Wayne township, Wayne County, Indiana (IN)

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Land area: 52.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 43,742 (92% urban, 8% rural)

Males: 20,632	(47.2%)
Females: 23,110	(52.8%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 41,644 (26,030 owner occupied, 15,614 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	37%
State:	29%

Races in Wayne township:

White Non-Hispanic: 87.0%
Black: 8.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
Asian: 0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Hispanic or Latino: 1.8%
Two or more races: 1.8%
Some other race: 0.3%

Median age of males: 37.2
Median age of females: 39.2

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Average household size: 2.31

Wayne township:	2.3 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

Average family size: 2.88

Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,073 ($31,307 in 1999)

This township:	$35,073
Indiana:	$47,448

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $410 (lower quartile is $299, upper quartile is $529)

Here:	$410
State:	$518

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $87,742 (it was $74,300 in 2000)

Wayne township:	$87,742
Indiana:	$122,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $68,751 - $139,356

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $124,159
Here: $124,159
State: $158,066

Townhouses or other attached units: $98,971
Here: $98,971
State: $148,761

In 2-unit structures: $74,738
Here: $74,738
State: $113,796

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $50,559
Here: $50,559
State: $114,735

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $164,918
Here: $164,918
State: $141,159

Mobile homes: $26,449
Here: $26,449
State: $33,761

Population density: 833 people per square mile

(very high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	14.5%
Whole state:	9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	5.7%
Whole state:	4.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 973 (41% naturalized citizens)

Wayne township:	2.2%
State:	3.1%

53% of Wayne township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 34% lived in Indiana.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 29326
Northeast: 1134
Midwest: 5813
South: 5598
West: 792

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $68,100

Wayne township, Indiana satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

People in group quarters in Wayne township, Indiana

808 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
675 people in nursing homes
262 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
176 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
66 people in other group homes
54 people in homes for the mentally retarded
50 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
4 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
3 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 12,788
One, attached: 638
Two: 1,810
3 or 4: 1,288
5 to 9: 784
10 to 19: 628
20 to 49: 288
50 or more: 552
Mobile homes: 694
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12

Median worth of mobile homes: $19,700

Housing units in Wayne township with a mortgage: 6,543 (823 second mortgage, 690 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,335

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 204
1995 to 1998: 523
1990 to 1994: 536
1980 to 1989: 1,047
1970 to 1979: 2,171
1960 to 1969: 2,830
1950 to 1959: 3,281
1940 to 1949: 2,237
1939 or earlier: 6,653

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wayne township, Indiana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 8 3 rooms: 108 4 rooms: 1,006 5 rooms: 2,732 6 rooms: 2,894 7 rooms: 2,169 8 rooms: 1,296 9 or more rooms: 874

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wayne township, Indiana:
	1 room: 112 2 rooms: 651 3 rooms: 1,419 4 rooms: 1,699 5 rooms: 1,491 6 rooms: 950 7 rooms: 381 8 rooms: 176 9 or more rooms: 77

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wayne township:
	no bedroom: 8 1 bedroom: 249 2 bedrooms: 2,965 3 bedrooms: 5,758 4 bedrooms: 1,900 5 or more bedrooms: 207

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wayne township:
	no bedroom: 261 1 bedroom: 2,148 2 bedrooms: 2,732 3 bedrooms: 1,535 4 bedrooms: 248 5 or more bedrooms: 32

Cars and other vehicles available in Wayne township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 545 1 vehicle: 3,320 2 vehicles: 5,012 3 vehicles: 1,569 4 vehicles: 472 5 or more vehicles: 169

Cars and other vehicles available in Wayne township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,537 1 vehicle: 3,505 2 vehicles: 1,518 3 vehicles: 316 4 vehicles: 48 5 or more vehicles: 32

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (9%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Educational services (5%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Plastics and rubber products (5%)
Health care (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (16%)
Educational services (13%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Social assistance (3%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Cashiers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Waiters and waitresses (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (3%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Wayne township:

German (21.6%)
United States or American (21.6%)
English (10.2%)
Irish (10.1%)
Italian (3.3%)
European (2.4%)
Scottish (1.7%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (25%)
India (12%)
Netherlands (8%)
Canada (6%)
United Kingdom (6%)
Germany (5%)
Cuba (5%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 15,736 (80%)
Carpooled: 2,405 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 139 (1%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 12 (0%)
Taxi: 20 (0%)
Motorcycle: 48 (0%)
Bicycle: 82 (0%)
Walked: 702 (4%)
Other means: 132 (1%)
Worked at home: 417 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (66%) Electricity (21%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)

People in group quarters in Wayne township, Indiana

808 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
675 people in nursing homes
262 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
176 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
66 people in other group homes
54 people in homes for the mentally retarded
50 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
4 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
3 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse

95.2% of residents of Wayne township speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 29% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (66% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).

Household type by relationship

Households: 41,749

In family households: 33,834 (8,535 male householders, 2,792 female householders)
8,511 spouses, 11,654 children (10,360 natural, 269 adopted, 1,025 stepchildren), 698 grandchildren, 185 brothers or sisters, 210 parents, 304 other relatives, 945 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 7,915 (2,779 male householders (2,143 living alone)), 3,944 female householders (3,591 living alone)), 1,192 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2,111 (1,111 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,360 2-persons, 2,639 3-persons, 2,029 4-persons, 857 5-persons, 315 6-persons, 127 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,734 1-person, 845 2-persons, 98 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

5,709 married couples with children.
3,221 single-parent households (655 men, 2,566 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 333

Here:	7.3%
Indiana:	11.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 109

Here:	5.3%
Indiana:	8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 913

Here:	39.1%
Indiana:	23.4%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Wayne township:

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