Wayne County, NC Demographics
Wayne County, NC is the 24th most populous of 100 counties in North Carolina, with 117,333 residents across 554 square miles. That is about 212 people per square mile.
At the 2020 census
| Population | 117,333 |
|---|---|
| Land area | 554 sq mi |
| Density | 212 / sq mi |
Data: 2020 Census · American Community Survey 2024
How Wayne County compares to the US
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Central Location: Wayne County, NC
Measured from the county's main population center using 2020 census blocks.
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Census tracts in Wayne County, NC
| Name | Population | Sq mi | Per sq mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Census Tract 3.03 | 6,762 | 24.6 | 275 |
| Census Tract 1.02 | 6,602 | 13.8 | 477 |
| Census Tract 4.01 | 5,915 | 34.4 | 172 |
| Census Tract 13.01 | 5,758 | 3.8 | 1,522 |
| Census Tract 3.02 | 5,484 | 26.3 | 209 |
| Census Tract 9.02 | 5,212 | 33.0 | 158 |
| Census Tract 3.04 | 5,063 | 27.1 | 187 |
| Census Tract 1.04 | 5,003 | 23.5 | 213 |
| Census Tract 6.03 | 4,856 | 44.9 | 108 |
| Census Tract 9.01 | 4,391 | 21.0 | 209 |
| Census Tract 6.01 | 4,387 | 6.9 | 638 |
| Census Tract 4.02 | 4,160 | 15.2 | 274 |
| Census Tract 19 | 3,934 | 2.0 | 1,971 |
| Census Tract 10 | 3,766 | 75.6 | 50 |
| Census Tract 12 | 3,759 | 6.4 | 589 |
| Census Tract 11.03 | 3,717 | 20.6 | 180 |
| Census Tract 14.01 | 3,538 | 1.4 | 2,575 |
| Census Tract 13.02 | 3,491 | 3.9 | 884 |
| Census Tract 11.04 | 3,467 | 16.5 | 211 |
| Census Tract 6.04 | 3,223 | 36.3 | 89 |
| Census Tract 11.02 | 3,160 | 9.5 | 334 |
| Census Tract 2 | 3,110 | 48.4 | 64 |
| Census Tract 18 | 2,799 | 2.1 | 1,337 |
| Census Tract 5 | 2,722 | 5.0 | 540 |
| Census Tract 14.02 | 2,490 | 1.0 | 2,377 |
| Census Tract 8 | 2,382 | 9.0 | 264 |
| Census Tract 1.03 | 2,353 | 30.0 | 78 |
| Census Tract 7 | 2,338 | 4.7 | 498 |
| Census Tract 15 | 2,162 | 3.6 | 595 |
| Census Tract 20 | 1,329 | 3.3 | 409 |
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About this page
This page shows demographics for a US county from the 2020 census and the American Community Survey: population, land area, density, urban share, and how the county compares to national averages for income, housing, age, and more.
Counties subdivide into census tracts, listed below with their populations. The drive-time and radius tables measure the population around the county's main population center.