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Waynetown, IN

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Overview


Waynetown is a tiny town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 966 people and just one neighborhood, Waynetown is the 325th largest community in Indiana. Waynetown has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Occupations and Workforce

When you are in Waynetown, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 54.29% of Waynetown’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Waynetown is a town of production and manufacturing workers, transportation and shipping workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Waynetown who work in food service (8.86%), sales jobs (6.37%), and office and administrative support (5.54%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Waynetown is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Demographics

The percentage of adults in Waynetown with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.38% of adults in Waynetown have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Waynetown in 2022 was $25,391, which is lower middle income relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $101,564 for a family of four. However, Waynetown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Waynetown is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Waynetown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Waynetown residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Waynetown include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Waynetown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Waynetown, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Lebanese and Arab ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 7.2% of this neighborhood's residents have Lebanese ancestry and 7.2% have Arab ancestry.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Waynetown are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 52.1% of the neighborhoods in America. With 25.8% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 76.6% of U.S. neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the neighborhood, 37.9% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 34.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (19.8%), and 7.7% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 88.8% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.

In the neighborhood in Waynetown, IN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (17.8%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (14.7%), and residents who report English roots (7.7%), and some of the residents are also of Arab ancestry (7.2%), along with some Lebanese ancestry residents (7.2%), among others.

Getting to Work

How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (43.9% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (77.5%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (11.6%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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