Wayne County is located in northeastern Ohio. The County Seat is Wooster and the largest city is Wooster. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.wayneohio.org/. The 2014 population estimate is 115,537 and the 2010 census population was 114,514. The land area is 554.93 square miles and there are 206.4 persons per square mile.
95.9% of the population is White, 1.6% is Black or African American, 1.6% is Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% is Asian, 0.2% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.4% is two or more races. 85.9% have a high school degree or higher, and 20% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $135,300, there are 42,487 households, an average of 2.61 persons per household. The per capita income is $23,061, the median household income is $49,135, and 12.4% of the persons in Wayne County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 10,069. Retail sales (in $1000) were $1,110,221, and sales per capita were $9,760. The percentage of black-owned firms is 0.8%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 21.3%.
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| Wayne County Wayne County, Ohio official website, including government contacts, departments, agencies, services, notices, community links, and more. |
| Court Records | Common Pleas, Municipal, Probate, Juvenile Wayne County Common Pleas, Probate, Juvenile, and Municipal court records. Common Pleas records include civil (over $15,000), felony criminal, appeals, family law (divorce, dissolution, domestic relations, delinquent land cases. Probate includes conservatorship, guardianship, estate, Trust, and birth correction and delayed birth records. Juvenile includes custody, visitation, child support. Municipal Court records include civil under $15,000, misdemeanor criminal, traffic, and small claims. |
| Foreclosure Sales Wayne County Sheriff Office list of foreclosure sales. |
| Late Tax Payers Browse these Wayne County Treasurer's Office lists for late tax payers. |
| Obituaries Search the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center database by name and/or year of death for Wayne County obituaries. |
| Obituaries - Early Browse the Public Library database by name for obituaries published in the 1800's in Wayne County. |
| Property Search the Wayne County Auditor's property records by name, parcel, address, or map number. An advanced search is available. |
| Recorded Documents Wayne County Recorder official land records database online, including mortgages, deeds, power of attorney filings, plats, liens, leases, assignments, healthcare filings, partnerships, amendments, Uniform Commercial Code, and miscellaneous filings. |
| Registered Offenders Wayne County Sheriff's Office offender registry. |
| Sheriff Sales Browse these lists of foreclosure properties being offered at the Wayne County Sheriff Sales. |
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