Health · Wayne

Wayne, IN health

Wayne differs from Indiana on 20 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults who have had cancer (6% vs 8.3%) and fewer adults with arthritis (25.2% vs 28.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults facing a utility shut-off (14.2% vs 8.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 46241, 46222, 46214, 46224

Report card

How Wayne compares with Indiana

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Wayne adults…

39 of every 100 Wayne adults have high blood pressure

Indiana: 38 in 100 · too close to call · margin 36.3–40.9%

Bars show Wayne; the black tick is Indiana. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Wayne, betterWayne, worseToo close to callIndiana

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.3% Wayne
IN 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 41.5% Wayne
IN 37.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.5% Wayne
IN 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.2% Wayne
IN 15.7%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Wayne adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Indiana.

Yearly checkup

IN 80%

Dentist visit

IN 61%

Cholesterol check

IN 86%

Colon screening

IN 66%

Mammogram

IN 76%

Taking BP meds

IN 77%

1 in 7

working-age adults has no health insurance

Wayne 14.5% · Indiana 1 in 11 (8.9%)

Mind & connection

How Wayne adults are doing

1 in 3Wayne adults feel lonely

37.1% · Indiana 32.8% · worse

1 in 4Wayne adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.2% · Indiana 25.1% · too close to call

1 in 4Wayne adults lack social or emotional support

27% · Indiana 23.2% · worse

1 in 5Wayne adults are in frequent mental distress

19.6% · Indiana 17.6% · worse

Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 4

Wayne adults worry about having enough food

24.8% · IN 14.7% · worse

1 in 5

Wayne adults worry about keeping their housing

18.4% · IN 11.2% · worse

1 in 7

Wayne adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

14.2% · IN 8.4% · worse

1 in 8

Wayne adults lack reliable transportation

12.3% · IN 7.7% · worse

16.8% of Wayne adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.6% across Indiana.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.7%

of Wayne adults live with a disability (Indiana 31.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs15.8%

Thinking or memory18.1%

Hearing6.1%

Errands alone10.2%

Vision7.2%

Dressing or bathing5%

Black tick: Indiana. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Wayne

Wayne and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

30.8%40.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#26 of 26towns on this map, healthiest first

Washington35.2%

Washington36.1%

Plainfield36.8%

Pike37.8%

Decatur38.9%

Center40.4%

Wayne40.9%

Care nearby

Indianapolis VA Medical CenterIndianapolis · 4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · VA Directions Medicare profile

Eskenazi HealthIndianapolis · 4.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Iu Health West HospitalAvon · 4.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Indiana University HealthIndianapolis · 5.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Healthnet Healthy FamiliesIndianapolis · 0.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Healthnet Speedway Health & Dental CenterIndianapolis · 2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careWayne is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Wayne Township · need score 19 of 25

✓ Dental careWayne is not a shortage area

! Mental healthWayne's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Central Indiana MHCAs · need score 14 of 25

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Wayne. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for Wayne

Measure	Wayne	Margin	Indiana
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.6%	36.3–40.9%	37.8%	about the same
High cholesterol	35.6%	33.4–37.9%	37.8%	about the same
Obesity	40.9%	37.7–44.2%	38.4%	about the same
Arthritis	25.2%	23.5–27%	28.3%	better
Depression	26.2%	23.9–28.5%	25.1%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	21.2%	18.5–23.8%	15.4%	worse
Asthma	12.2%	11.1–13.4%	11.2%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	6%	5.5–6.5%	8.3%	better
Diabetes	14%	12.7–15.3%	13%	about the same
COPD	8.5%	7.7–9.3%	8.1%	about the same
Heart disease	6.2%	5.7–6.8%	6.8%	about the same
Stroke	3.7%	3.4–4%	3.5%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.2%	16.4–20.1%	15.7%	worse
Binge drink	17.5%	15.6–19.6%	16.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	28.3%	25.9–30.9%	24.9%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	41.5%	38.5–44.4%	37.1%	worse
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.8%	75.5–80%	79.7%	about the same
Dentist visit	54.6%	52–57%	61.2%	worse
Cholesterol check	82.8%	81.1–84.5%	85.8%	worse
Colon screening	61.8%	58.5–64.9%	66.3%	worse
Mammogram	75.1%	70.3–79.3%	76.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	74.3%	72.1–76.5%	77.4%	worse
No health insurance	14.5%	12.8–16.3%	8.9%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	37.1%	34.4–39.9%	32.8%	worse
Lack emotional support	27%	24.6–29.5%	23.2%	worse
Frequent mental distress	19.6%	17.9–21.3%	17.6%	worse
Fair or poor health	25.2%	23.2–27.3%	20.6%	worse
Frequent physical distress	15.3%	13.9–16.7%	13.8%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	24.8%	22.6–27.1%	14.7%	worse
Housing insecurity	18.4%	16.6–20.3%	11.2%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	14.2%	12.8–15.7%	8.4%	worse
No reliable transportation	12.3%	11.1–13.6%	7.7%	worse
Receive SNAP	16.8%	15–18.8%	8.6%
Disability
Any disability	33.7%	31.2–36.3%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.8%	14.4–17.3%	14.2%
Thinking or memory	18.1%	16.5–19.8%	15%
Hearing	6.1%	5.5–6.8%	7.1%
Vision	7.2%	6.6–7.7%	5%
Dressing or bathing	5%	4.6–5.5%	3.7%
Errands alone	10.2%	9.3–11.2%	8.1%

About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Wayne door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Indiana figure falls inside it, we don't call Wayne better or worse.

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Wayne by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Wayne by how much of its land each one covers.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Indiana figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.