Nebraska · Census place 51840
Wayne city, NE
Quick answer
Wayne city has 6,055 residents, ranking #31 of 593 places in Nebraska. Median household income is $52,804, the median home is worth $198,600 and median gross rent runs $707 a month.
- Population
- 6,055Wayne city residents
- Median household income
- $52,804Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $198,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $707Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 23.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 55%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Wayne city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Wayne city median would spend about 16.1% 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 3.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 19.9% of residents and 55% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- Holdrege city 5,503
- Chadron city 5,207
- Wahoo city 4,885
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