Wayne County PUMA, NC

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2022 Population

117,480

0.151% 1-year decline

US Senator

Thom Tillis

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Budd

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

37.5

0.266% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

17.9%

3.6% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$54,323

9.76% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$152,300

15.9% 1-year growth

About

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14.1% of the households in Wayne County PUMA, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95% of the residents in Wayne County PUMA, NC are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Wayne County PUMA, NC are Wayne Community College (1,488 degrees awarded in 2022) and University of Mount Olive (649 degrees).

In 2022, the median property value in Wayne County PUMA, NC was $152,300, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

Most people in Wayne County PUMA, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Wayne County PUMA, NC was 2 cars per household.

Wayne County PUMA, NC borders Wilson, Greene & Johnston (East) Counties--Wilson City PUMA, NC, Johnston County (West) PUMA, NC, Sampson & Duplin Counties PUMA, NC, and Lenoir, Onslow (North) & Jones Counties PUMA, NC.

United States North Carolina

Economy

The economy of Wayne County PUMA, NC employs 52k people. The largest industries in Wayne County PUMA, NC are U. S. Air Force (3,502 people), Elementary & secondary schools (3,397 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,382 people), and the highest paying industries are Management, scientific & technical consulting services ($146,113), Lessors of real estate, and offices of real estate agents and brokers ($134,876), and Electric power generation, transmission & distribution ($125,683).

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

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Women

N/A%

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Men

N/A%

The workforce of Wayne County PUMA, NC in 2020 was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Wayne County PUMA, NC.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

52k

2022 Value

0.878%

1 Year growth

± 0.878%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wayne County PUMA, NC, are Cashiers (1,673 people), Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (1,394 people), and Elementary & middle school teachers (1,319 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wayne County PUMA, NC.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in North Carolina (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

52k

2022 Value

0.878%

1 Year growth

± 0.878%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wayne County PUMA, NC, are U. S. Air Force (3,502 people), Elementary & secondary schools (3,397 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,382 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wayne County PUMA, NC, though some of these residents may live in Wayne County PUMA, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$41,943

Median earning men ± $2,480

$30,040

Median earning women ± $1,962

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($61,488), Information ($54,635), and Public Administration ($51,646).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($46,893), Construction ($45,278), and Information ($45,208).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

Y-Axis

3.04%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.86M people employed in North Carolina. This represents a 3.04% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in North Carolina.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in North Carolina went to Donald J. Trump with 49.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (48.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.881%).

Thom Tillis and Ted Budd are the senators currently representing the state of North Carolina. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

North Carolina is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Wayne County PUMA, NC. Showing the available data for North Carolina.

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (49.9%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (48.6%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.881%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in North Carolina went to Donald J. Trump with 49.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (48.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.881%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in North Carolina for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from North Carolina

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

Thom Tillis

Senator from North Carolina

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Ted Budd

Senator from North Carolina

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Thom Tillis and Ted Budd are the senators currently representing North Carolina.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in North Carolina over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from North Carolina

North Carolina is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for North Carolina have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Wayne County PUMA, NC awarded 2,137 degrees. The student population of Wayne County PUMA, NC in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 1,754 male students and 3,217 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Wayne County PUMA, NC are White (1,218 and 58.5%), followed by Black or African American (414 and 19.9%), Hispanic or Latino (318 and 15.3%), and Two or More Races (64 and 3.07%).

The largest universities in Wayne County PUMA, NC by number of degrees awarded are Wayne Community College (1,488 and 69.6%) and University of Mount Olive (649 and 30.4%).

The most popular majors in Wayne County PUMA, NC are General Business Administration & Management (253 and 11.8%), Liberal Arts & Sciences (250 and 11.7%), and Information Technology (184 and 8.61%).

The median tuition cost in Wayne County PUMA, NC for private four year colleges is $22,591.

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2022, 0.922% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.606% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Wayne County PUMA, NC in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (27.9k), Some college (23.3k), and Secondary Education (14.3k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Wayne County PUMA, NC was $152,300 in 2022, which is 0.54 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $131,400 to $152,300, a 15.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Wayne County PUMA, NC is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Wayne County PUMA, NC have an average commute time of 21.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wayne County PUMA, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Wayne County PUMA, NC is $54,323. In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Wayne County PUMA, NC was Wake County (Southwest)--Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC with a value of $136,654, followed by Wake County (Northwest)--Raleigh City (Northwest) & Morrisville Town PUMA, NC and Union County (West)--Indian Trail & Stallings Towns PUMA, NC, with respective values of $132,713 and $120,161.

Property

$152,300

Median Property Value 2022

±$5,401

$28,798

Median Property Taxes

±$1,340

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Wayne County PUMA, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the N/A range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Wayne County PUMA, NC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

N/A%

Homeownership

N/A

65.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Wayne County PUMA, NC compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Wayne County PUMA, NC was Wake County (Southwest)--Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC with a value of $136,654, followed by Wake County (Northwest)--Raleigh City (Northwest) & Morrisville Town PUMA, NC and Union County (West)--Indian Trail & Stallings Towns PUMA, NC, with respective values of $132,713 and $120,161.

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Wayne County PUMA, NC colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$54,323

Median Household Income

± $2,745

46.9k

Number of Households

± 1,816

The following chart displays the households in Wayne County PUMA, NC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

0.418

2022 Wage GINI in Wayne County PUMA, NC

0.435

2021 Wage GINI in Wayne County PUMA, NC

In 2022, the income inequality in Wayne County PUMA, NC was 0.418 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 3.93% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Wayne County PUMA, NC was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Wayne County PUMA, NC in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Wayne County PUMA, NC across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (81.8%)
Carpooled (12.4%)
Worked At Home (3.77%)

In 2022, 81.8% of workers in Wayne County PUMA, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.4%) and those who worked at home (3.77%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

21.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wayne County PUMA, NC have a shorter commute time (21.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2% of the workforce in Wayne County PUMA, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Wayne County PUMA, NC compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Wayne County PUMA, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Wayne County PUMA, NC have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wayne County PUMA, NC (20.6k out of 115k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Wayne County PUMA, NC is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

87.8% of the population of Wayne County PUMA, NC has health coverage, with 32.2% on employee plans, 22.5% on Medicaid, 10.6% on Medicare, 16.2% on non-group plans, and 6.38% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see 1413 patients per year on average, which represents a 1% increase from the previous year (1399 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1657 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 336 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

1,413 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in North Carolina

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see an average of 1,413 patients per year. This represents a 1% increase from the previous year (1,399 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in North Carolina in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.8% under 18 years, 20.2% between 18 and 34 years, 37% between 35 and 64 years, and 17% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.8% were men and 52.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

12.2%

Uninsured

32.2%

Employer Coverage

22.5%

Medicaid

10.6%

Medicare

16.2%

Non-Group

6.38%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Wayne County PUMA, NC changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.