Wayne County land: flood and parcels
16,171 parcels
On the county tax roll
- Acres on the roll406,790
- In a FEMA flood zone11%special flood hazard area
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No zoning layer for Wayne County yet. Zoning here is set town by town.
Around Wayne County
Towns in Wayne County
- Jesup4,540 parcels
- Screven484 parcels
- Odum340 parcels
Flood zones and wetlands
Recorded flood claims in Wayne County
Fewer than 10 insured flood claims were recorded in Wayne County from 1978 to Sep 2026. FEMA counts claims on buildings with NFIP flood insurance, so land without an insured building never shows here.
What flood insurance costs in Wayne County
What NFIP policyholders in Wayne County pay a year for a single-family home, by flood zone: the middle half of premiums on policies that took effect Sep 2025–Sep 2026. It is what insured homes here pay, not a quote for any one building.
| Flood zone | Policies | Middle half | Full-risk median |
|---|---|---|---|
| A zones (special flood hazard area) | 41 | $480–$810 | $600 |
| X zone (outside the mapped flood zone) | 21 | $440–$560 | $490 |
Full-risk premium: the median of FEMA's own full-risk premium for the same policies (Risk Rating 2.0). A discounted policy rises toward it a step each year, within the law's cap on yearly increases. Zones are the flood zone each policy is rated in. OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Policies v3, as of Sep 2026.
This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data.
Farmland rent in Wayne County
Cropland in Wayne County rents for about $75.50 an acre a year (USDA, 2026).
- Cropland rent
- $75.50 an acrenon-irrigated, 2026; $55 in 2022
No rent-to-price figure for Georgia yet.
Rent: USDA NASS county cash rents survey, 2026 (released August 21, 2026), public domain. Farmland rent in every Georgia county →
What land here is worth and produces
Published land values, crops, forest and farm programs for Wayne County
- Farmland value (Census of Agriculture)
- $3,579 an acreAverage value of land and buildings on the county's farms, 2022 · USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture
- Farms
- 272 farms on 51,504 acresAverage 189 acres, median 64; 22,408 acres of cropland; 5,741 of pasture; 19,308 of woodland, 2022 · USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture
- What the farms sell
- poultry and eggs 42% · nursery and greenhouse 21% · cotton 10%Share of the $45.2 million of farm products sold in 2022 · USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture
- Crops grown
- peanuts 30% · corn 17% · cotton 17% · pecans 14%Share of the county's 32,368 acres of crops and hay, 2025 · USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer 2025, classified from satellite imagery
- Land cover
- cropland 7% · grass, hay and pasture 12% · forest 30% · shrubland 6% · wetlands 35% · developed 8%Share of the county's 414,848 acres of land and water, 2025 · USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer 2025, classified from satellite imagery
- Forest
- 125,697 acres, 30% of the countyEvergreen 99% of the forest; woody wetlands counted apart · USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer 2025, classified from satellite imagery
- Conservation Reserve (CRP)
- 154 acres, average $62 an acre a yearAcres under contract at the end of fiscal year 2025, paid a yearly rent to keep them in grass or trees instead of crops; a new contract's county average soil rental rate is $81 an acre for 2026 · USDA FSA Conservation Reserve Program statistics
- Timber price (softwood sawtimber)
- $27.88 a tonStumpage, the county's row, 2026; softwood chip-n-saw $20.79; softwood pulpwood $10.96; hardwood sawtimber $39.31 · Table of Owner Harvest Timber Value, Georgia Department of Revenue, Local Government Services Division
- Farm and forest tax program
- Conservation Use Valuation Assessment (CUVA)A 10-year covenant taxes farm and timber land on its current-use value, up to 2,000 acres an owner; breaking the covenant repays twice the tax saved. · O.C.G.A. 48-5-7.4
- Large forest tax program
- Forest Land Protection Act (FLPA)200 or more acres of forest (parcels of 100+ acres) under a 10-year covenant are assessed at 40% of the forest land conservation use value. · O.C.G.A. 48-5-7.7
Sources: USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture (2022) · USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer (2025) · USDA FSA Conservation Reserve Program statistics (2025) · Table of Owner Harvest Timber Value, 2026 · Conservation Use Valuation Assessment (CUVA) · Forest Land Protection Act (FLPA). Published survey and census figures for the area, not an appraisal of any parcel.
People and new homes in Wayne County
- Population32,481July 2025 estimate, +7.8% since 2020
- Median household income$53,4272020–2024 average, ±$6,493
- New homes permitted1022025, 98 single-family; 119 in 2021
- Permitted so far in 202667Jan–Aug, against 70 a year earlier
U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 (May 2026); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year (B19013) (Jan 2026); U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey (Sep 2026).
Typical lot sizeThe typical lot, from the roll
The median parcel in Wayne County is 1.18 acres (16,169 parcels with a size).
Acres from the county roll (DeKalb County's open layer publishes none, so its acres are the parcel outline's); where the roll and the outline disagree by more than three times, the parcel page names both. Condominium units that share one point (each carrying the whole complex's acres) are left out of the lot sizes.
Land parcels in Wayne CountyFarm and timber parcels to start with
- 1,081.1 acres of land
- 1,071.0 acres of land
- 1,058.9 acres of land
- 1,005.3 acres of land
- 990.2 acres of land
- 989.5 acres of land
- 983.1 acres of land
- 973.8 acres of land
- 954.5 acres of land
Farm and timber parcels of an acre or more, each with its own page of public roll facts.
Questions about Wayne County landAnswers from the public records
How many parcels are in Wayne County, GA?
16,171 parcels on the Wayne County tax roll (as of Sep 2026), covering 406,790 acres.
How much vacant land is in Wayne County, GA?
Wayne County's vacant-land class has not been through our aerial check yet, so we don't call any parcel here vacant land.
What is the typical lot size in Wayne County?
The median parcel is 1.18 acres, from 16,169 parcels with a recorded size.
How much of Wayne County is in a flood zone?
11% of parcels are in a FEMA special flood hazard area (National Flood Hazard Layer, as of Sep 2026). Check each parcel's own flood line before you buy.
Are there wetlands in Wayne County?
16% of parcels are a quarter or more wetland on the USFWS National Wetlands Inventory, a mapping guide, not a legal delineation.
Are there land prices for Wayne County?
No land prices for Wayne County yet. Area prices print only where Georgia's own price test passed for the county, and it has not for Wayne County.
How many people live in Wayne County?
About 32,481 (Census estimate for July 1, 2025), +7.8% since 2020.
How many new homes are being built in Wayne County?
Building permits authorized 102 new housing units in 2025 and 67 from January to Aug 2026 (against 70 a year earlier) (Census Building Permits Survey).
Where does this data come from?
Parcels: Wayne County parcels: a copy published by the Heart of Georgia Altamaha Regional Commission (layer as of Sep 2026). Flood: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer. Wetlands: USFWS National Wetlands Inventory. Towns: U.S. Census places. Every figure is counted from those files on our map.
About these numbersSources, dates and how these figures are built
What Groundwork can price in Wayne County
Facts only: no price estimate on any parcel here.
Land sale prices
This county publishes no bulk sale prices we may use, and Georgia has no statewide sale-price file.
Sources
Parcels: Wayne County parcels: a copy published by the Heart of Georgia Altamaha Regional Commission (layer as of Sep 2026) (roll as of Sep 2026); flood: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer (as of Sep 2026); wetlands: USFWS National Wetlands Inventory (as of Oct 2026); counted on our map built Oct 2026.