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Wayne, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Wayne is a Census village of 2,562 people across 5.73 square miles of land, lying across DuPage County and Kane County. Median household income is $161,719, 96.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $200,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wayne
What Wayne is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area5.73 sq mi
- Water area0.09 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land447
- County holding the largest share of its areaDuPage County, 52.1 percent
- Counties this place lies inDuPage County 52.1 percent, Kane County 47.9 percent
Wayne crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wayne
How many people live in Wayne
- Population2,562
- Median age49.3
- Population under 18403 plus or minus 113
- Share under 1815.7 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Population 65 and over593 plus or minus 127
- Share 65 and over23.1 percent
- Households961
- Family households729
- Share of households that are families75.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wayne
Income and work in Wayne
- Median household income$161,719
- Per capita income$80,251
- Civilian labor force1,515 plus or minus 388
- Employed1,474 plus or minus 387
- Unemployed41 plus or minus 30
- Unemployment rate2.7 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Adults 25 and over1,990
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.1 percent plus or minus 23.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher61.3 percent plus or minus 15.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree29.9 percent plus or minus 6.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Wayne
- Housing units965
- Occupied units961
- Vacant units4 plus or minus 7
- Vacancy rate0.4 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Owner occupied926
- Renter occupied35 plus or minus 26
- Ownership rate96.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$642,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,850 plus or minus $2,344
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.1 percent plus or minus 17.8
- Single family units950
- Share single family98.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes15 plus or minus 24
- Median year structure built1987
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Wayne gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,193 plus or minus 388
- Commuting under 15 minutes247 plus or minus 140
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.7 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more495 plus or minus 160
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more41.5 percent plus or minus 19.0
- Drove alone76.9 percent plus or minus 17.2
- Carpooled2.4 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Public transport0.9 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home17.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wayne
SBA loans in Wayne (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$200,000
- Average approval$100,000
- Median approval$100,000
- Largest approval$100,000
- Jobs supported2
- Jobs per approval1.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wayne, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Wayne
Flood risk in Wayne
- NFIP communityVillage of Wayne
- NFIP community number170865
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/20/21
The Village of Wayne participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170865 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
DuPage County, not Wayne
DuPage County context, not Wayne figures
- Establishments in DuPage County34,121
- Covered employment, DuPage County622,113
- Average annual pay, DuPage County$79,674
- Housing units permitted, DuPage County1,450
Every figure in this section is published for DuPage County as a whole and is not a measurement of Wayne.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Wayne questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wayne, Illinois?
2,562, in 961 households. Wayne village covers 5.73 square miles of land, which is 447 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wayne in?
Wayne lies in more than one. By area it is 52.1 percent in DuPage County, 47.9 percent in Kane County. This page sits under DuPage County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Wayne?
$161,719. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $642,700. Median gross rent is $2,850 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Wayne businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $200,000 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $100,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wayne, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Wayne borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Wayne. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Wayne in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Wayne appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Wayne, village of, community 170865, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Wayne figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for DuPage County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Wayne.
Is zoning published for Wayne?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.