Waynetown

Population: 790
Median household income: $58,977
Median home value: $112,800

Waynetown is a community in Montgomery County, Indiana, home to 790 residents. At $58,977, its median household income sits below Montgomery County's $66,571.

Between 2019 and 2023, Waynetown's population declined 30.3% from 1,134 to 790, while its median home value rose 31.3% from $85,900 to $112,800.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 84.3% of the population. 87.3% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 790
Median age: 34.9 yrs
Median household income: $58,977
Median home value: $112,800
Median gross rent: $864
Housing units: 359
Homeownership rate: 82.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%
Unemployment rate: 6.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,134790

Median household income

$54,083$58,977

Median home value

$85,900$112,800

Median gross rent

$780$864

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,134	$54,083	$85,900	$780
2020	1,007	$53,500	$89,800	$764
2021	846	$54,167	$88,900	$792
2022	778	$56,000	$103,100	$811
2023	790	$58,977	$112,800	$864

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1719.4%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3417.1%

35 to 449.0%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	45	5.7%
5 to 17	153	19.4%
18 to 24	64	8.1%
25 to 34	135	17.1%
35 to 44	71	9.0%
45 to 54	91	11.5%
55 to 64	103	13.0%
65 to 74	74	9.4%
75 and over	54	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	666	84.3%
Black or African American	7	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	60	7.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	57	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.7%

High school graduate55.7%

Some college or associate's17.4%

Bachelor's degree11.2%

Graduate or professional degree4.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	62	11.7%
High school graduate	294	55.7%
Some college or associate's	92	17.4%
Bachelor's degree	59	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	21	4.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone87.3%

Carpooled5.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.4%

Other means5.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	296	87.3%
Carpooled	18	5.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	8	2.4%
Other means	17	5.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	46	13.9%
15 to 29 min	200	60.4%
30 to 44 min	32	9.7%
45 to 59 min	23	6.9%
60+ min	30	9.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 14.9% (118 of 790)

	Count	Share
Family households	229	72.9%
Nonfamily households	85	27.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1951

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	314	87.5%
Vacant	45	12.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	258	82.2%
Renter-occupied	56	17.8%

1-unit, detached88.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.8%

5 to 19 units3.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other5.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	317	88.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10	2.8%
5 to 19 units	12	3.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20	5.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1882052
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.44 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.0880, -87.0655