Wayne County is located in east-central North Carolina. The County Seat is Goldsboro and the largest city is Goldsboro . The Official Web Site is located at http://www.waynegov.com/. The 2014 population estimate is 124,456 and the 2010 census population was 122,623. The land area is 553.09 square miles and there are 221.7 persons per square mile.
63.6% of the population is White, 32% is Black or African American, 10.7% is Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% is Asian, 0.8% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 2.2% is two or more races. 81.7% have a high school degree or higher, and 16.4% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $108,600, there are 47,330 households, an average of 2.54 persons per household. The per capita income is $21,557, the median household income is $41,731, and 22.1% of the persons in Wayne County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 7,871. Retail sales (in $1000) were $1,388,030, and sales per capita were $12,251. The percentage of black-owned firms is 15.5%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 28%.
Additional useful free databases can be found on our North Carolina Statewide Public Records page or look in our North Carolina Cities and Towns section for city and town home pages and local databases.
If you find a broken link below, please use the Report a Broken Link form to let us know.
| Codes Wayne County codified ordinances. |
| Recorded Documents Wayne County Register of Deeds official public records and recorded documents. |
| Wayne County Births 1877-1903 Births listed in the Goldsboro Messenger and Goldsboro Headlight in Wayne County, North Carolina between 1877 and 1903. Click the top link on the page to access the pdf file. |
| Wayne County Civil Calendar Browse the North Carolina Court System's Wayne County civil calendar by date. |
| Wayne County Court | Pending Criminal and Traffic Cases Search Wayne County, North Carolina District and Superior Court criminal and traffic calendars for pending cases. |
| Wayne County Criminal Calendar Browse the North Carolina Court System's Wayne County criminal calendar by date. |
| Wayne County Employees Search by department or name for Wayne County, North Carolina Employees. |
| Wayne County Obituaries 1869-1903 Wayne County Public Library list of obituaries in Goldsboro, North Carolina between 1869 and 1903, in PDF format. |
| Wayne County Property & GIS Maps Search the Wayne County, North Carolina property tax system by parcel, name, or address and view interactive maps. Only available between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. EST. |
Do a comprehensive background search of over 500 million court, inmate, corrections, offender, and fugitive records.
