Hoskins vs Wayne

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

Hoskins 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 272 in Hoskins). Hoskins has the higher median household income ($77,500 vs $52,804 in Wayne). Wayne has the higher median home value ($198,600 vs $142,900 in Hoskins).

Population, income & housing

	Hoskins	Wayne
Population	272	6,055
Median age	38.5 yrs	23.1 yrs
Median household income	$77,500	$52,804
Median home value	$142,900	$198,600
Median gross rent	$1,333	$707
Housing units	120	2,237
Homeownership rate	75.9%	55.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.5%	34.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hoskins	Wayne
Population	281 → 272 (-3.2%)	5,557 → 6,055 (+9.0%)
Median household income	$71,786 → $77,500 (+8.0%)	$40,339 → $52,804 (+30.9%)
Median home value	$91,100 → $142,900 (+56.9%)	$133,000 → $198,600 (+49.3%)
Median gross rent	$990 → $1,333 (+34.6%)	$645 → $707 (+9.6%)

Hoskins

Population

281272

Median household income

$71,786$77,500

Median home value

$91,100$142,900

Median gross rent

$990$1,333

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)

	Hoskins	Wayne
Under 5	3.7%	4.9%
5 to 17	22.1%	13.2%
18 to 24	5.5%	36.1%
25 to 34	12.1%	9.7%
35 to 44	15.4%	8.6%
45 to 54	12.9%	7.5%
55 to 64	14.0%	8.1%
65 to 74	8.5%	4.8%
75 and over	5.9%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hoskins	Wayne
White (non-Hispanic)	98.2%	81.7%
Black or African American	0.4%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	1.1%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.4%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	13.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hoskins	Wayne
No high school diploma	7.5%	6.0%
High school graduate	23.5%	30.6%
Some college or associate's	45.5%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	8.6%	23.3%
Graduate or professional degree	15.0%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hoskins	Wayne
Drove alone	72.8%	73.5%
Carpooled	8.7%	2.6%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	13.9%	11.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	12.4%
Other means	1.7%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hoskins	Wayne
1-unit, detached	100.0%	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	0.0%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Hoskins	Wayne
Poverty rate	9.6%	19.9%
Average household size	2.33	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	14	12
Median year structure built	1940	1973