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Wayne County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 117,333. [1] Its county seat is Goldsboro, [2] and it is home to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. Wayne County comprises the Goldsboro, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Interstate 42 Coming to the U.S. 70 ‘Goldsboro’ Bypass. The N.C. Department of Transportation has received federal approval to re-designate the 20-mile bypass as I-42. This project is part of the department’s long-term plan to convert U.S. 70 to interstate standards from I-40 in Wake County to Morehead City.
Wayne County, located in the Coastal Plain region of North Carolina, was formed in 1779 from Dobbs County and named for Revolutionary War general "Mad Anthony" Wayne. Early inhabitants of the area included the Saponi and Tuscarora Indians; English and Scotch-Irish settlers later populated the region.
95% of the residents in Wayne County, NC are U.S. citizens. The largest universities in Wayne County, NC are Wayne Community College (1,488 degrees awarded in 2022) and University of Mount Olive (649 degrees). In 2022, the median property value in Wayne County, NC was $152,300, and the homeownership rate was 61.3%.
Wayne County, North Carolina. QuickFacts provides statistics for all states and counties. Also for cities and towns with a population of 5,000 or more.
Wayne County was formed from Dobbs County in 1779 in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. Wayne County is named after “Mad Anthony” Wayne, one of George Washington’s most trusted generals. Goldsboro is the county seat, and Wayne is also home to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base.
Wayne County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 117,333. Its county seat is Goldsboro, and it is home to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base.
