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Town Hall · Wayne Township

In Wayne Township, 62% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Indiana

Wayne Township’s town government spent $374,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $40 per resident.

Day-to-day spending, 2022
$374,000
year to December 31, 2022
Per resident, 2022
$40
In 2022: $40, more than 75% of 248 similar towns
Long-term debt
$1.8M
end of 2022, reported
Town staff, 2022
5
full-time · 1 part-time · March payroll $26,159
Typical tax bill
$2,318
0.80% of home value · IN 0.74%

What stands out about how Wayne Township is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

Compared with similar places

$40 per resident in 2022: more than 75% of them

Wayne Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($40 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 248 Indiana towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $21, and the middle half spent $12–$38. Wayne Township spent more than 75% of them.

Middle half of the group, $12–$38Median $21Wayne Township

Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →

The group
248

Indiana towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Wayne Township itself left out).

Your share of the 2022 budget

About $40 per resident a year, or $0.11 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: fire, at 72%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 66%Interest, fines & other 26%From the state 8%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $411,000; interest on debt $73,000; payments to other governments $44,000. With these, the whole budget was $902,000.
About “Other”.28% of Wayne Township’s day-to-day spending ($105,000) is filed by the Census Bureau outside the named functions above, so the receipt can’t say what it buys.
Over the years

No trend yet

Wayne Township reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $2,318 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.80% of the home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Fall Creek Township$4,090
Noblesville Township$3,167
Noblesville$3,112
Wayne Township$2,318
White River Township$2,015
Indiana$1,614
Lapel$1,406
Stony Creek Township$1,404
Fishersburg$682
$2,318
typical bill a year
0.80%
effective rate
$289,500
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Wayne Township’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Tax bills are one input to Wayne Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Wayne Township →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Wayne Township

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

Check Wayne Township’s own website for current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Wayne Township yet.
Who works for Wayne Township

One full-time town employee for every 1,875 residents

On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (9,374).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022

Administration & buildings5 + 1 pt
5
full-time
1
part-time
$26,159
payroll for March 2022
$313,908
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$61,400
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
Compared, 2022.Wayne Township had 0.5 full-time staff per 1,000 residents in March 2022. The median for the 131 of the 248 Indiana towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools that reported 2022 staff was 0.0: Wayne Township had more than 87% of them. Same group and year as the budget comparison.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Hamilton Southeastern Schools

Wayne Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Delaware Township, Fall Creek Township, Fishers. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Wayne Township →
$12,846
per pupil · IN $13,688
21,299
students
$230.6 million
long-term debt

Of the $12,846 per pupil, $7,652 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 42%State 54%Federal 4%

Indiana districts overall: 33% local, 56% state, 11% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Elections · 2024 general election

How Wayne Township voted in 2024

Official results for Wayne Township’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.

President4,880 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican55.4%2,705 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat42.4%2,067 votes

Others: 2.2% (108 votes).

Most votes in Wayne Township: Donald J Trump

Indiana: Trump 58.6%, Harris 39.6%

Turnout
62%

of Wayne Township’s 7,904 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Indiana: 58%.

Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).

U.S. Senate4,500 votes
Jim BanksRepublican56.5%
Valerie McCrayDemocrat40.1%
Others3.4%

Most votes in Wayne Township: Jim Banks

Indiana: Banks 58.6%, McCray 38.8%

Governor4,861 votes
Mike BraunRepublican52.4%
Jennifer G McCormickDemocrat43.3%
Others4.3%

Most votes in Wayne Township: Mike Braun

President, 2024: Wayne Township, its county and the state

TrumpHarrisOthersVotes
Wayne Township55.4%42.4%2.2%4,880
Indiana58.6%39.6%1.8%2,936,677
DemocratRepublicanLibertarianIndependent / other

Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.

Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.

Who represents Wayne Township

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Wayne Township.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Indiana HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Indiana SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Indiana

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Next door

How Wayne Township compares with the towns next door

Wayne Township spent $40 per resident in 2022; the 5 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $13 to $1,713. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.

Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Lapel$13$1,406
Noblesville Township$33$3,167
Stony Creek Township$115$1,404
White River Township$319$2,015
Noblesville$1,713$3,112
Fall Creek Townshipestimate$4,090
Wayne Township$40$2,318

Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).

Reach Wayne Township’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Wayne Township’s government

How much does Wayne Township spend per resident?

About $40 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $40 was more than 75% of 248 Indiana towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Wayne Township?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,318 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.80% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.

Who runs Wayne Township’s government?

We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Wayne Township yet.

How did Wayne Township vote in 2024?

For president, Donald J Trump 55.4%, Kamala D Harris 42.4% (4,880 votes, official results). . Indiana: Trump 58.6%, Harris 39.6%.

How many people work for Wayne Township?

5 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $26,159 (about $313,908 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Wayne Township in the state legislature?

State Senate District 20 (Scott Baldwin) and State House District 37 (Todd Huston). The House district also covers eight other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →