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WayneIN

A town of 678.

Population
678
−4.2% since 2010
Median home value
$230K
Census ACS
Household income
$76K
median
Median age
36.9
years
Jobs based here
19
A commuter town
Small town

678 people, and everyone knows the way

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Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 21% of U.S. communities.

21risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
21Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDroughtCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Wayne

Most working residents leave Wayne for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Rochester (13%), Winamac (10%) and Kewanna (7%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

3%work in town

Where working residents work

In Wayne3%
Rochester13%
Winamac10%
Kewanna7%
Logansport6%
15 mi
median commute distance
19
jobs based in Wayne
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Wayne has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 30 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

30″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–35°
Spring39–61°
Summer61–82°
Fall42–63°
Oct 21
typical first frost
Apr 23
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

Healthier than 42% of U.S. towns

Wayne beats the Indiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10.

C+Health Grade
32 measures vs. Indiana
1 better21 too close to call10 worse
What stands outWayneIN
More adults treating high blood pressure80.9%77.4%
More adults with COPD10.9%8.1%
Woodlawn Hospital
12.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
68th
percentile among IN towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0% of Wayne is conserved land

0.2 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
Map of Wayne: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0%
conserved · 3 of 29,803 acres
0.2 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Fletcher Lake Public Access Site—1
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

97% of working residents leave Wayne for work

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

13% → Rochester Rochester 13% 10% → Winamac Winamac 10% 7% → Kewanna Kewanna 7% 6% → Logansport Logansport 6% 5% → Union Union 5% 5% → Liberty Liberty 5% Wayne · 3% stay
19jobs based in Wayne
3%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Wayne

Township in Indiana, United States

Wayne Township is one of eight townships in Fulton County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 545 (down from 569 at 2010) and it contained 242 housing units.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
545
Area
47 sq mi
Elevation
774 ft

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