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Wayne County

6,622Population
2.0 %Change since 2020
65Net migration
3.1 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
6,622 (2024)
Change since 2020
2.0 %
Net migration
65 (2023)
Unemployment rate
3.1 % (2025)
State
Iowa
Population base, April 2020
6,492 (2020)
Births
88 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
13.3
Deaths
84 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
12.7
Natural change, 2023
4
International migration
5 (2023)
Domestic migration
60 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
9.8
Postal code
IA
FIPS code
19185

Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020253.12.9
PeriodValue
20253.1 %
20242.6 %
20232.6 %
20222.4 %
20213.0 %
20203.9 %
20192.3 %
20182.5 %
20172.7 %
20163.3 %
20153.9 %
20145.0 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

202020246,6226,502
PeriodValue
20246,622
20236,542
20226,472
20216,522
20206,502