Wayne

Population: 6,902
Median household income: $143,981
Median home value: $664,900

Located in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Wayne is a community with a population of 6,902. Its median household income of $143,981 runs above the Delaware County figure of $88,576.

From 2020 to 2023, Wayne's population held roughly steady from 6,891 to 6,902, while its median home value rose 20.6% from $551,500 to $664,900.

72.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 59.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,902
Median age: 43.6 yrs
Median household income: $143,981
Median home value: $664,900
Median gross rent: $1,993
Housing units: 2,787
Homeownership rate: 59.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 72.6%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,8916,902

Median household income

$101,902$143,981

Median home value

$551,500$664,900

Median gross rent

$1,585$1,993

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	6,891	$101,902	$551,500	$1,585
2021	7,425	$106,590	$562,000	$1,690
2022	7,088	$121,000	$666,200	$1,819
2023	6,902	$143,981	$664,900	$1,993

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1718.2%

18 to 245.2%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 5415.9%

55 to 6417.1%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	412	6.0%
5 to 17	1,257	18.2%
18 to 24	362	5.2%
25 to 34	755	10.9%
35 to 44	738	10.7%
45 to 54	1,100	15.9%
55 to 64	1,183	17.1%
65 to 74	602	8.7%
75 and over	493	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,813	84.2%
Black or African American	111	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	358	5.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	196	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	424	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.9%

High school graduate9.1%

Some college or associate's14.5%

Bachelor's degree36.9%

Graduate or professional degree35.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	189	3.9%
High school graduate	442	9.1%
Some college or associate's	704	14.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,796	36.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1,740	35.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone62.2%

Carpooled4.0%

Public transit6.7%

Walked7.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home19.1%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,178	62.2%
Carpooled	140	4.0%
Public transit	234	6.7%
Walked	250	7.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	669	19.1%
Other means	31	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	723	25.5%
15 to 29 min	1,020	36.0%
30 to 44 min	502	17.7%
45 to 59 min	337	11.9%
60+ min	251	8.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 10.0% (681 of 6,788)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,891	71.0%
Nonfamily households	774	29.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,665	95.6%
Vacant	122	4.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,587	59.5%
Renter-occupied	1,078	40.5%

1-unit, detached46.5%

1-unit, attached17.5%

2 to 4 units16.7%

5 to 19 units15.1%

20 or more units4.3%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,296	46.5%
1-unit, attached	487	17.5%
2 to 4 units	465	16.7%
5 to 19 units	420	15.1%
20 or more units	119	4.3%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4281752
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.12 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 40.0396, -75.3927