Housing data for Wayne Township (Schuylkill County), PA

Wayne Township (Schuylkill County), PA has an estimated 5,277 residents and 2,107 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a township in Schuylkill County.

8.5% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $1,202 a month.

Its population grew measurably since 2015–2019 (+4.5%).

Figures last updated on .

Residents
5,277 (±14)
Housing units
2,107 (±168)
Households that rent
8.5%
Median gross rent
$1,202
Residents since 2015–2019
+4.5%

What stands out in Wayne Township (Schuylkill County)

Renters paying 30% or more of income: 10.7% (±28.2 points) in Wayne Township (Schuylkill County), lower than in Schuylkill County (42.2%).

Households that rent: 8.5% (±4.8 points) in Wayne Township (Schuylkill County), lower than in Schuylkill County (23.9%).

Households without a vehicle: 0.0% (±1.6 points) in Wayne Township (Schuylkill County), lower than in Schuylkill County (8.0%).

Median home value: $233,200 (±$28,004) in Wayne Township (Schuylkill County), higher than in Schuylkill County ($153,000).

Housing in Wayne Township (Schuylkill County) at a glance

  • Median rent: $1,202 median gross rent a month
  • Rent burden: 10.7% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 8.5% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $98,300 median household income
  • Home values: $233,200 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,467 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $3,339 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 0.8% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 79.4% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 49.5% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 36.8% heat with electricity
  • Commute and cars: 32.3 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: +4.5% residents since 2015–2019
  • How long people stay: 23.7% moved in since 2020
  • Crowding and facilities: 2.4% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

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

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Wayne Township (Schuylkill County)Schuylkill CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Residents5,277 (±14)143,558 (exact)13,018,639 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units2,107 (±168)67,295 (±128)5,806,452 (±672)143,775,355
Households that rent8.5% (±4.8 points)23.9% (±1.2 points)30.7% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$1,202 (±$242)$876 (±$24)$1,209 (±$5)$1,413
Median household income$98,300 (±$10,007)$68,313 (±$1,387)$77,971 (±$342)$80,734
Median home value$233,200 (±$28,004)$153,000 (±$3,473)$254,500 (±$767)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$3,339 (±$384)$2,140 (±$67)$3,311 (±$12)$3,119
Built before 198049.5% (±12.9 points)78.7% (±2.0 points)67.3% (±0.2 points)49.7%
Average commute32.3 minutes (±6.0)27.3 minutes (±0.8)26.3 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband89.2% (±6.5 points)86.7% (±0.9 points)89.7% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents51.1 years (±3.5)43.7 years (±0.2)40.9 years (±0.2)38.9 years

Wayne Township (Schuylkill County) covers 35.2 square miles of land, about 150 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Wayne Township (Schuylkill County) has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents5,048 (±22)5,277 (±14)+4.5%Measurable increase
Housing units2,237 (±156)2,107 (±168)−5.8%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$446 (±$420)$1,202 (±$242)+169.5%Up after inflation
Median home value$173,400 (±$44,746)$233,200 (±$28,004)+34.5%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$65,995 (±$5,897)$98,300 (±$10,007)+49.0%Up after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,515 (±$164)$1,467 (±$177)−3.2%Down after inflation
Median real estate taxes$2,839 (±$252)$3,339 (±$384)+17.6%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent7.2% (±4.0 points)8.5% (±4.8 points)+1.3 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±12.4 points)0.0% (±14.0 points)0.0 percentage pointsNot 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.

Crime reported to police in Schuylkill County

Wayne Township (Schuylkill County) has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Schuylkill County as a whole.

In 2024, the police departments that report for Schuylkill County recorded 171 violent and 857 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

ZIP codes in Wayne Township (Schuylkill County)

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
17933100%123———
17979100%130—$268,100$178,661
1797247%11,826$920$169,600$68,558

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near Wayne Township (Schuylkill County)

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Cressona4.0 mi$945$157,00024.4%
South Manheim Township4.1 mi$683$266,5002.1%
Washington Township (Schuylkill County)4.2 mi$1,050$238,00010.5%
Schuylkill Haven4.5 mi$904$132,40033.4%
Landingville6.3 mi—$237,5005.8%
Upper Tulpehocken Township6.3 mi$1,234$308,70016.3%
Branch Township6.4 mi$1,164$180,2007.0%
North Manheim Township6.8 mi$740$244,90012.6%

Places in Pennsylvania most like Wayne Township (Schuylkill County)

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Hellam Township$1,289$227,600$94,7509.5%
Ross Township (Luzerne County)$1,338$218,200$87,69712.0%
Harford Township$1,107$240,100$90,41710.0%
Walker Township (Huntingdon County)$1,273$227,600$92,38213.5%
Sullivan Township$1,260$282,100$87,67914.5%
Gibson Township (Susquehanna County)$1,112$225,800$86,60014.2%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Pennsylvania.

HUD Fair Market Rent for Wayne Township (Schuylkill County), fiscal year 2027

Schuylkill County, PA, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$744$816$1,068$1,392$1,443

HUD income limits for Wayne Township (Schuylkill County), fiscal year 2026

Schuylkill County, PA, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$18,100$30,200$48,300
2 people$21,640$34,500$55,200
3 people$27,320$38,800$62,100
4 people$33,000$43,100$68,950
5 people$38,680$46,550$74,500
6 people$44,360$50,000$80,000
7 people$50,040$53,450$85,500
8 people$55,720$56,900$91,050

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Schuylkill County, PA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $85,600.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

The figures for Wayne Township (Schuylkill County) include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Lake Wynonah.

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 (Schuylkill County)

What is the average rent in Wayne Township (Schuylkill County), PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Wayne Township (Schuylkill County) is $1,202 (±$242) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

What is the median household income in Wayne Township (Schuylkill County)?

The median household income in Wayne Township (Schuylkill County) is $98,300 (±$10,007) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Wayne Township (Schuylkill County), PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $233,200 (±$28,004) for owner-occupied homes in Wayne Township (Schuylkill County) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Wayne Township (Schuylkill County)?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Wayne Township (Schuylkill County), PA is $1,467 (±$177) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Wayne Township (Schuylkill County)?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Wayne Township (Schuylkill County), PA is $3,339 (±$384) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in Wayne Township (Schuylkill County)?

Wayne Township (Schuylkill County), PA has an estimated 2,107 (±168) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Wayne Township (Schuylkill County) growing?

In Wayne Township (Schuylkill County), the number of residents went from 5,048 in 2015–2019 to 5,277 in 2020–2024 (+4.5%), a measurable increase.

What ZIP codes are in Wayne Township (Schuylkill County)?

The ZIP codes that cover Wayne Township (Schuylkill County) are 17933, 17979, 17972.

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, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:81792, in state:42 county:107).

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

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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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.

Figures last updated on .

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