Homeownership Rate in Wayne County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
61.5%
Rank #2,945/3,222 · #89 in NC
9th
Wayne 61.5%
NC 66.6% -7.8%
US 64.4% -4.6%
Homeownership Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Homeownership Change
National Distribution
How Wayne County's homeownership rate of 61.5% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 96.1%.
Distribution of Homeownership Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Wayne County for homeownership rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,942 | Kittitas County, WA | 61.5% |
| #2,943 | Hillsborough County, FL | 61.5% |
| #2,944 | Davison County, SD | 61.5% |
| #2,945 | Wayne County, NC | 61.5% |
| #2,946 | Wichita County, TX | 61.4% |
| #2,947 | Tuscaloosa County, AL | 61.4% |
| #2,948 | New Hanover County, NC | 61.4% |
About Homeownership Rate
Wayne County, North Carolina has a homeownership rate of 61.5%, ranking #2,945 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 4.6% below the national value of 64.4%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #89 of 100. This places it in the 9th percentile nationally.
Percentage of occupied housing units that are owner-occupied. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.