Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 3,889.
Wayne Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $198K, 2.5 years of the Columbus metro’s $80K median household income. It grades B overall, 295th among Indiana's 585 graded towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 93% of U.S. towns. On civic life, just 67 of Indiana’s 1,043 towns do worse.
Where Wayne Township beats most towns.
Where Wayne Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Wayne Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 3 maps from 1957 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Wayne Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Wayne Township.
Wayne Township draws workers from Columbus and beyond and looks healthier within Indiana than nationally.
7,025 jobs are based in Wayne Township, 3.6 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
Most working residents leave Wayne Township for work: only 14% work in town. Since 2013, Wayne Township has added 1,611 jobs, to 7,025 in 2023. The top destinations are Columbus (54%), Indianapolis (8%) and Seymour (6%).
| Wayne Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 11% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 10% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Creek Lutheran School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 111 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
In the comparison, Wayne Township comes where Indiana’s towns sit at 1.9% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. 7.3 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
| Wayne Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.1% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Wayne Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 23° and about 16 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 35 to 64 are 33% of residents (37% statewide). Wayne Township’s median age is 36.5 years, below both the Indiana town median (39.5 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Wayne Township has grown 4.2% since 2020, to 3,889 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Wayne Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36.5 years | 39.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 20% | 22% | 29% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.4 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Wayne Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.4% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 16.5% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 13.3% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.4% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.8% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.3% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.9% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.9% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 13.8% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.7% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 30.2% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.6% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.4% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.4% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,900, single groups can be off by several points
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 59% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 43 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Wayne Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Within Indiana it is healthier than 66% of the 589 graded towns: much of Indiana scores lower on these measures.
Wayne Township beats the Indiana average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 13% of Wayne Township adults report frequent physical distress.
| Wayne Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 26% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | Wayne Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 3.1% | 3.5% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 6.1% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wayne Township. Close and well known come first.
33 mi Stadium & arenaMemorial Stadium
9 mi MuseumMiller House and Garden
33 mi Stadium & arenaSimon Skjodt Assembly Hall
32 mi MuseumEskenazi Museum of Art7 mi MuseumZaharakos8 mi GardenMill Race ParkMemorial Stadium: Durin at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Miller House and Garden: Nyttend, Public domain · Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall: Sean Benham from Chicago, CC BY 2.0 · Eskenazi Museum of Art: Kzollman (Kevin J.S. Zollman)., CC BY-SA 3.0
None within 15 miles of Wayne Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Wayne Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
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.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
6 towns share a border with Wayne Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Township | #295 | B | A | — | B− | B− |
| Sand Creek Township | — | — | A− | — | B− | C+ |
| Redding Township | #406 | C+ | A− | — | C | C |
| Columbus Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jackson Township | — | — | A− | — | B− | C+ |
| Hamilton Township | — | — | B | — | C | C |
| Ohio Township | — | — | B− | — | B− | B− |
Sand Creek Township, Jackson Township, Hamilton Township and Ohio Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Wayne Township, Sand Creek Township, Redding Township, Jackson Township, Hamilton Township and Ohio Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Columbus Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Wayne Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Wayne Township grades B overall, better than 61% of U.S. towns and #295 of 585 in Indiana. It grades B− for health and B− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.
