Champion vs Wauneta

A side-by-side comparison of Champion and Wauneta: population, income, housing, and more.

Champion and Wauneta are places in Nebraska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Wauneta has the higher population (515 vs 13 in Champion). Since 2019, Wauneta's population has grown faster (-29.7% vs -69.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Champion	Wauneta
Population	13	515
Median age	—	55.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$46,518
Median home value	—	$86,300
Median gross rent	—	$642
Housing units	31	275
Homeownership rate	100.0%	68.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	19.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Champion	Wauneta
Population	42 → 13 (-69.0%)	733 → 515 (-29.7%)
Median household income	—	$48,750 → $46,518 (-4.6%)
Median home value	—	$70,000 → $86,300 (+23.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$561 → $642 (+14.4%)

Champion

Population

4213

Wauneta

Population

733515

Median household income

$48,750$46,518

Median home value

$70,000$86,300

Median gross rent

$561$642

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Champion	Wauneta
Under 5	0.0%	3.7%
5 to 17	0.0%	10.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	4.9%
25 to 34	0.0%	9.3%
35 to 44	0.0%	9.7%
45 to 54	0.0%	10.9%
55 to 64	0.0%	7.4%
65 to 74	100.0%	24.9%
75 and over	0.0%	18.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Champion	Wauneta
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	93.6%
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%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Champion	Wauneta
No high school diploma	0.0%	3.4%
High school graduate	46.2%	26.3%
Some college or associate's	53.8%	51.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Champion	Wauneta
Drove alone	100.0%	82.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.5%
Public transit	0.0%	1.5%
Walked	0.0%	5.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Champion	Wauneta
1-unit, detached	80.6%	90.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.4%	8.7%

Poverty & households

	Champion	Wauneta
Poverty rate	0.0%	9.1%
Average household size	2.17	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	—	15
Median year structure built	—	1938