 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 234 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 88

Religion statistics for Wayne County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Wayne County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Georgia Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4501, Natural disaster type: Other
• Georgia Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 04, 2016 to October 15, 2016, Emergency Declared EM-3379: October 06, 2016, FEMA Id: 3379, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Georgia Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 04, 2016 to October 15, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4284: October 08, 2016, FEMA Id: 4284, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Georgia Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: March 26, 2009 to April 13, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1833: April 23, 2009, FEMA Id: 1833, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Georgia Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 27, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3218: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3218, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Georgia Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: February 14, 1998 to May 11, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1209: March 11, 1998, FEMA Id: 1209, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Georgia Severe Snowfall, Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 17, 1993, Emergency Declared EM-3097: March 15, 1993, FEMA Id: 3097, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snowfall
• Georgia Drought, Incident Period: July 20, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3044: July 20, 1977, FEMA Id: 3044, Natural disaster type: Drought

8.12% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($41,156 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.75% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($24,034 average AGI)
3.37% relocated from other states ($17,123 average AGI)

Wayne County:	3.37%
Georgia average:	3.80%

from Glynn County, GA	0.84% ($43,177 average AGI)
from Liberty County, GA	0.65% ($38,230)
from Long County, GA	0.46% ($31,093)
from Pierce County, GA	0.28% ($41,231)
from Chatham County, GA	0.28% ($26,462)
from Brantley County, GA	0.25% ($40,375)

6.36% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($36,631 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.01% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($22,525 average AGI)
2.35% relocated to other states ($14,105 average AGI)

Wayne County:	2.35%
Georgia average:	3.15%

to Glynn County, GA	0.68% ($49,365 average AGI)
to Liberty County, GA	0.40% ($23,216)
to Long County, GA	0.29% ($30,111)
to Appling County, GA	0.22% ($31,600)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 11.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 11.7

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Wayne County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 4,963 (1,530 living alone), Female householders: 6,197 (1,564 living alone)

• 5,121 spouses (5,068 opposite-sex spouses), 792 unmarried partners, (706 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 8,567 children (8,166 natural, 146 adopted, 250 stepchildren), 1,564 grandchildren, 187 brothers or sisters, 438 parents, 0 foster children, 743 other relatives, 376 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,932

Size of family households: 3,139 2-persons, 1,662 3-persons, 1,767 4-persons, 575 5-persons, 400 6-persons, 149 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,102 1-person, 303 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 18 4-persons.

2,991 married couples with children.
2,743 single-parent households (768 men, 1,975 women).

95.0% of residents of Wayne speak English at home.
3.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (46% speak English very well, 54% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $191,695,000 ($6,798 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $20,762,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $67,019,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $38,576,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,781,000
Federal grants: $39,025,000
Federal procurement contracts: $21,755,000 ($15,400,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $22,539,000 ($490,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $163,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,263,000
Federal Government insurance: $14,004,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.91 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Wayne County, Georgia
• 312020 or later
• 1,0832010 to 2019
• 2,3872000 to 2009
• 2,3121990 to 1999
• 1,6661980 to 1989
• 1,4301970 to 1979
• 1,2631960 to 1969
• 1,2001950 to 1959
• 4591940 to 1949
• 5801939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Wayne County, Georgia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wayne County, Georgia
• 381 room
• 412 rooms
• 1783 rooms
• 5724 rooms
• 1,0865 rooms
• 1,9006 rooms
• 1,6687 rooms
• 6778 rooms
• 1,0949+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wayne County, Georgia
• 271 room
• 372 rooms
• 4143 rooms
• 6504 rooms
• 9655 rooms
• 1,1836 rooms
• 2557 rooms
• 1328 rooms
• 2009+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Wayne County, Georgia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Wayne County, Georgia
• 36no bedroom
• 831 bedroom
• 9752 bedrooms
• 4,4703 bedrooms
• 1,4024 bedrooms
• 2415+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wayne County, Georgia
• 68no bedroom
• 2541 bedroom
• 1,5682 bedrooms
• 1,5773 bedrooms
• 3984 bedrooms
• 75+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Wayne County, Georgia in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Wayne County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 183no vehicle
• 1,9321 vehicle
• 2,8072 vehicles
• 1,3693 vehicles
• 6004 vehicles
• 3855+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Wayne County in renter-occupied apartments
• 541no vehicle
• 1,8011 vehicle
• 1,1912 vehicles
• 2503 vehicles
• 364 vehicles
• 565+ vehicles

88.3% of Wayne County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Georgia.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 21,998
• Other state: 7,337
• Northeast: 1,044
• Midwest: 965
• South: 4,665
• West: 664

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,025
• Number of aged recipients: 103
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 922
• Number of recipients under 18: 161
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 637
• Number of recipients older than 64: 227
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 392
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 508