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 |
Age, Family & Household Data for Wayne County, NE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
[Display all years] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
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% |
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% |
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 | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
< 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
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% |