Moving to Wayland, Kentucky
Population: 298. Estimated population in July 2024: 293 (-1.7% change)
Males: 140 (47.0%), Females: 158 (53.0%)
Floyd County
Zip code: 41666
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.0 years
Median household income: $14,688
Median house value: $37,800
Population by Race
Races in Wayland:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.7%)
Ancestries: United States (50.0%), English (9.1%), Irish (7.0%), German (3.7%), Italian (2.3%).
Elevation: 680 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Wayland
- High school or higher: 67.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 3.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
- Unemployed: 15.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Wayland city
- Never married: 20.0%
- Now married: 62.8%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 6.5%
- Divorced: 8.4%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -59 (-16.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Wayland:
- MCDOWELL ARH HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; MC DOWELL, KY)
- OUR LADY OF THE WAY (about 9 miles; MARTIN, KY)
- HIGHLANDS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; PRESTONSBURG, KY)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wayland:
- TRI-STATE/MILTON J. FERGUSON FIELD (about 66 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; Abbreviation: HTS)
- TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 73 miles; BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; Abbreviation: TRI)
- YEAGER (about 106 miles; CHARLESTON, WV; Abbreviation: CRW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wayland:
- PIKE COUNTY-HATCHER FIELD (about 19 miles; PIKEVILLE, KY; Abbreviation: PBX)
- PAINTSVILLE-PRESTONSBURG-COMBS FIELD (about 20 miles; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Abbreviation: 3I6)
- BIG SANDY REGIONAL (about 24 miles; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Abbreviation: K22)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wayland:
- MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; MOREHEAD, KY; Full-time enrollment: 6,866)
- NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 70 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,729)
- MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; Full-time enrollment: 12,361)
- SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,412)
- EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Full-time enrollment: 9,498)
- SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 92 miles; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,849)
- WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 93 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,893)