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. A relatively large number of people in Wayne telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 17.25% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. Like elsewhere in America, most people in Wayne use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Wayne‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.If knowledge is power, Wayne is a pretty powerful place. 56.20% of the adults in Wayne have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. 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. Wayne also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 19.88%. The most common language spoken in Wayne is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
