Wayne County, Missouri

Wayne County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 13,259. Its is. The county was organized in and named for Gen. "Mad", who served in the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,005 (774 ). 1,971 km² (761 sq mi) of it is land and 34 km² (13 sq mi) of it (1.69%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 13,259 people, 5,551 households, and 3,841 families residing in the county. The was 7/km² (17/sq mi). There were 7,496 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (10/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.68%, 0.17% or , 0.58% , 0.11% , 0.03% , 0.08% from , and 1.36% from two or more races. 0.49% of the population were or  of any race. 32.9% were of, 15.0% , 11.9% and 11.7%  ancestry according to.

There were 5,551 households out of which 27.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.20% were living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.80% were non-families. 27.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.20% under the age of 18, 6.70% from 18 to 24, 23.50% from 25 to 44, 26.80% from 45 to 64, and 19.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 98.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $24,007, and the median income for a family was $28,846. Males had a median income of $26,241 versus $17,232 for females. The for the county was $13,434. About 17.90% of families and 21.90% of the population were below the, including 30.70% of those under age 18 and 15.60% of those age 65 or over.

Out of a 3,610-person workforce in Wayne County, 3,200 are employed. The unemployment rate is 11.4 percent with 410 out of work. The average hourly wage for the county is $8.02 per hour in the manufacturing sector, and $7.46 in non-manufacturing.