Demographics of Wayne city, Nebraska

Wayne city, Nebraska had 6,338 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +360 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Wayne city, in four figures

6,338
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,121 ±18.; +6.0%
Change since July 2020: +360 people.; 23.2 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $53,702 ±$6,256
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Wayne city, Nebraska's population grew 6.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Wayne city, Nebraska's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Wayne city, Nebraska's population grew 6.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Wayne city, Nebraska's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	5,978	100.0	100.0
2021	6,113	102.3	100.2
2022	6,171	103.2	100.7
2023	6,197	103.7	101.6
2024	6,245	104.5	102.5
2025	6,338	106.0	103.1

Population of Wayne city, Nebraska on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	5,978	—
2021	6,113	+135
2022	6,171	+58
2023	6,197	+26
2024	6,245	+48
2025	6,338	+93

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 23.2 ±0.8: for men 22.0 ±1.1 and for women 23.9 ±3.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Wayne city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under 5	303 ±92	5.0% ±1.5	6.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	749 ±177	12.2% ±2.9	18.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,246 ±313	36.7% ±5.1	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,140 ±221	18.6% ±3.6	25.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	949 ±175	15.5% ±2.9	23.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	734 ±200	12.0% ±3.3	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $53,702 ±$6,256, and income per person $25,437 ±$3,883, in 2024 dollars. The median is $76,475 ±$633 in Nebraska and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Wayne city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under $25,000	634 ±239	29.1% ±10.8	13.8% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	351 ±160	16.1% ±7.3	18.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	465 ±178	21.3% ±8.1	17.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	328 ±121	15.0% ±5.5	13.5% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	84 to 252	3.9% to 11.5%	18.9% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	84 to 288	3.9% to 13.2%	9.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	8 to 92	0.4% to 4.2%	9.4% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Wayne city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Nebraska	United States
All ages	935 ±248	19.9% ±5.3	10.6% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 93	0% to 9.6%	12.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	566 ±203	21.1% ±7.2	10.6% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	121 to 531	13.7% to 49.0%	9.1% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Wayne city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Wayne city	Nebraska	United States
Housing units	2,291 ±96	863,444 ±628	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.2% ±2.8	92.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.9% to 8.6%	7.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	42.4% ±8.0	66.5% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	57.6% ±8.0	33.5% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$228,900 ±$33,912	$238,600 ±$1,365	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$792 ±$67	$1,072 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1973 ±7	1975 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Wayne city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Hispanic or Latino	834 ±129	13.6% ±2.1	12.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,973 ±137	81.2% ±2.2	75.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	99 ±45	1.6% ±0.7	4.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 45	0% to 0.7%	2.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	8 to 156	0.1% to 2.5%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	39 to 183	0.6% to 3.0%	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Wayne city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Born in the state	3,835 ±390	62.7% ±6.4	64.1% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,630 ±279	26.6% ±4.6	26.9% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	40 to 268	0.7% to 4.4%	1.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	502 ±215	8.2% ±3.5	8.0% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	8 to 162	0.1% to 2.6%	3.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	210 to 624	3.4% to 10.2%	4.6% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Wayne city among the places of Nebraska

31st of 34 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Nebraska page.

Places of Nebraska near Wayne city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
McCook city	7,314 ±31
Plattsmouth city	6,731 ±35
Schuyler city	6,578 ±17
Ralston city	6,472 ±46
Sidney city	6,419 ±71
Wayne city	6,121 ±18
Offutt AFB CDP	6,074 ±498
Holdrege city	5,546 ±18
Chadron city	5,160 ±16

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026