Wayne County Information
Wayne in
North Carolina occupies
557 square miles and has a 2006 population of
113,847, a change from a 2000 population of
113,329 and
104,666 in 1990.
13.4% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
13.7% percent is 25-35, and
14.8% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
564 acts of violent crime reported in
Wayne in 2004, a change from
671 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
2,513 people:
4.8% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
4%.
Read more about
Wayne, North Carolina in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Wayne | |
| State | North Carolina | |
| Land Area | 557 sq. miles | Ranked 1,981 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 113,847 | Ranked 505 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 113,827 | |
| Population 2000 | 113,329 | Ranked 475 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 104,666 | Ranked 441 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 64.4% | |
| African American | 33.3% | |
| Asian American | .8% | |
| Native American | .5% | |
| Pacific Islander | .1% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 7.6% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 14.3% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 13.4% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 13.7% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 14.8% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 14.1% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 9.9% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 7% | |
| Population 75 and up | 5.2% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 564 | 671 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 12 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 11 | |
| Robberies | 126 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 415 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 5,001 | 5,171 |
| Burglaries | 1,584 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 3,110 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 307 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 52,314 | 50,900 |
| Unemployed Population | 2,513 | 2,043 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.8% | 4% |
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