City guide · Facts checked October 24, 2026
Gold IRA Companies in Wayne, IN
Wayne is the #4 city in Indiana by population (369,074 residents across 140,622 households; median household income $46,258). Federal gold IRA rules are identical here to anywhere else in the US — what changes at the state line is the money around the metal: no sales tax on bullion at purchase, and ordinary income rates when you take distributions.
The thresholds, sources and storage picture behind those two lines live in the gold IRA guide for Indiana. Below: the city snapshot our desk compiles for Wayne, the rated companies that serve it, and where its metals would physically sit.
Wayne snapshot
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 369,074 |
| Households | 140,622 |
| Median household income | $46,258 |
| County | Allen County/Bartholomew County/Fulton County/Hamilton County/Henry County/Huntington County/Jay County/Kosciusko County/Marion County/Montgomery County/Noble County/Owen County/Randolph County/Starke County/Tippecanoe County/Wayne County |
| ZIP codes served | 86 |
| Land area | 614.8 sq mi |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau estimates (via our cities dataset) · checked October 24, 2026
Where Wayne IRA metals would sit
Metals in your IRA can't sit in a Wayne safe-deposit box or home safe — an IRS-approved depository arranged by the custodian holds them, and the vault your custodian uses decides fees and logistics. To make the geography concrete, we measure the straight-line distance from Wayne to the two reference vaults we track nationally:
| Facility | Distance |
|---|---|
| Delaware Depository (Wilmington, DE) | ≈ 510 mi |
| Texas Bullion Depository (Leander, TX) | ≈ 1,010 mi |
Method: great-circle distance from city coordinates, rounded to 10 miles — an indicator of logistics, not a quote. Indiana's full storage picture: state guide.
| Company | Overall | Fees | Feedback | Min. investment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noble Gold Investments | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.5 | Varies — see review |
| GoldStar Trust | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | N/A (custodian) |
| Augusta Precious Metals | 4.0 | 3.0 | 4.5 | $50,000 for cash or IRA purchases |
| Advantage Gold | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | $10,000–$25,000 |
| Birch Gold Group | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.5 | $5,000 recommended minimum |
| Goldco | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | $25,000 generally required for gold IRA… |
| American Hartford Gold | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.0 | $10,000 for a Gold IRA |
| Lear Capital | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.5 | $10,000 for a Gold IRA |
| Preserve Gold | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.5 | $10,000–$25,000 |
| Regal Assets | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | $5,000 |
Wayne gold IRA questions
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