Wauneta

Population: 515
Median household income: $46,518
Median home value: $86,300

Wauneta, a community in Chase County, Nebraska, has 515 residents. Its median household income of $46,518 runs below the Chase County figure of $62,782.

From 2019 to 2023, Wauneta's population declined 29.7% from 733 to 515, while its median home value rose 23.3% from $70,000 to $86,300.

The median gross rent is $642. 19.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

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

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

733515

Median household income

$48,750$46,518

Median home value

$70,000$86,300

Median gross rent

$561$642

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	733	$48,750	$70,000	$561
2020	751	$43,542	$68,100	$575
2021	637	$45,000	$67,600	$621
2022	546	$47,917	$77,500	$668
2023	515	$46,518	$86,300	$642

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.7%

5 to 1710.9%

18 to 244.9%

25 to 349.3%

35 to 449.7%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 647.4%

65 to 7424.9%

75 and over18.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	19	3.7%
5 to 17	56	10.9%
18 to 24	25	4.9%
25 to 34	48	9.3%
35 to 44	50	9.7%
45 to 54	56	10.9%
55 to 64	38	7.4%
65 to 74	128	24.9%
75 and over	95	18.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	482	93.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	26	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.4%

High school graduate26.3%

Some college or associate's51.3%

Bachelor's degree13.7%

Graduate or professional degree5.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	14	3.4%
High school graduate	109	26.3%
Some college or associate's	213	51.3%
Bachelor's degree	57	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	22	5.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone82.3%

Carpooled4.5%

Public transit1.5%

Walked5.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	163	82.3%
Carpooled	9	4.5%
Public transit	3	1.5%
Walked	11	5.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	12	6.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	82	44.1%
15 to 29 min	92	49.5%
30 to 44 min	2	1.1%
45 to 59 min	4	2.2%
60+ min	6	3.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.11
Poverty rate: 9.1% (45 of 497)

	Count	Share
Family households	150	63.8%
Nonfamily households	85	36.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	235	85.5%
Vacant	40	14.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	161	68.5%
Renter-occupied	74	31.5%

1-unit, detached90.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.7%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other8.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	249	90.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2	0.7%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	24	8.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3151700
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.78 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.4161, -101.3721