Wayne city, NE

Wayne County, NE

2022 population: 5,973 ( 313 from 2010 )
Land area: 2.8 square miles
Population density: 2124.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,128	85.85%	0.2%
Black:	125	2.09%	5.0%
Indian:	17	0.28%	15.0%
Asian:	23	0.39%	53.1%
2+ races:	90	1.51%	63.6%
Hispanic:	582	9.74%	115.6%

Total non-White:	845	14.15%	61.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-10	-0.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	323	6.9

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
5,660
5,138	90.78%
119	2.10%
20	0.35%
49	0.87%
55	0.97%
270	4.77%
522	9.22%

2000
5,586
5,353	95.83%
40	0.72%
43	0.77%
19	0.34%
32	0.57%
99	1.77%
233	4.17%

1990
5,142
5,074	98.68%
31	0.60%
10	0.19%
8	0.16%
n/a
19	0.37%
68	1.32%

1980
5,240
5,190	99.05%
30	0.57%
0	0.00%
3	0.06%
n/a
17	0.32%
50	0.95%

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

-215	-3.8
289	5.2

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

279	5.4
165	3.2

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

-116	-2.2
18	0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Wayne 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
23.1
942	15.8%
5,031	84.2%
799	13.4%

2,160
2.16

1,078	49.9%
872	80.9%
42	3.9%
1,082	50.1%

2010
Number	Percent
22.9
875	15.5%
4,785	84.5%
704	12.4%

1,953
2.25

987	50.5%
809	82.0%
85	8.6%
966	49.5%

2000
Number	Percent
23.8
880	15.8%
4,706	84.2%
753	13.5%

1,859
2.34

975	52.4%
826	84.7%
62	6.4%
884	47.6%

1990
Number	Percent
24.5
926	18.0%
4,216	82.0%
786	15.3%

1,704
2.32

1,027	60.3%
901	87.7%
87	8.5%
677	39.7%

1980
Number	Percent
24.6
977	18.6%
4,263	81.4%
802	15.3%

1,742
2.31

1,122	64.4%
1,003	89.4%
50	4.5%
620	35.6%

2022 Housing Data for Wayne city, NE

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	176	8.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	373	17.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	53	2.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	133	6.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	31	1.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	10	0.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	4	0.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	148	6.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	105	4.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	136	6.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	258	11.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	207	9.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	203	9.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	65	3.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	193	8.9%
$200,000 or more	65	3.0%

Median Household Income	51,399
Per Capita Income	24,243

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	163	7.5%
Public Assistance	62	2.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	233	10.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,982	74.5%
Unemployed	158	4.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	3,140	78.5%
Not in Labor Force	860	21.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,304	897	59.2%
Non-Profit	127	305	29.4%
Self-Employed	89	63	58.6%

Local Government	22	104	17.5%
State Government	236	177	57.1%
Federal Government	15	53	22.1%

Total Private + Self	1,393	960	59.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	400	639	38.5%
Total	1,793	1,599	52.9%

Pct. Govt.	17.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	460	13.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	840	24.7%
Professional, Technical	564	16.6%
Service Occupations	942	27.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	50	1.5%
All others	597	17.5%

White Collar		54.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	659	19.4%
Accommodation and food services	517	15.2%
Retail trade	473	13.9%
Health care and social assistance	468	13.8%
Manufacturing	324	9.5%
Finance and insurance	237	7.0%
Construction	132	3.9%
Wholesale trade	96	2.8%
Other services	94	2.8%
Transportation and warehousing	90	2.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	84	2.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	82	2.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	52	1.5%
Utilities	26	0.8%
Public administration	24	0.7%
Information	17	0.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	15	0.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	13	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	361	6.04%
Puerto Rican	20	0.33%
Cuban	6	0.10%
Dominican	4	0.07%

Total Central American	191	3.20%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	19	0.32%
Honduran	65	1.09%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	107	1.79%
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	%
Filipino	11	0.18%
Korean	8	0.13%
Chinese	4	0.07%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,125	89.5%
Spanish	470	8.2%
Other Indo-European	48	0.8%
German, other Germanic	45	0.8%
Other Asian	18	0.3%
Other	12	0.2%
Tagalog	11	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,365	39.6%
Irish	1,058	17.7%
English	384	6.4%
Czech	330	5.5%
Polish	307	5.1%
Italian	262	4.4%
Swedish	250	4.2%
American	154	2.6%
Dutch	141	2.4%
Danish	126	2.1%
Norwegian	99	1.7%
British	86	1.4%
French	84	1.4%
Canadian	62	1.0%
European	46	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,671	94.9%
Not a citizen	302	5.1%

Native	5,577	93.4%
Foreign-born	396	6.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
106	3.7%	22	0.8%	811	28.5%	894	31.4%	640	22.5%	372	13.1%
Average years of education: 13.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	106	3.7%
9-12 Years	22	0.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	811	28.5%
Some College	894	31.4%
Bach. Degree	640	22.5%
Grad Degree	372	13.1%
Average years of education: 13.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +153	D +23	D + 6.6%
D +176
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	43%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,245	60.8%	Joe Biden (D)	729	35.6%	75	3.7%	2,049	3	14	0.21%
2016	38%	Donald Trump (R)	1,092	60.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	553	30.8%	151	8.4%	1,796	2	15	0.21%

2020 President, Wayne city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

729

35.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,245

60.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

3.7%

TOTAL

2,049

Turnout: 43%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 14

2016 President, Wayne city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

553

30.8%

Donald Trump (R)

1,092

60.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

124

6.9%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.5%

TOTAL

1,796

Turnout: 38%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 15

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wayne city, NE

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	40%	Ben Sasse* (R)	1,323	70.0%	Chris Janicek (D)	443	23.4%	124 [+]	6.6%	1,890	7	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Preston Love (D (write-in)) 124 (6.6%);
2018	S1	34%	Deb Fischer* (R)	1,056	64.5%	Jane Raybould (D)	516	31.5%	66 [+]	4.0%	1,638	7	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jim Schultz (Libertarian) 66 (4.0%);
2018	G	34%	Pete Ricketts* (R)	1,015	61.8%	Bob Krist (D)	627	38.2%	0	0.0%	1,642	3	0.24%
[-] 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	2,249
Median Value	$169,100

Occupied	2,160	96.0%
Vacant	89	4.0%

Owned	1,271	58.8%
Rented	889	41.2%
Median Rent	$766

Single-Family Units	1,645	73.1%
Detached	1,415	62.9%
Attached	230	10.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	397	17.7%
Mobile Homes	24	1.1%

Wayne city, NE

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Wayne city, NE

2022 Housing Data for Wayne city, NE

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wayne city, NE

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wayne city, NE

Historical Presidential Election Results for Wayne city, NE

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wayne city, NE