Lake Waconda vs South Bend

A side-by-side comparison of Lake Waconda and South Bend: population, income, housing, and more.

Lake Waconda and South Bend are places in Nebraska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lake Waconda has the higher population (161 vs 99 in South Bend). Lake Waconda has the higher median household income ($140,221 vs $62,188 in South Bend). Lake Waconda has the higher median home value ($339,200 vs $114,700 in South Bend).

Population, income & housing

	Lake Waconda	South Bend
Population	161	99
Median age	62.8 yrs	58.2 yrs
Median household income	$140,221	$62,188
Median home value	$339,200	$114,700
Median gross rent	—	$925
Housing units	302	49
Homeownership rate	100.0%	73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.2%	8.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lake Waconda	South Bend
Population	—	94 → 99 (+5.3%)
Median household income	—	$56,250 → $62,188 (+10.6%)
Median home value	—	$101,600 → $114,700 (+12.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$725 → $925 (+27.6%)

Lake Waconda

South Bend

Population

9499

Median household income

$56,250$62,188

Median home value

$101,600$114,700

Median gross rent

$725$925

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lake Waconda	South Bend
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	5.1%
18 to 24	6.2%	10.1%
25 to 34	8.1%	10.1%
35 to 44	0.0%	8.1%
45 to 54	0.0%	7.1%
55 to 64	52.2%	37.4%
65 to 74	33.5%	5.1%
75 and over	0.0%	17.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lake Waconda	South Bend
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	89.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	10.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lake Waconda	South Bend
No high school diploma	0.0%	19.0%
High school graduate	12.6%	40.5%
Some college or associate's	64.2%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	16.6%	4.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lake Waconda	South Bend
Drove alone	82.6%	96.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	3.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.4%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lake Waconda	South Bend
1-unit, detached	100.0%	49.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	40.8%

Poverty & households

	Lake Waconda	South Bend
Poverty rate	0.0%	16.2%
Average household size	1.87	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	—	21
Median year structure built	1970	1986