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  • FIPS 18177
  • Largest town: Richmond

Wayne County, Indiana

Wayne County had 66,410 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 401.8 square miles of land. It ranks 26th of 92 in Indiana by population and 44th by land area.

Population
66,410
#26 of 92 in Indiana · #824 in US
Area
401.8 sq mi
#44 of 92 in Indiana · #2,518 in US
Density
165 / sq mi
#26 of 92 in Indiana · #640 in US
Median household income
$52,956
#90 of 92 in Indiana · #2,489 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Wayne County within Indiana. Pin: Indianapolis.

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Wayne County population, land area and income

Wayne County had 66,410 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 401.8 square miles of land. It ranks 26th of 92 in Indiana by population and 44th by land area. That works out to 165.3 people per square mile, 1.7 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Indiana has 34,874 residents; Wayne County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $52,956 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

66,410

3144th1st

824th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

402 sq mi

3144th1st

2518th of 3,144 (US)

Density

165.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

640th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$52,956

3143rd1st

2489th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Indiana (92)

Population

66,410

92nd1st

26th of 92 (IN)

Land area

402 sq mi

92nd1st

44th of 92 (IN)

Density

165.3 / sq mi

92nd1st

26th of 92 (IN)

Median household income

$52,956

92nd1st

90th of 92 (IN)

How Wayne County's population changed since 2020

Wayne County lost 104 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.2%. That ranks 74th of 92 in Indiana for growth. The median Indiana county changed by +0.8%, and the state as a whole by +2.0%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Wayne County recorded 3,203 births and 4,229 deaths, a natural change of -1,026. Net international migration added +468 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +415. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 1,026 people.

66.5k202066.5k202166.3k202266.3k202366.4k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
3,203
Deaths
4,229
Net international migration
+468
Net domestic migration
+415
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+137

Where Wayne County is

The Census internal point of Wayne County is at 39.863100, -85.006700. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Indiana's 92 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Wayne County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Vigo County: +0.0%Fayette County: -0.1%Grant County: -0.1%Noble County: +0.7%Clay County: -0.0%Fulton County: -2.3%Henry County: +0.3%Jasper County: +1.5%Carroll County: +2.0%Huntington County: +0.8%Howard County: +0.6%Tipton County: -0.4%Starke County: +0.3%Lawrence County: +0.4%Jennings County: +0.2%Jay County: -1.5%Greene County: +1.3%Blackford County: -2.4%Madison County: +3.1%Parke County: +2.1%DeKalb County: +2.4%Scott County: +1.5%Benton County: +1.7%Wells County: +2.3%Wabash County: -0.5%Union County: -2.8%Marshall County: +0.8%Putnam County: +3.1%Clinton County: -0.8%Hamilton County: +8.8%Hancock County: +10.8%Jackson County: +2.0%Hendricks County: +8.5%Johnson County: +5.1%Decatur County: -0.2%Lake County: +0.8%Newton County: +2.5%Fountain County: +2.1%Crawford County: +0.0%Perry County: +0.9%Martin County: +0.6%Dearborn County: +1.3%Morgan County: +2.8%Monroe County: +0.0%Switzerland County: +2.5%Ohio County: +1.2%Sullivan County: -0.2%Franklin County: +1.5%Adams County: +2.0%Jefferson County: -0.5%Knox County: -1.1%Ripley County: +0.8%Vanderburgh County: +0.0%Gibson County: -0.1%LaGrange County: +1.5%Dubois County: -0.0%Harrison County: +0.8%Randolph County: -0.3%Brown County: +1.1%Shelby County: +1.3%Tippecanoe County: +2.8%Daviess County: +2.2%Delaware County: +1.1%Elkhart County: +0.2%Whitley County: +1.6%Allen County: +3.4%Montgomery County: +1.8%Miami County: -0.8%St. Joseph County: +0.4%Kosciusko County: +0.6%Floyd County: +1.8%Rush County: -0.1%Wayne County: -0.2%Posey County: -0.5%Clark County: +5.0%Orange County: -0.1%Marion County: +0.5%Boone County: +10.7%Porter County: +1.5%Steuben County: +1.2%Vermillion County: +0.8%Cass County: -0.6%Owen County: +2.5%White County: +0.6%Washington County: +0.4%Pulaski County: -0.8%Pike County: -1.1%Warren County: +0.3%Warrick County: +3.7%Spencer County: +1.8%LaPorte County: -0.8%Bartholomew County: +3.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -0.2%
  2. < +0.4%
  3. < +1.2%
  4. < +2.1%
  5. ≥ +2.1%
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Orange pin: Wayne County internal point. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

Internal point

Decimal
39.863100, -85.006700
DMS
39°51'47.16"N 85°00'24.12"W
UTM
16N 670493.0E 4414464.1N
Geohash
dp5dc8u52
Plus code
86FPVX7V+68

Towns in Wayne County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Wayne County, 41,750 people together, or 63% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Wayne County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Richmond with 35,561.

  1. 01Richmond35,561
  2. 02Centerville2,769
  3. 03Cambridge City1,736
  4. 04Hagerstown1,684
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Wayne County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Wayne County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Darke County, OH, with 51,462 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Indianapolis and the nearest big city

Indianapolis is 61.4 miles W of Wayne County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Dayton, OH (population 136,346), 43.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Richmond, IN (population 35,561), 6.5 miles away.

Wayne County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Wayne County is 18177: state code 18 for Indiana plus county code 177. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $52,956.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Wayne County, Indiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 66,410. That is down 104 people (0.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 66,514.

What is the FIPS code of Wayne County?

18177. The first two digits (18) are Indiana; the last three (177) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Wayne County?

Richmond, with 35,561 residents inside Wayne County in 2024.

Which counties border Wayne County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Darke County, OH; Henry County, IN; Preble County, OH; Randolph County, IN; Fayette County, IN; Union County, IN.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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