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  • FIPS 36117
  • Largest town: Newark

Wayne County, New York

Wayne County had 90,757 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 603.8 square miles of land. It ranks 31st of 62 in New York by population and 38th by land area.

Population
90,757
#31 of 62 in New York · #667 in US
Area
603.8 sq mi
#38 of 62 in New York · #1,615 in US
Density
150 / sq mi
#27 of 62 in New York · #692 in US
Median household income
$73,028
#23 of 62 in New York · #793 in US

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

Wayne County within New York. Pin: Albany.

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Wayne County population, land area and income

Wayne County had 90,757 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 603.8 square miles of land. It ranks 31st of 62 in New York by population and 38th by land area. That works out to 150.3 people per square mile, 1.6 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in New York has 85,936 residents, about the same as Wayne County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $73,028 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

90,757

3144th1st

667th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

604 sq mi

3144th1st

1615th of 3,144 (US)

Density

150.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

692nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$73,028

3143rd1st

793rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within New York (62)

Population

90,757

62nd1st

31st of 62 (NY)

Land area

604 sq mi

62nd1st

38th of 62 (NY)

Density

150.3 / sq mi

62nd1st

27th of 62 (NY)

Median household income

$73,028

62nd1st

23rd of 62 (NY)

How Wayne County's population changed since 2020

Wayne County lost 456 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.5%. That ranks 29th of 62 in New York for growth. The median New York county changed by -0.8%, and the state as a whole by -1.2%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Wayne County recorded 3,683 births and 4,326 deaths, a natural change of -643. Net international migration added +230 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -125. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 643 people.

91.2k202091.2k202190.8k202290.7k202390.8k2024
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
3,683
Deaths
4,326
Net international migration
+230
Net domestic migration
-125
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+86

Where Wayne County is

The Census internal point of Wayne County is at 43.218100, -77.049400. It sits in UTM zone 18N. The map shades New York's 62 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.

Tompkins County: +5.8%Yates County: -1.3%Suffolk County: +0.9%Broome County: -0.9%Cortland County: -1.7%Fulton County: -2.0%Ulster County: +0.9%Rockland County: +3.2%Essex County: -1.5%Westchester County: +0.5%Niagara County: -1.2%Dutchess County: +1.4%Seneca County: -2.6%Onondaga County: -0.9%Tioga County: -1.6%Erie County: -0.2%Wayne County: -0.5%Delaware County: -0.1%Greene County: -1.8%Schenectady County: +1.9%Allegany County: -0.1%Rensselaer County: -0.1%Monroe County: -0.7%Warren County: -0.5%Livingston County: -0.1%Madison County: -1.3%Jefferson County: -2.5%Sullivan County: +2.5%Lewis County: +0.0%Oswego County: +0.7%Putnam County: +0.8%New York County: -1.1%Columbia County: -1.8%St. Lawrence County: -2.0%Schuyler County: -4.1%Franklin County: -0.3%Steuben County: -1.4%Cayuga County: -2.1%Oneida County: -1.2%Chemung County: -3.1%Herkimer County: -0.7%Schoharie County: +1.3%Cattaraugus County: -2.0%Chautauqua County: -2.6%Chenango County: -2.8%Hamilton County: +0.2%Orange County: +2.7%Washington County: -2.1%Ontario County: +0.6%Bronx County: -5.1%Wyoming County: -1.5%Clinton County: -2.3%Orleans County: -1.0%Montgomery County: +0.3%Nassau County: +0.1%Kings County: -3.6%Genesee County: -1.2%Otsego County: +3.7%Albany County: +1.9%Queens County: -3.1%Richmond County: +0.6%Saratoga County: +1.9%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -2.0%
  2. < -1.2%
  3. < -0.2%
  4. < +0.7%
  5. ≥ +0.7%
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Orange pin: Wayne County internal point. Dark pin: Albany.

Internal point

Decimal
43.218100, -77.049400
DMS
43°13'5.16"N 77°02'57.84"W
UTM
18N 333546.6E 4787073.9N
Geohash
dr9jyew7d
Plus code
87M46X92+66

Towns in Wayne County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Wayne County, 17,591 people together, or 19% 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 Newark with 8,932.

  1. 01Newark8,932
  2. 02Palmyra3,263
  3. 03Clyde2,126
  4. 04Sodus1,695
  5. 05Wolcott1,575
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Wayne County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Wayne County. The most populous is Monroe County, NY, with 752,202 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Albany and the nearest big city

Albany is 171.0 miles ESE of Wayne County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Rochester, NY (population 207,282), 28.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Geneva, NY (population 12,397), 24.7 miles away.

Wayne County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Wayne County is 36117: state code 36 for New York plus county code 117. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $73,028.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Wayne County, New York?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 90,757. That is down 456 people (0.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 91,213.

What is the FIPS code of Wayne County?

36117. The first two digits (36) are New York; the last three (117) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Wayne County?

Newark, with 8,932 residents inside Wayne County in 2024.

Which counties border Wayne County?

4 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Monroe County, NY; Ontario County, NY; Cayuga County, NY; Seneca County, NY.

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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