CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Waynetown

Indiana · 911 residents · 0.45 sq mi

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Waynetown is a city of 911 people in Indiana. 4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $37,700. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. That trails the Indiana median by roughly 26%. Median rent is $297 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

4% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 33%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

911

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 909 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.5

+1%vs 2000

vs 35.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.45 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024805

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56%(55)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.1%(74)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(69)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(61)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.4%(49)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.4%(140)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.1%(128)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(92)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.9%(90)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749%(82)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.7%(43)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.1%(28)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,400

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,188 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,578

−35%vs 2000

vs $16,328 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.1%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$37,700

−33%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $74,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$297

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $397 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.7%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.4% in 2000

24.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.9%(899)

Black0.1%(1)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(4)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.3%(905)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(6)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.7%(6)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican5.1%(41)

Spaniard0.4%(3)

Central American0.2%(2)

Salvadoran0.2%(2)

Ancestry

Irish21.6%(174)

English16.5%(133)

German15.5%(125)

American10.4%(84)

Italian2.2%(18)

Scotch-Irish1.6%(13)

Scottish1.4%(11)

Dutch1.1%(9)

French1.1%(9)

British0.2%(2)

Latvian0.2%(2)

Polish0.2%(2)

+ 3 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.2%(2)

Danish0.1%(1)

Welsh0.1%(1)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

4.1%

−5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.6%

−13.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.0%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.9 min

+5%vs 2000

vs 16.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married42%(120)

Married40.9%(117)

Widowed1.4%(4)

Divorced15.7%(45)

Women 15+

Never married22.2%(78)

Married49.3%(173)

Widowed12.8%(45)

Divorced15.7%(55)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.3%

−6.3 ptssince 2013

from 15.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.0%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 58.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.8%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 12.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

12.9%

−4.3 ptssince 2020

from 17.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.2%

+6.3 ptssince 2020

from 20.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.4%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 4.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.1%

−6.5 ptssince 2020

from 69.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.1%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 37.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)35%(14)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)35%(14)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27.5%(11)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II5%(2)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 40 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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