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A town of 29,702.
Wayne Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $221K, 2.9 years of the Warsaw area’s $75K median household income. It grades A− overall, 165th among Indiana's 585 graded towns. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. 40% of working residents work locally in Wayne Township, against 11% in Indiana’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. On walkability, just 99 of Indiana’s 1,097 towns do better. Chinworth Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Wayne Township beats most towns.
Chinworth BridgeEach subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Wayne Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1897 and 2 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.
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Ordered by what stands out in Wayne Township.
Wayne Township looks healthier within Indiana than nationally and has commutes shorter than most of Indiana.
16 miles of trail in 16 parks and preserves. Winona Lake Trails Park, at 139 acres with 7.6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Wayne Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.1% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Winona Lake Trails Park | 7.6 mi | 139 |
| 2. Winona Lake Park | 1 mi | 12 |
| 3. Central Park | 0.6 mi | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Warsaw Community Schools. Three of its 11 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeview Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 545 | B− |
| Warsaw Community High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,077 | A− |
| Eisenhower Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 474 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 87% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 60 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Wayne Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Wayne Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 17° and about 32 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The average commute for its 12,672 working residents takes 16.2 minutes, against 24.1 across Indiana.
Wayne Township’s average trip to work is 16 minutes. Jobs based in Wayne Township fell to 17,363 in 2023, 1,619 fewer than in 2013. 13% of residents live below the poverty line in Wayne Township.
| Wayne Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 10% | 7.8% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Within Indiana it is healthier than 62% of the 589 graded towns: much of Indiana scores lower on these measures. Its C+ for health tops all 3 graded neighbors; Plain Township (C) comes closest.
Wayne Township tracks Indiana closely on all 32 CDC measures. 16% of Wayne Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Wayne Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 26% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 39% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 37% | 36% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Indiana average. The median age in Wayne Township is 35.8 years. 35% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.
| Wayne Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35.8 years | 39.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 22% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 18% | 18% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.4 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women. Median age: women 36.0, men 35.5.
| Wayne Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.3% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.5% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.5% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.6% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.7% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.7% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.5% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.4% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.9% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.9% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.7% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.8% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.9% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.8% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.8% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
2 within 15 miles of the center of Wayne Township
About 6 of every 100 Wayne Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
Township in Indiana, United States
Wayne Township is one of seventeen townships in Kosciusko County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 29,110 (up from 27,551 at 2010) and it contained 12,127 housing units. Wayne Township was organized in 1836.
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3 towns share a border with Wayne Township.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Harrison Township (A−) comes closest. Washington Township next door grades lower for schools (C+ to Wayne Township’s B+) and higher for cost of living (A+ to B).
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Township | #165 | A− | B | — | B+ | C+ |
| Plain Township | #335 | B− | B | — | B+ | C |
| Washington Township | #299 | B | A+ | — | C+ | C |
| Harrison Township | #177 | A− | A | — | B+ | C |
Wayne Township, Plain Township, Washington Township and Harrison Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Wayne Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Wayne Township grades A− overall, better than 77% of U.S. towns and #165 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C+ for health and B+ for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.