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Wayne County’s population grew by 19.5% – from 39,944 to 47,722 – during the 1990’s, having the third-fastest rate of growth of any county in the Commonwealth. Though at the leading edge of expansion from NY/NJ metro areas, Wayne County is still rural in character. Our population density of 65.4 persons per square mile rank us 52 out of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties in 2000. Nearly a third of the population (30.9%) is in the 25-44 age category, considered the years of peak earning and production. The vast majority (80.9%) of individual over the age of 25 possess a high school diploma or equivalent, and 14.6% have a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Regional Growth
Altogether, Wayne County and neighboring Monroe, Pike and Lackawanna represented a population of 446,006 persons in 2000, having added 63,290 persons over the decade. The region experienced a net growth rate of 16.5% compared to Pennsylvania’s overall 3.4% gain. The New York and Northern New Jersey Metropolitan Area grew by 8.4%, indicating that Wayne County and its neighbors represent the leading edge of that region’s expansion.
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Surrounding MSA populations in 2000:
| | NYC/Northern New Jersey | 21,199,865 | | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | 624,776 | | Binghampton | 252,320 |
Table 1: Quick facts for Wayne County
Table 2: Population Growth - Twenty-five year projection
Table 3: Percent of prime workers, 2000
Table 4: Educational Attainment
Table 5: Households – Twenty-five year projection
Table 6: Income Statistics
Table 7: Population Estimates 2003
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