Wayne County

Wayne County has 51,262 residents across 20 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $62,381, 20% below the Pennsylvania figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $242,100, and 23% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

51,262residentsACS 2020–2024

$62,381median household incomePennsylvania: $78K

$242,100median home valueowner-occupied homes

87%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Wayne County in PennsylvaniaZIP codes in Wayne County highlighted; the rest of Pennsylvania in grey

Map of Pennsylvania with Wayne County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 20 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
18405	2,412	$72K	$254K	85%	26%	89%	37 min
18415	966	$91K	$321K	97%	33%	87%	48 min
18417	1,298	$63K	$258K	87%	28%	82%	34 min
18431	12,775	$57K	$230K	72%	27%	86%	23 min
18436	13,569	$69K	$240K	85%	22%	87%	33 min
18437	137	$56K	$174K	86%	22%	82%	31 min
18438	1,139	$61K	$393K	90%	46%	97%	45 min
18439	390	$72K	$228K	92%	22%	72%	23 min
18443	327	$98K	$318K	100%	22%	93%	32 min
18445	2,342	$53K	$248K	79%	23%	87%	36 min
18453	1,286	$85K	$325K	89%	20%	88%	34 min
18455	148	$57K	$236K	89%	4%	70%	40 min
18456	319	$70K	$254K	88%	32%	85%	23 min
18460	118	$52K	$236K	80%	13%	82%	24 min
18461	202	$42K	$198K	79%	27%	75%	36 min
18462	543	$70K	$209K	95%	30%	83%	45 min
18463	268	$101K	$325K	87%	7%	93%	17 min
18469	629	$92K	$399K	94%	21%	100%	38 min
18472	6,601	$61K	$248K	73%	14%	88%	31 min
18473	511	$27K	$188K	80%	21%	95%	29 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

51,262 residents in 20,877 households, next to the Pennsylvania figure.

16%

under 18

18%

aged 18–34

26%

aged 65 and over

32%

of households are people living alone

50%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

32,171 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $242,100 (±$7,213).

81%

of households own their home

84%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

35%

of housing units are vacant

$1,038

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–20195%

2000–200911%

1990–199913%

1980–198920%

1970–197917%

1960–19697%

1950–19596%

1940–19493%

1939 or earlier18%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$3,372.

$62,381

median household income

12.1%

of people live below the poverty line

6.0%

unemployment rate

23%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

30 min

average commute to work

21%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

84%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

12%

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

87%

of households have a broadband subscription

11%

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates