Indiana · Census place 81458
Waveland town, IN
Quick answer
Waveland town has 431 residents, ranking #543 of 976 places in Indiana. Median household income is $60,956, the median home is worth $96,800 and median gross rent runs $920 a month.
- Population
- 431Waveland town residents
- Median household income
- $60,956Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $96,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $920Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 27.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 84.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Waveland town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Waveland town median would spend about 18.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.8% of residents and 84.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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