Wayne TownshipHenry County, IN
A town of 4,160. 2 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
Is Wayne Township a good place to live?
Wayne Township grades C overall, 497th of 585 graded towns in Indiana, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. On the other side, residents are less healthy than 88% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. It also does better than most on schools: its public schools beat 63% of Indiana towns on state tests and graduation. Its lowest everyday mark is in incomes: the median household income is $63K, and 22% of residents live below the poverty line. A typical home there costs about $177K, 2.8 years of the New Castle area’s $63K median household income. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 100% of U.S. towns. 22% of residents live below the poverty line in Wayne Township, against 10% in Indiana’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. On history, just 3 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns do better. Wayne Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 97% of U.S. towns.
What makes Wayne Township stand out
Where Wayne Township beats most towns.
How Wayne Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Wayne Township is from typical.
Its best grade is an A+ for history (#3 of 593 in Indiana), which describes the town but isn’t part of the overall grade; its C comes from the livability subjects above.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Wayne Township: who provides what
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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Wayne Township.
For health, Wayne Township earns a D
44% of adults have obesity in Wayne Township. Wayne Township beats the Indiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13. 43% of adults have high blood pressure in Wayne Township.
| Wayne Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 39% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 39% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Wayne Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80% | 77.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.9% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
For schools, Wayne Township earns a B
Its public schools are run by C A Beard Memorial School Corp. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Knightstown High School, with 318 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knightstown Intermediate SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 4–8 | Grades 4–8 | 387 | C− |
| Knightstown High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 318 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
| Wayne Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.3% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sunset Park | — | 14 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Wayne Township
Wayne Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most of Wayne Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.8 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Wayne Township for work: only 17% work in town. The average trip to work in Wayne Township is 29 minutes. Jobs based in Wayne Township grew to 1,049 in 2023, 94 more than in 2013.
| Wayne Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 17% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
More children than Indiana overall
Children under 18 are 28% of residents (23% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (23% statewide). 20% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.
| Wayne Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 28% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 20% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.8 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women. Among residents 18 to 24, 75% are men (IN 51%).
| Wayne Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.6% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.3% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.6% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.6% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.4% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.2% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.7% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.9% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.7% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.5% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 39.6% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.1% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.4% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 13.9% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.5% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,200, single groups can be off by several points
Wayne Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 58% of U.S. communities. Since 2025, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Wayne Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Wayne Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Wayne Township; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Wayne Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
About Wayne Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Wayne Township is one of thirteen townships in Henry County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,216 and it contains 1,828 housing units.
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- Area
- 33 sq mi
- Elevation
- 968 ft
Wayne Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Wayne Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Township | #497 | C | B | — | B | D |
| Spiceland Township | — | — | A | — | C | C |
| Greensboro Township | — | — | A− | — | B | C− |
| Brown Township | #180 | A− | A | — | A− | C |
| Ripley Township | — | — | A | — | B | C |
| Jackson Township | — | — | A | — | A− | B− |
| Center Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Spiceland Township, Greensboro Township, Ripley Township and Jackson Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Wayne Township, Spiceland Township, Greensboro Township, Brown Township, Ripley Township and Jackson Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Center Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Wayne Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Wayne Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Wayne Township, IN a good place to live?
Wayne Township grades C overall, better than 28% of U.S. towns and #497 of 585 in Indiana. It grades D for health and B for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Wayne Township, IN expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.