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WayneIN

A town of 3,790. Healthier than 54% of U.S. towns.

Population

3,790

+0.5% since 2010

Median home value

$199K

Census ACS

Household income

$71K

median

Median age

36.5

years

Jobs based here

7,025

A job hub

What makes Wayne stand out

The 2 things Wayne does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

100 U.S. towns● Wayne

Health

54% of U.S. towns are healthier

on CDC estimates

Better than IN on 2 measures, worse on 0.

7,025jobs here

Work

7,025 jobs

based in Wayne, a regional job hub

14% of working residents work in town.

A job hub

Every workday, about 6,759 people come to Wayne for work

Where Wayne’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

7,025jobs based in Wayne

14%of working residents work in town

9 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Wayne’s report card

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HealthB−Healthier than 46% of U.S. towns Commute9 miHalf of commuters travel less Climate86°/23°Summer high · winter low · 16″ snow Hazards41/100Moderate risk of storm & flood damage SchoolsB−Beats 51% of IN districts Outdoors7 miof trails · 0.1% conserved

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Weather

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H 69° · L 50°

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Upcoming events

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The data

Ordered by what stands out in Wayne. Another town gets a different order.

Health

Healthier than 46% of U.S. towns

Wayne beats the Indiana average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.

B−Health Grade

32 measures vs. Indiana

2 better30 too close to call0 worse

What stands out	Wayne	IN
Fewer adults who have had a stroke	3.1%	3.5%
Fewer adults with heart disease	6.1%	6.8%

Columbus Regional Hospital

8.4 mi away · emergency room

1 of 3

care shortages: mental health

73rd

percentile among IN towns

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →

Work & commute

About one in seven working residents works right in Wayne

Most working residents leave Wayne for work: only 14% work in town. The top destinations are Columbus (54%), Seymour (6%) and Center (3%). Half commute less than 9 miles.

14%work in town

Where working residents work

In Wayne14%

Columbus54%

Seymour6%

Center3%

Franklin2%

9 mi

median commute distance

7,025

jobs based in Wayne

A job hub

jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →

Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Wayne has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 16 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

16″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter25–41°

Spring43–65°

Summer63–84°

Fall44–67°

Oct 25

typical first frost

Apr 11

typical last frost

+0.8°

vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →

Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 41% of U.S. communities.

41risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingTornadoesEarthquakes

paid flood claims since 1979

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →

Schools

Wayne’s public schools outperform 51% of Indiana districts

The public schools Wayne’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 51% of Indiana’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

B−School Grade

School	Grades	Students	Grade
White Creek Lutheran School Private	K–8	111

NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduationAll 1 schools →

Outdoors

0.1% of Wayne is conserved land

7.3 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

0.1%conserved

0.1%

conserved · 41 of 31,333 acres

7.3 mi

of trails · 0.1 per sq mi

Wayne’s story

Wayne in pictures

1 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

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About Wayne

Township in Indiana, United States

Wayne Township is one of twelve townships in Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,815 and it contained 1,492 housing units.

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