Town Hall · Wayne

Wayne, IN town hall & government

Wayne spent $35.5 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $241 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
$35.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$241
typical Indiana towns: $137
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$32.1 million90%
Paid to other governments
$670,0002%
Other
$2.8 million8%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 57%
  • From the state 24%
  • Fees & charges 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Wayne

Full-time staff
221
20 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$90,200
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
139
on the town payroll
Fire
163 full-time2 part
Health & welfare
42 full-time13 part
Administration & buildings
8 full-time5 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
8 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Wayne Township Metropolitan School District

Wayne's K–12 school district, shared with Clermont. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,154
Indiana: $13,688
Students
15,799
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$320.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $15,154 per pupil, $9,039 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.

Also serving Wayne: Indianapolis Public Schools ($22,943 per pupil) · Speedway School Town ($15,097 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Wayne pay

Typical tax bill
$1,608
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.96%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$167,400
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 André Carson. 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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