Wahoo city, NE

Saunders County, NE

2022 population: 4,832 ( 324 from 2010 )
Land area: 2.9 square miles
Population density: 1647.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,567	94.52%	8.9%
Black:	29	0.60%	19.4%
Indian:	10	0.21%	11.1%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	155	3.21%	138.5%
Hispanic:	71	1.47%	55.6%

Total non-White:	265	5.48%	16.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	375	10.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	-51	-1.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
4,508
4,192	92.99%
36	0.80%
9	0.20%
44	0.98%
65	1.44%
160	3.55%
316	7.01%

2000
3,949
3,844	97.34%
0	0.00%
6	0.15%
24	0.61%
29	0.73%
46	1.16%
105	2.66%

1990
3,681
3,618	98.29%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
10	0.27%
n/a
53	1.44%
63	1.71%

1980
3,555
3,539	99.55%
7	0.20%
5	0.14%
0	0.00%
n/a
4	0.11%
16	0.45%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

348	8.8
211	5.3

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

226	6.1
42	1.1

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

79	2.2
47	1.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Wahoo city, NE

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
37.2
1,471	30.4%
3,361	69.6%
836	17.3%

1,850
2.50

1,265	68.4%
914	72.3%
144	11.4%
585	31.6%

2010
Number	Percent
38.7
1,194	26.5%
3,314	73.5%
774	17.2%

1,801
2.40

1,131	62.8%
915	80.9%
106	9.4%
670	37.2%

2000
Number	Percent
39.1
1,046	26.5%
2,903	73.5%
850	21.5%

1,580
2.40

1,012	64.1%
813	80.3%
111	11.0%
568	35.9%

1990
Number	Percent
38.8
978	26.6%
2,703	73.4%
872	23.7%

1,462
2.42

959	65.6%
834	87.0%
55	5.7%
503	34.4%

1980
Number	Percent
40.2
814	22.9%
2,741	77.1%
940	26.4%

1,453
2.34

925	63.7%
807	87.2%
41	4.4%
528	36.3%

2022 Housing Data for Wahoo city, NE

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	118	6.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	70	3.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	38	2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	26	1.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	39	2.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	42	2.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	128	6.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	35	1.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	34	1.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	124	6.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	270	14.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	167	9.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	325	17.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	105	5.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	134	7.2%
$200,000 or more	195	10.5%

Median Household Income	75,052
Per Capita Income	39,450

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	77	4.2%
Public Assistance	41	2.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	79	4.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,192	83.1%
Unemployed	66	2.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,258	85.6%
Not in Labor Force	379	14.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		16.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	774	599	56.4%
Non-Profit	95	186	33.8%
Self-Employed	130	174	42.8%

Local Government	104	119	46.6%
State Government	47	18	72.3%
Federal Government	93	38	71.0%

Total Private + Self	904	773	53.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	339	361	48.4%
Total	1,243	1,134	52.3%

Pct. Govt.	17.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	372	15.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	478	20.1%
Professional, Technical	569	23.9%
Service Occupations	434	18.3%
All others	524	22.0%

White Collar		59.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	483	20.3%
Manufacturing	316	13.3%
Educational services	240	10.1%
Public administration	169	7.1%
Other services	159	6.7%
Construction	135	5.7%
Accommodation and food services	134	5.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	130	5.5%
Retail trade	127	5.3%
Finance and insurance	117	4.9%
Transportation and warehousing	100	4.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	94	4.0%
Utilities	59	2.5%
Wholesale trade	46	1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	35	1.5%
Information	16	0.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	9	0.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	8	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	66	1.37%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	3	0.06%

Total Central American	2	0.04%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	2	0.04%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,477	98.3%
Other Indo-European	33	0.7%
Spanish	21	0.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	16	0.4%
Other	4	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	3	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,440	29.8%
Czech	1,022	21.2%
Irish	391	8.1%
English	239	4.9%
Polish	216	4.5%
European	213	4.4%
American	202	4.2%
Dutch	142	2.9%
Swedish	137	2.8%
Norwegian	114	2.4%
Iranian	58	1.2%
Danish	51	1.1%
Eastern European	47	1.0%
Czechoslovakian	42	0.9%
French	41	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	4,820	99.8%
Not a citizen	12	0.2%

Native	4,775	98.8%
Foreign-born	57	1.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
74	2.4%	89	2.9%	891	28.6%	1,142	36.6%	582	18.7%	340	10.9%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	74	2.4%
9-12 Years	89	2.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	891	28.6%
Some College	1,142	36.6%
Bach. Degree	582	18.7%
Grad Degree	340	10.9%
Average years of education: 13.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +304	R +112	D + 4.4%
D +192
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	67%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,654	68.3%	Joe Biden (D)	719	29.7%	50	2.1%	2,423	10	21	0.25%
2016	57%	Donald Trump (R)	1,350	67.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	527	26.5%	111	5.6%	1,988	9	22	0.24%

2020 President, Wahoo city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

719

29.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,654

68.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.1%

TOTAL

2,423

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 21

2016 President, Wahoo city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

527

26.5%

Donald Trump (R)

1,350

67.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.7%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.9%

TOTAL

1,988

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 22

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wahoo city, NE

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	62%	Ben Sasse* (R)	1,691	74.9%	Chris Janicek (D)	436	19.3%	132 [+]	5.8%	2,259	12	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Preston Love (D (write-in)) 132 (5.8%);
2018	S1	54%	Deb Fischer* (R)	1,267	65.5%	Jane Raybould (D)	593	30.6%	75 [+]	3.9%	1,935	8	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jim Schultz (Libertarian) 75 (3.9%);
2018	G	54%	Pete Ricketts* (R)	1,258	65.0%	Bob Krist (D)	677	35.0%	0	0.0%	1,935	6	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,918
Median Value	$191,200

Occupied	1,850	96.5%
Vacant	68	3.5%

Owned	1,245	67.3%
Rented	605	32.7%
Median Rent	$924

Single-Family Units	1,539	80.2%
Detached	1,389	72.4%
Attached	150	7.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	343	17.9%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Wahoo city, NE

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Wahoo city, NE

2022 Housing Data for Wahoo city, NE

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wahoo city, NE

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Wahoo city, NE

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wahoo city, NE

Historical Presidential Election Results for Wahoo city, NE

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wahoo city, NE