Demographics of Wayne County, Indiana

Wayne County, Indiana had 66,169 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −348 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Wayne County, in four figures

66,169
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.5%
Change since July 2020: −348 people.; 41.0 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $55,692 ±$3,150
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Wayne County, Indiana's population shrank 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Wayne County, Indiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Wayne County, Indiana's population shrank 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Wayne County, Indiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	66,517	100.0	100.0
2021	66,427	99.9	100.2
2022	66,238	99.6	100.7
2023	66,129	99.4	101.6
2024	66,336	99.7	102.5
2025	66,169	99.5	103.1

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Population of Wayne County, Indiana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	66,517	−35	−44	0	−8
2021	66,427	−90	−369	+47	+171
2022	66,238	−189	−212	+104	−34
2023	66,129	−109	−214	+92	+33
2024	66,336	+207	−205	+203	+215
2025	66,169	−167	−213	+58	−17

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.0 ±0.4: for men 39.5 ±0.9 and for women 42.6 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Wayne County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Under 5	4,027 ±291	6.1% ±0.4	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	10,990 ±452	16.6% ±0.7	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	6,032 ±381	9.1% ±0.6	9.6% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	15,377 ±560	23.2% ±0.8	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	16,870 ±583	25.4% ±0.9	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	13,101 ±623	19.7% ±0.9	16.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $55,692 ±$3,150, and income per person $32,895 ±$1,911, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,957 ±$352 in Indiana and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Wayne County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Indiana	United States
Under $25,000	6,038 ±618	22.4% ±2.3	15.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	6,135 ±548	22.7% ±2.0	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	4,745 ±452	17.6% ±1.7	17.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,714 ±448	13.8% ±1.6	13.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,562 ±431	13.2% ±1.6	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,440 ±257	5.3% ±0.9	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,341 ±275	5.0% ±1.0	8.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Wayne County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Indiana	United States
All ages	11,507 ±987	17.9% ±1.5	12.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,538 ±442	24.0% ±2.8	16.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	6,104 ±625	18.9% ±1.9	11.9% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,865 ±335	10.8% ±1.9	9.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Wayne County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Wayne County	Indiana	United States
Housing units	30,736 ±86	2,976,568 ±617	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.8% ±1.2	91.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.2% ±1.2	8.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	69.2% ±2.0	70.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	30.8% ±2.3	29.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$140,200 ±$8,712	$218,200 ±$739	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$815 ±$29	$1,062 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1960 ±2	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Wayne County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,630 ±0	4.0% ±<0.1	8.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	56,893 ±231	85.7% ±0.3	75.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,504 ±343	3.8% ±0.5	9.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	602 ±131	0.9% ±0.2	2.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 36	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 12	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	175 to 617	0.3% to 0.9%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3,350 ±360	5.0% ±0.5	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Wayne County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Born in the state	46,713 ±1,117	70.4% ±1.7	67.0% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	17,532 ±1,042	26.4% ±1.6	25.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	420 ±149	0.6% ±0.2	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,732 ±224	2.6% ±0.3	6.3% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	619 ±175	0.9% ±0.3	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,113 ±225	1.7% ±0.3	3.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Wayne County among the counties of Indiana

27th of 92 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Indiana page.

Counties of Indiana near Wayne County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Kosciusko County	80,892	+0.9%
Boone County	80,689	+13.5%
Morgan County	74,967	+4.3%
Warrick County	66,803	+4.4%
Grant County	66,524	< +0.1%
Wayne County	66,169	−0.5%
Dearborn County	51,609	+1.7%
Henry County	49,137	+0.5%
Noble County	47,937	+1.0%
Jackson County	47,370	+1.9%
Marshall County	46,599	+1.2%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026