Wausa

Population: 587
Median household income: $68,125
Median home value: $79,400

Wausa, a community in Knox County, Nebraska, has 587 residents. At $68,125, its median household income sits above Knox County's $64,821.

From 2019 to 2023, Wausa's population grew 4.4% from 562 to 587, while its median home value rose 16.9% from $67,900 to $79,400.

The typical home was built around 1938. 4.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 587
Median age: 48.7 yrs
Median household income: $68,125
Median home value: $79,400
Median gross rent: $820
Housing units: 325
Homeownership rate: 89.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

562587

Median household income

$68,750$68,125

Median home value

$67,900$79,400

Median gross rent

$642$820

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	562	$68,750	$67,900	$642
2020	603	$65,500	$63,200	$631
2021	610	$66,000	$69,500	$650
2022	604	$57,500	$78,600	$763
2023	587	$68,125	$79,400	$820

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 347.0%

35 to 449.5%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over17.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	29	4.9%
5 to 17	85	14.5%
18 to 24	56	9.5%
25 to 34	41	7.0%
35 to 44	56	9.5%
45 to 54	72	12.3%
55 to 64	84	14.3%
65 to 74	64	10.9%
75 and over	100	17.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	522	88.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	14	2.4%
Asian	2	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	49	8.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.2%

High school graduate28.1%

Some college or associate's41.2%

Bachelor's degree16.3%

Graduate or professional degree6.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	34	8.2%
High school graduate	117	28.1%
Some college or associate's	172	41.2%
Bachelor's degree	68	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	26	6.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone86.4%

Carpooled0.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked9.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	267	86.4%
Carpooled	1	0.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	28	9.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	13	4.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	138	46.6%
15 to 29 min	59	19.9%
30 to 44 min	56	18.9%
45 to 59 min	35	11.8%
60+ min	8	2.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 4.6% (25 of 540)

	Count	Share
Family households	149	62.1%
Nonfamily households	91	37.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	240	73.8%
Vacant	85	26.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	214	89.2%
Renter-occupied	26	10.8%

1-unit, detached94.8%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units2.8%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	308	94.8%
1-unit, attached	4	1.2%
2 to 4 units	9	2.8%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	2	0.6%
Mobile home & other	2	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3151735
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.52 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.4978, -97.5393