Nebraska · Census place 50965
Wahoo city, NE
Quick answer
Wahoo city has 4,885 residents, ranking #35 of 593 places in Nebraska. Median household income is $81,544, the median home is worth $227,100 and median gross rent runs $913 a month.
- Population
- 4,885Wahoo city residents
- Median household income
- $81,544Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $227,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $913Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 68%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Wahoo city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Wahoo city median would spend about 13.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.3% of residents and 68% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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