Wayne County, Nebraska

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Wayne County, Nebraska is among the lowest in the country for median age, and among the highest in the country for life expectancy (30th of 3,062 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Wayne County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States	Rank
Total Population	9,844	1,978,707	334,922,499	2492nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$66,215	$76,475	$80,734	1507th of 3,221
Median Age	30.0	37.2	38.9	3176th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	30.4%	34.6%	35.7%	734th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$221,600	$238,600	$332,700	1172nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$800	$1,072	$1,413	2095th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	13.2%	10.6%	12.5%	1643rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.3%	3.0%	5.2%	1740th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	22.2	25.8	n/a	2235th of 3,222
Foreign Born	6.1%	8.0%	14.1%	793rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	83.7	n/a	n/a	30th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	61.3%	66.5%	65.2%	2960th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	13.4	19.2	26.4	3150th of 3,221
Worked from Home	14.0%	11.0%	15.1%	523rd of 3,222
Uninsured	7.4%	n/a	n/a	2397th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	52.0%	48.8%	46.9%	1037th of 3,222
Broadband Access	85.8%	n/a	n/a	1073rd of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Wayne County, Nebraska

Statistic	Wayne County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	85.4%	75.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10.3%	12.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	4.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.2%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	26.0	41.3	61.4

Age in Wayne County, Nebraska

Statistic	Wayne County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Median Age	30.0	37.2	38.9
Under 18 %	20.3%	24.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	24.2%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.3%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	9.3%	13.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	19.1%	23.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.8%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Wayne County, Nebraska

Statistic	Wayne County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Households	3,753	797,847	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	61.5%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.9%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	9.5%	13.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.7%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	40.5%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Wayne County, Nebraska

Statistic	Wayne County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Per Capita Income	$32,387	$41,751	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	19.1%	13.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	22.1%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.9%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.2%	9.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	13.2%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	26.9%	26.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	6.8%	8.2%	n/a

Housing in Wayne County, Nebraska

Statistic	Wayne County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Housing Units	3,991	863,444	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	74.7%	71.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	10.4%	17.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	6.0%	7.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,967.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	38.7%	33.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.0%	27.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,486	$3,549	n/a

Education in Wayne County, Nebraska

Statistic	Wayne County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Less than High School	4.7%	7.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.7%	25.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.3%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	19.5%	22.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	10.9%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Wayne County, Nebraska

Statistic	Wayne County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Labour Force Participation	67.3%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	70.9%	76.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	9.3%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	59.5%	41.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	1.9%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.5%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Wayne County, Nebraska

Statistic	Wayne County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Born in State of Residence	69.6%	64.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.6%	3.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	4.4%	4.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	90.3%	87.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	7.6%	8.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	7.3%	9.5%	16.7%

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