Wahoo

Population: 4,885
Median household income: $81,544
Median home value: $227,100

Wahoo, a community in Saunders County, Nebraska, has 4,885 residents. The median household income of $81,544 is below the Saunders County median ($89,395).

From 2019 to 2023, Wahoo's population grew 8.5% from 4,502 to 4,885, while its median home value rose 57.3% from $144,400 to $227,100.

The median gross rent is $913. 33.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,885
Median age: 36.4 yrs
Median household income: $81,544
Median home value: $227,100
Median gross rent: $913
Housing units: 1,880
Homeownership rate: 68.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,5024,885

Median household income

$56,907$81,544

Median home value

$144,400$227,100

Median gross rent

$713$913

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,502	$56,907	$144,400	$713
2020	4,520	$62,689	$157,800	$755
2021	4,754	$68,092	$162,900	$861
2022	4,832	$75,052	$191,200	$924
2023	4,885	$81,544	$227,100	$913

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

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1723.1%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 3410.8%

35 to 4414.3%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 6410.2%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	344	7.0%
5 to 17	1,129	23.1%
18 to 24	312	6.4%
25 to 34	528	10.8%
35 to 44	697	14.3%
45 to 54	499	10.2%
55 to 64	498	10.2%
65 to 74	435	8.9%
75 and over	443	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,310	88.2%
Black or African American	86	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	285	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	198	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.4%

High school graduate27.8%

Some college or associate's35.4%

Bachelor's degree20.9%

Graduate or professional degree12.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	106	3.4%
High school graduate	862	27.8%
Some college or associate's	1,098	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	647	20.9%
Graduate or professional degree	387	12.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone74.9%

Carpooled9.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.0%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,707	74.9%
Carpooled	214	9.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	115	5.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	228	10.0%
Other means	14	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	872	42.5%
15 to 29 min	261	12.7%
30 to 44 min	631	30.8%
45 to 59 min	248	12.1%
60+ min	38	1.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 12.3% (578 of 4,714)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,229	68.4%
Nonfamily households	568	31.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,797	95.6%
Vacant	83	4.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,222	68.0%
Renter-occupied	575	32.0%

1-unit, detached75.3%

1-unit, attached5.9%

2 to 4 units5.2%

5 to 19 units11.4%

20 or more units2.2%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,415	75.3%
1-unit, attached	111	5.9%
2 to 4 units	98	5.2%
5 to 19 units	215	11.4%
20 or more units	41	2.2%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3150965
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.93 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.2171, -96.6178