Carroll vs Wayne

A side-by-side comparison of Carroll and Wayne: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Wayne has the higher population (6,055 vs 289 in Carroll). Carroll has the higher median household income ($56,563 vs $52,804 in Wayne). Wayne has the higher median home value ($198,600 vs $94,300 in Carroll).

Population, income & housing

	Carroll	Wayne
Population	289	6,055
Median age	35.7 yrs	23.1 yrs
Median household income	$56,563	$52,804
Median home value	$94,300	$198,600
Median gross rent	$881	$707
Housing units	116	2,237
Homeownership rate	82.1%	55.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.5%	34.0%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carroll	Wayne
Population	237 → 289 (+21.9%)	5,557 → 6,055 (+9.0%)
Median household income	$54,500 → $56,563 (+3.8%)	$40,339 → $52,804 (+30.9%)
Median home value	$59,100 → $94,300 (+59.6%)	$133,000 → $198,600 (+49.3%)
Median gross rent	$785 → $881 (+12.2%)	$645 → $707 (+9.6%)

Carroll

Population

237289

Median household income

$54,500$56,563

Median home value

$59,100$94,300

Median gross rent

$785$881

Wayne

Population

5,5576,055

Median household income

$40,339$52,804

Median home value

$133,000$198,600

Median gross rent

$645$707

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carroll	Wayne
Under 5	3.8%	4.9%
5 to 17	31.8%	13.2%
18 to 24	1.7%	36.1%
25 to 34	10.4%	9.7%
35 to 44	22.5%	8.6%
45 to 54	6.6%	7.5%
55 to 64	8.0%	8.1%
65 to 74	9.7%	4.8%
75 and over	5.5%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carroll	Wayne
White (non-Hispanic)	86.9%	81.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.7%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	5.9%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	13.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carroll	Wayne
No high school diploma	9.9%	6.0%
High school graduate	29.3%	30.6%
Some college or associate's	50.3%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	7.7%	23.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carroll	Wayne
Drove alone	89.7%	73.5%
Carpooled	4.3%	2.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	11.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	12.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carroll	Wayne
1-unit, detached	95.7%	63.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	7.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	17.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Carroll	Wayne
Poverty rate	6.6%	19.9%
Average household size	3.04	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	22	12
Median year structure built	1960	1973