Wayne County, Nebraska

5 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 9,786
Median household income: $67,687
Median home value: $203,700

Wayne County is a county in Nebraska with a population of 9,786. 5 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $67,687 runs below the Nebraska figure of $74,985.

From 2019 to 2023, Wayne County's population grew 4.9% from 9,332 to 9,786, while its median household income rose 19.9% from $56,456 to $67,687.

29.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 68.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,786
Median age: 31.6 yrs
Median household income: $67,687
Median home value: $203,700
Median gross rent: $732
Housing units: 3,973
Homeownership rate: 68.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,3329,786

Median household income

$56,456$67,687

Median home value

$137,200$203,700

Median gross rent

$655$732

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,332	$56,456	$137,200	$655
2020	9,388	$58,894	$144,100	$709
2021	9,590	$60,971	$149,300	$739
2022	9,701	$64,951	$176,200	$764
2023	9,786	$67,687	$203,700	$732

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1715.3%

18 to 2424.0%

25 to 349.4%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 548.4%

55 to 6411.0%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	484	4.9%
5 to 17	1,496	15.3%
18 to 24	2,347	24.0%
25 to 34	915	9.4%
35 to 44	1,055	10.8%
45 to 54	821	8.4%
55 to 64	1,073	11.0%
65 to 74	862	8.8%
75 and over	733	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,376	85.6%
Black or African American	99	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	20	0.2%
Asian	34	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	10	0.1%
Two or more races	263	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	984	10.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.9%

High school graduate32.7%

Some college or associate's33.1%

Bachelor's degree18.6%

Graduate or professional degree10.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	267	4.9%
High school graduate	1,783	32.7%
Some college or associate's	1,806	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,015	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	588	10.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone72.6%

Carpooled5.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked9.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.6%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,671	72.6%
Carpooled	273	5.4%
Public transit	1	0.0%
Walked	465	9.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	638	12.6%
Other means	8	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,564	58.0%
15 to 29 min	1,202	27.2%
30 to 44 min	515	11.7%
45 to 59 min	22	0.5%
60+ min	115	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 13.2% (1,091 of 8,283)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,236	59.4%
Nonfamily households	1,526	40.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,762	94.7%
Vacant	211	5.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,558	68.0%
Renter-occupied	1,204	32.0%

1-unit, detached76.8%

1-unit, attached4.3%

2 to 4 units5.9%

5 to 19 units9.7%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,051	76.8%
1-unit, attached	170	4.3%
2 to 4 units	234	5.9%
5 to 19 units	385	9.7%
20 or more units	45	1.1%
Mobile home & other	88	2.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 31179
State: Nebraska
Land area: 443 sq mi
Water area: 0.42 sq mi
Center point: 42.2107, -97.1262