What is the median rent in Wayne Township (Henry County), IN?

Name: Median rent in Wayne Township (Henry County), IN, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in Wayne Township (Henry County), IN is $952 (±$77) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 377 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Wayne Township (Henry County), the median gross rent went from $783 in 2015–2019 to $952 in 2020–2024 (+21.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $952 (±$77)
Rented homes: 377 (±103)
$2,000 or more: 3.4%
Since 2015–2019: +21.6%

How much rent costs in Wayne Township (Henry County)

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Wayne Township (Henry County)	Henry County	Indiana	United States
Less than $500	18.3% (±13.6 points)	12.8%	7.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	40.1% (±12.4 points)	60.9%	36.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	30.2% (±14.2 points)	22.7%	38.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	8.0% (±9.1 points)	2.5%	12.0%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	3.4% (±3.8 points)	0.8%	3.6%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±9.5 points)	0.0%	1.0%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±9.5 points)	0.2%	0.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 40.1% of renting households.

3.4% of rented homes in Wayne Township (Henry County) cost $2,000 or more a month.

Wayne Township (Henry County) against Henry County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wayne Township (Henry County)	Henry County	Indiana	United States
Median gross rent	$952 (±$77)	$820 (±$29)	$1,062 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	377 (±103)	4,124 (±399)	758,146 (±6,704)	42,849,984

In Wayne Township (Henry County), median gross rent is higher than in Henry County ($820).

It is also lower than in Indiana ($1,062).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

In Henry County, Wayne Township (Henry County) ranks 9 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 459 of 1,204.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Wayne Township (Henry County) has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$783 (±$125)	$952 (±$77)	+21.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	32.5% (±6.0 points)	26.1% (±6.4 points)	−6.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	16.0% (±9.1 points)	9.5% (±9.1 points)	−6.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Wayne Township (Henry County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wayne Township (Henry County)
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Wayne Township (Henry County)	—	$952 (±$77)	—
Knightstown	2.2 mi	$930 (±$81)	Not measurably different
Spiceland Township	4.6 mi	$747 (±$83)	Lower
Shirley	4.8 mi	$615 (±$228)	Lower
Wilkinson	5.3 mi	$917 (±$251)	Not measurably different
Greensboro Township	5.5 mi	$705 (±$246)	Not measurably different
Kennard	5.7 mi	$1,089 (±$144)	Not measurably different
Dunreith	6.0 mi	$1,250 (±$510)	Not measurably different
Ripley Township (Rush County)	6.1 mi	$775 (±$252)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Spiceland Township, IN ($747), Shirley, IN ($615).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Henry County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
3	Dunreith	$1,250 (±$510)
4	Kennard	$1,089 (±$144)
5	Blue River Township (Henry County)	$1,077 (±$115)
6 (tie)	Sulphur Springs	$993 (±$114)
6 (tie)	Stoney Creek Township (Henry County)	$993 (±$482)
8	Mooreland	$982 (±$186)
9	Wayne Township (Henry County)	$952 (±$77)
10	Knightstown	$930 (±$81)
11	Cadiz	$920 (±$68)
12 (tie)	Lewisville	$875 (±$128)
12 (tie)	Mount Summit	$875 (±$141)
14	Middletown	$867 (±$47)
15	Fall Creek Township (Henry County)	$859 (±$23)

Showing 13 of 24 places in Henry County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Wayne Township (Henry County)

What is the average rent in Wayne Township (Henry County), IN?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Wayne Township (Henry County) is $952 (±$77) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Wayne Township (Henry County)?

In Wayne Township (Henry County), the median gross rent went from $783 in 2015–2019 to $952 in 2020–2024 (+21.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in Wayne Township (Henry County) cost more than $2,000 a month?

3.4% of rented homes in Wayne Township (Henry County) have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 18.3% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Wayne Township (Henry County) higher than in Henry County?

In Wayne Township (Henry County), median gross rent is higher than in Henry County ($820).

It is also lower than in Indiana ($1,062).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Wayne township, Henry County, Indiana (county subdivision:81728, in state:18 county:065).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.