2022 population: 9,871 ( 276 from 2010 , 173 from 2020)
Land area: 442.9 square miles
Population density: 22.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	8,737	88.51%	1.8%
Black:	180	1.82%	41.7%
Indian:	41	0.42%	57.7%
Asian:	73	0.74%	21.7%
2+ races:	126	1.28%	63.6%
Hispanic:	714	7.23%	78.1%

Total non-White:	1,134	11.49%	61.5%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	227	11.7
Deaths:	178	9.2
Net Migration:	118	6.1
Net Immigration:	8	0.4

Change in White population:	-156	-1.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	432	4.5

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
9,595
8,893	92.68%
127	1.32%
26	0.27%
60	0.63%
77	0.80%
401	4.18%
702	7.32%

2000
9,851
9,475	96.18%
91	0.92%
34	0.35%
34	0.35%
65	0.66%
146	1.48%
376	3.82%

1990
9,364
9,259	98.88%
35	0.37%
21	0.22%
14	0.15%
n/a
35	0.37%
105	1.12%

1980
9,858
9,745	98.85%
30	0.30%
50	0.51%
3	0.03%
n/a
30	0.30%
113	1.15%

1970
10,400
10,370	99.71%
7	0.07%
10	0.10%
4	0.04%
n/a
0	0.00%
30	0.29%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
944	9.6
597	6.1
-976	-9.9
77	0.8

-582	-5.9
326	3.3

Number	Rate
1990's
1,090	11.6
686	7.3
-795	-8.5
-1	-0.0

216	2.3
271	2.9

Number	Rate
1980's
1,385	14.0
757	7.7
-1,139	-11.6
n/a

-486	-4.9
-8	-0.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-1,042	-10.0
n/a

-625	-6.0
83	0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Wayne County, 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
31.8
1,878	19.0%
7,993	81.0%
1,610	16.3%

3,731
2.25

2,177	58.3%
1,819	83.6%
108	5.0%
1,554	41.7%

2010
Number	Percent
29.2
1,862	19.4%
7,733	80.6%
1,315	13.7%

3,507
2.38

2,155	61.4%
1,845	85.6%
132	6.1%
1,352	38.6%

2000
Number	Percent
27.5
2,134	21.7%
7,717	78.3%
1,343	13.6%

3,458
2.49

2,221	64.2%
1,955	88.0%
104	4.7%
1,237	35.8%

1990
Number	Percent
28.5
2,248	24.0%
7,116	76.0%
1,314	14.0%

3,222
2.54

2,220	68.9%
2,026	91.3%
98	4.4%
1,002	31.1%

1980
Number	Percent
27.4
2,320	23.5%
7,538	76.5%
1,366	13.9%

3,365
2.57

2,483	73.8%
2,312	93.1%
73	2.9%
882	26.2%

2022 Housing Data for Wayne County, NE

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	191	5.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	431	11.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	82	2.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	205	5.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	88	2.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	59	1.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	55	1.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	178	4.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	134	3.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	252	6.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	544	14.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	443	11.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	484	13.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	127	3.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	272	7.3%
$200,000 or more	186	5.0%

Median Household Income	64,951
Per Capita Income	29,985

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	87
Compared to U.S.	81

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	236	6.3%
Public Assistance	64	1.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	282	7.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	4,652	76.4%
Unemployed	182	3.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	4,834	79.3%
Not in Labor Force	1,258	20.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,896	1,359	58.2%
Non-Profit	138	434	24.1%
Self-Employed	440	148	74.8%

Local Government	103	185	35.8%
State Government	255	306	45.5%
Federal Government	27	60	31.0%

Total Private + Self	2,336	1,507	60.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	523	985	34.7%
Total	2,859	2,492	53.4%

Pct. Govt.	17.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	901	16.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,116	20.8%
Professional, Technical	954	17.8%
Service Occupations	1,189	22.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	93	1.7%
All others	1,202	22.4%

White Collar		55.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	940	17.5%
Health care and social assistance	726	13.5%
Retail trade	658	12.3%
Accommodation and food services	573	10.7%
Manufacturing	570	10.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	357	6.7%
Finance and insurance	328	6.1%
Construction	262	4.9%
Transportation and warehousing	216	4.0%
Other services	173	3.2%
Wholesale trade	138	2.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	127	2.4%
Utilities	60	1.1%
Public administration	58	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	55	1.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	39	0.7%
Information	37	0.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	28	0.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	17	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	433	4.46%
Puerto Rican	22	0.23%
Cuban	6	0.06%
Dominican	4	0.04%

Total Central American	193	1.99%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	21	0.22%
Honduran	65	0.67%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	107	1.10%
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	3	0.03%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	20	0.21%
Korean	8	0.08%
Chinese	6	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	8,549	92.6%
Spanish	501	5.4%
Other Indo-European	48	0.5%
German, other Germanic	45	0.5%
Tagalog	45	0.5%
Other Asian	18	0.2%
Other	16	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	15	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	4,321	44.5%
Irish	1,562	16.1%
English	619	6.4%
Swedish	447	4.6%
Czech	444	4.6%
Polish	330	3.4%
American	287	3.0%
Italian	280	2.9%
Danish	208	2.1%
Dutch	153	1.6%
Norwegian	141	1.5%
French	125	1.3%
British	94	1.0%
European	69	0.7%
Canadian	62	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	9,373	96.6%
Not a citizen	328	3.4%

Native	9,232	95.2%
Foreign-born	469	4.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
125	2.3%	111	2.0%	1,631	29.8%	1,823	33.3%	1,151	21.0%	638	11.6%
Average years of education: 13.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	125	2.3%
9-12 Years	111	2.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,631	29.8%
Some College	1,823	33.3%
Bach. Degree	1,151	21.0%
Grad Degree	638	11.6%
Average years of education: 13.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	4,749	4,626	123	2.6%	2.4%
1991	5,274	5,132	142	2.7%	2.7%
1992	5,533	5,377	156	2.8%	2.8%
1993	5,636	5,476	160	2.8%	2.8%
1994	6,022	5,847	175	2.9%	2.6%
1995	5,946	5,773	173	2.9%	2.6%
1996	5,747	5,559	188	3.3%	2.7%
1997	5,721	5,560	161	2.8%	2.4%
1998	5,892	5,702	190	3.2%	2.5%
1999	6,429	6,211	218	3.4%	2.7%

2000	5,666	5,522	144	2.5%	2.8%
2001	5,470	5,319	151	2.8%	3.1%
2002	5,458	5,301	157	2.9%	3.7%
2003	5,491	5,334	157	2.9%	3.9%
2004	5,546	5,378	168	3.0%	3.9%
2005	5,473	5,309	164	3.0%	3.8%
2006	5,459	5,324	135	2.5%	3.0%
2007	5,306	5,173	133	2.5%	2.9%
2008	5,191	5,045	146	2.8%	3.2%
2009	5,171	4,967	204	3.9%	4.7%

2010	5,662	5,443	219	3.9%	4.7%
2011	5,610	5,416	194	3.5%	4.4%
2012	5,717	5,538	179	3.1%	3.9%
2013	5,671	5,495	176	3.1%	3.7%
2014	5,571	5,416	155	2.8%	3.3%
2015	5,563	5,421	142	2.6%	3.0%
2016	5,656	5,506	150	2.7%	3.1%
2017	5,670	5,534	136	2.4%	2.9%
2018	5,708	5,567	141	2.5%	2.9%
2019	5,786	5,638	148	2.6%	3.0%

2020	5,610	5,454	156	2.8%	4.2%
2021	5,752	5,633	119	2.1%	2.7%
2022	5,771	5,646	125	2.2%	2.3%
2023	5,720	5,605	115	2.0%	2.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,956
Median Value	$176,200

Occupied	3,731	94.3%
Vacant	225	5.7%

Owned	2,564	68.7%
Rented	1,167	31.3%
Median Rent	$764

Single-Family Units	3,260	82.4%
Detached	3,022	76.4%
Attached	238	6.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	404	10.2%
Mobile Homes	57	1.4%

Wayne County, NE

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Wayne County, NE

2022 Housing Data for Wayne County, NE

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wayne County, NE

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Wayne County, NE

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wayne County, NE

Historical Labor Force Data for Wayne County, NE