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Wayne Heights, Pennsylvania.

A community in Franklin County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Franklin County’s.

Living in Wayne Heights, Franklin County, Pennsylvania

Wayne Heights, in Franklin County, had 2,606 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $83,700 a year and half less, against $77,003 across Franklin County; 4% of its people live below the poverty line. 69% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 31% are rented. Unemployment in Franklin County was 3.5% in August 2026, and the county had 2.0% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then shops.

People 2,606 in the 2020 census
Household income $83,700 the median, give or take $14,522 · Franklin County: $77,003
Unemployment 3.5% Franklin County, August 2026; 4.8% a year before
Homes 69% lived in by their owners; 31% rented
  • 1,320households
  • 16%of adults have a degree
  • 4%below the poverty line
  • 33 mintypical commute
  • 7%work from home

What residents work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care21%
  • Shops (retail)15%
  • Manufacturing14%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment10%
  • Government10%
  • Media and telecoms8%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Franklin County had 61,619 jobs in 2025, 2.0% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 39° and 22°; warmest in July, 86° and 63° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 39° 22° F M A M J J 86° 63° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 39° and 22°; warmest in July, 86° and 63° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 39° 22° F M A M J J 86° 63° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 39° and lows near 22°; warmest in July, with highs near 86° and lows near 63°.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Smithsburg 2NW weather station, 6 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Franklin County

  1. System One HoldingsTemporary staffing services5,694
  2. THE Chambersburg HospitalGeneral hospital1,504FTE
  3. WalmartGeneral warehousing and storage1,344
  4. TargetDiscount department stores1,200
  5. Chambersburg Area SDSchool district1,077FTE
  6. Ulta Beauty CHBGeneral warehousing , goods and storage800
  7. Ventura FoodsSalad dressings manufacturing788
  8. Martin's Famous Pastry shoppeCommercial bakeries786

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 150 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 27,712 people in all across the county; Wayne Heights has none of its own. Hospitals come from their Medicare cost reports (CMS, 2023) and school districts from the Common Core of Data (NCES, 2023–24); FTE marks full-time equivalent staff. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. DroughtRelatively moderate
  2. Strong windRelatively moderate
  3. Winter weatherrelatively high in parts of Wayne HeightsRelatively moderate
  4. Inland floodingrelatively high in parts of Wayne HeightsRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Wayne Heights’ census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively low. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Franklin County.