Nebraska · Census place 51700
Wauneta village, NE
Quick answer
Wauneta village has 515 residents, ranking #207 of 593 places in Nebraska. Median household income is $46,518, the median home is worth $86,300 and median gross rent runs $642 a month.
- Population
- 515Wauneta village residents
- Median household income
- $46,518Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $86,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $642Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 55.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 68.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Wauneta village
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Wauneta village median would spend about 16.6% 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 1.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.1% of residents and 68.5% 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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