Town Hall · Wayne

Wayne, IN town hall & government

Wayne spent $191,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $25 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Wayne's government.

Town budget

Where Wayne's money goes

Spent
$191,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$25
typical Indiana towns: $29
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$65,00034%
Paid to other governments
$60,00031%
Other
$66,00035%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 81%
  • From the state 19%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Wayne

Full-time staff
2
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$36,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time3 part
Health & welfare
1 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Wayne didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Jay School Corporation

Wayne's K–12 school district, shared with Bearcreek, Bryant, Greene, Jackson, Jefferson and Knox. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,097
Indiana: $13,688
Students
2,987
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$30.4 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Indiana districts overall: 33% local, 56% state, 11% federal

  • Local 32%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $13,097 per pupil, $7,147 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Wayne pay

Typical tax bill
$648
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.58%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$111,400
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Wayne's government

Town hall & decisions in Wayne →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Wayne

Wayne is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Marlin A. Stutzman. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Wayne's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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