The population of Wayne county is estimated at 29,985. In 2017 there were 382 births and 341 deaths in Wayne county. Wayne county has 4,298 housing units that are owned with a mortgage or a loan, 3,089 that are owned free and clear and 3,175 that are renter occupied.

  The residents of Wayne County filed 10,540 federal tax returns in 2017. This amount represents 0.2% of all Georgia filings and 0.007% of the entire nation. Wayne had a combined total federal tax liability of $63,226,000 on earned income of $471,322,000. Other notable statistics from Wayne County were 320 unemployment claims which collected a total of $1,036,000 and 2,140 charitable contributions valued at $14,139,000. 2,100 filings from Wayne County paid a combined total of $4,091,000 in property taxes and 1,770 filings paid $9,441,000 on mortgage interest costs.

  In 2010 Wayne county had 75 religious congregations with an estimated 19,928 members.
12.7% of the Wayne population has a college level Bachelors degree or higher. 18.7% have less than a highschool diploma level education.

About 35% of Wayne County voted in the presidential election of 2016. This is an increase from the 2012 election by 118 votes.
At $45,814 the median income is 81.6% of the Georgia average. An estimated 657 people claimed to be unemployed last year in Wayne, the equivalant of around 5.8% of the county population. This represents a decrease in the level of unemployment from the previous year's value of 6.8%.

Top 15 Industries in Wayne County.
Total # Employed	Industry Job Type
1,201	Retail trade
1,161	Manufacturing
1,036	Health care and social assistance
939	Paper manufacturing
690	Accommodation and food services
644	Food services and drinking places
454	General merchandise stores
343	Limited-service restaurants
301	Ambulatory health care services
251	Full-service restaurants
185	Finance and insurance
168	Offices of physicians
168	Offices of physicians (except mental health specialists)
160	Other services (except public administration)
156	Transportation and warehousing

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