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Wayne, PA
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Wayne profile


Living in Wayne



Wayne is a somewhat small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 7,160 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Wayne is the 183rd largest community in Pennsylvania.

Wayne home prices are not only among the most expensive in Pennsylvania, but Wayne real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that Wayne has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.49% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In Wayne, a lot of people use the train to get to work every day though Wayne is a relatively small town. Those that ride the train are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Wayne, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Wayne is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 69.50% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Wayne in 2022 was $70,543, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $282,172 for a family of four. However, Wayne contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Wayne is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Wayne home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wayne residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Wayne include Irish, German, Italian, English, and Polish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Wayne's cultural character, accounting for 15.86% of the town’s population.

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