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  • Largest town: Corydon

Wayne County, Iowa

Wayne County had 6,622 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 525.5 square miles of land. It ranks 93rd of 99 in Iowa by population and 66th by land area.

Population
6,622
#93 of 99 in Iowa · #2,688 in US
Area
525.5 sq mi
#66 of 99 in Iowa · #1,992 in US
Density
13 / sq mi
#93 of 99 in Iowa · #2,478 in US
Median household income
$59,904
#90 of 99 in Iowa · #1,844 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Wayne County within Iowa. Pin: Des Moines.

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Wayne County population, land area and income

Wayne County had 6,622 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 525.5 square miles of land. It ranks 93rd of 99 in Iowa by population and 66th by land area. That works out to 12.6 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Iowa has 15,008 residents, so Wayne County has 44% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $59,904 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

6,622

3144th1st

2688th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

525 sq mi

3144th1st

1992nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

12.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

2478th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$59,904

3143rd1st

1844th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Iowa (99)

Population

6,622

99th1st

93rd of 99 (IA)

Land area

525 sq mi

99th1st

66th of 99 (IA)

Density

12.6 / sq mi

99th1st

93rd of 99 (IA)

Median household income

$59,904

99th1st

90th of 99 (IA)

How Wayne County's population changed since 2020

Wayne County gained 120 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.8%. That ranks 12th of 99 in Iowa for growth. The median Iowa county changed by -0.6%, and the state as a whole by +1.6%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Wayne County recorded 382 births and 376 deaths, a natural change of +6. Net international migration added +12 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +108. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 108 people.

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Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
382
Deaths
376
Net international migration
+12
Net domestic migration
+108
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+80

Where Wayne County is

The Census internal point of Wayne County is at 40.740000, -93.332600. It sits in UTM zone 15N. The map shades Iowa's 99 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Wayne County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Monroe County: -2.9%Worth County: -1.7%Buena Vista County: +0.0%Jasper County: +0.8%Van Buren County: -0.0%Hardin County: -2.2%Ida County: -3.1%Marshall County: +0.8%Fayette County: -1.5%Ringgold County: -0.8%Wapello County: +1.0%Webster County: -0.2%Adams County: -2.8%Buchanan County: +0.6%Cerro Gordo County: -1.2%Lucas County: +1.6%Emmet County: -1.9%Floyd County: -3.8%Crawford County: -0.7%Linn County: +0.6%Montgomery County: -2.6%Polk County: +4.7%Cherokee County: +0.0%Bremer County: +1.3%Grundy County: +0.5%Adair County: -0.8%Cedar County: -1.4%Story County: +3.9%Mahaska County: -0.6%Davis County: +0.9%Clay County: +0.8%Johnson County: +4.6%Greene County: -1.0%Palo Alto County: -2.0%Benton County: +1.0%Cass County: -0.7%Wright County: -1.5%Audubon County: -2.1%Henry County: -5.3%Boone County: +0.1%Appanoose County: -1.4%Washington County: +0.4%Chickasaw County: -2.2%Poweshiek County: -0.9%Osceola County: -2.6%Wayne County: +1.8%Mitchell County: +0.4%Jefferson County: +0.5%Union County: -1.4%Butler County: -1.2%Hancock County: -1.3%Marion County: +1.9%Delaware County: +0.9%Humboldt County: +0.2%Sioux County: +1.8%Des Moines County: -1.1%O'Brien County: +0.8%Clayton County: -0.6%Black Hawk County: +1.0%Winnebago County: -2.6%Harrison County: +0.4%Decatur County: -1.0%Pocahontas County: -0.9%Lyon County: +3.8%Iowa County: -1.4%Franklin County: +0.3%Dickinson County: +2.2%Madison County: +3.2%Allamakee County: +0.8%Jones County: +2.2%Carroll County: -1.6%Kossuth County: -2.6%Hamilton County: -1.0%Howard County: -1.4%Page County: -1.1%Guthrie County: +1.5%Tama County: -1.8%Monona County: -3.6%Clarke County: -2.1%Lee County: -3.4%Mills County: +2.1%Sac County: -2.7%Scott County: +0.6%Keokuk County: -1.6%Jackson County: -0.3%Warren County: +7.1%Calhoun County: -1.9%Shelby County: +0.8%Fremont County: -1.1%Dubuque County: -0.1%Louisa County: -1.8%Taylor County: -0.6%Woodbury County: +1.2%Clinton County: -0.9%Winneshiek County: -1.6%Pottawattamie County: -0.1%Plymouth County: +0.5%Muscatine County: -2.4%Dallas County: +14.7%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -1.9%
  2. < -1.0%
  3. < +0.0%
  4. < +0.9%
  5. ≥ +0.9%
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Orange pin: Wayne County internal point. Dark pin: Des Moines.

Internal point

Decimal
40.740000, -93.332600
DMS
40°44'24.00"N 93°19'57.36"W
UTM
15N 471918.2E 4509948.4N
Geohash
9zjxu0mr8
Plus code
86G8PMR8+2X

Towns in Wayne County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Wayne County, 1,563 people together, or 24% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Wayne County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Corydon with 1,563.

  1. 01Corydon1,563
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Wayne County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Wayne County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Appanoose County, IA, with 12,106 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Des Moines and the nearest big city

Des Moines is 60.5 miles NNW of Wayne County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Des Moines, IA (population 213,096), 59.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Indianola, IA (population 16,297), 44.7 miles away.

Wayne County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Wayne County is 19185: state code 19 for Iowa plus county code 185. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $59,904.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Wayne County, Iowa?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 6,622. That is up 120 people (1.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 6,502.

What is the FIPS code of Wayne County?

19185. The first two digits (19) are Iowa; the last three (185) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Wayne County?

Corydon, with 1,563 residents inside Wayne County in 2024.

Which counties border Wayne County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Appanoose County, IA; Clarke County, IA; Lucas County, IA; Decatur County, IA; Monroe County, IA; Putnam County, MO; Mercer County, MO.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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