Wayne is a larger medium-sized township located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 52,960 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Wayne is the 25th largest community in New Jersey. Housing costs in Wayne are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New Jersey.Wayne is a decidedly white-collar township, with fully 90.03% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Wayne is a township of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wayne who work in management occupations (16.72%), sales jobs (12.53%), and teaching (10.04%). 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. Of important note, Wayne is also a township of artists. Wayne has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Wayne’s character. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 17.25% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Although the majority of commuting trips in the township are by private automobile, Wayne is somewhat unusual for a township of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the bus helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Wayne area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Wayne. 56.20% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in Wayne in 2022 was $63,573, which is upper middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $254,292 for a family of four. Wayne is a very ethnically-diverse township. 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. Wayne also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.55% of the township’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Wayne include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and English. In addition, Wayne has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (19.88%). The most common language spoken in Wayne is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
