What percentage of people rent in Wausa, NE?

Name: Renters and owners in Wausa, NE, 2020–2024
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17.9% (±8.3 points) of the occupied homes in Wausa, NE are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 55 renting households against 252 that own their home.

In Wausa, the share of households that rent went from 11.2% in 2015–2019 to 17.9% in 2020–2024 (+6.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.9% (±8.3 points)
Renting households: 55 (±29)
Median renter income: $21,917 (±$10,636)

Who rents and who owns in Wausa

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wausa	Knox County	Nebraska	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.9% (±8.3 points)	21.6% (±2.8 points)	33.5% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	55 (±29)	738 (±99)	266,969 (±3,420)	45,017,354
Owning households	252 (±44)	2,684 (±130)	530,878 (±4,181)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.5 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$21,917 (±$10,636)	$36,625 (±$3,422)	$47,168 (±$620)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$76,071 (±$20,493)	$77,174 (±$6,656)	$97,496 (±$809)	$100,009

In Wausa, the renter share is not measurably different from Knox County (21.6%).

It is also lower than in Nebraska (33.5%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Knox County, Wausa ranks 22 of 41 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 437 of 846.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Wausa has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	11.2% (±6.4 points)	17.9% (±8.3 points)	+6.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$642 (±$130)	$763 (±$310)	+18.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$68,750 (±$11,162)	$59,375 (±$28,701)	−13.6%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Wausa

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wausa
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Wausa	—	17.9% (±8.3 points)	—
Lincoln Township (Knox County)	1.1 mi	15.8% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different
Magnet	4.6 mi	18.5% (±25.7 points)	Not measurably different
Dowling Township	4.9 mi	15.0% (±20.6 points)	Not measurably different
Columbia Township	6.3 mi	52.6% (±26.2 points)	Higher
Morton Township (Knox County)	7.9 mi	7.5% (±9.6 points)	Not measurably different
McLean	8.5 mi	11.1% (±20.5 points)	Not measurably different
Bloomfield	8.9 mi	26.8% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Osmond	10 mi	17.4% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Columbia Township, NE (52.6%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Knox County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
16	Niobrara Township	23.9% (±7.8 points)
17	Verdigre Township	22.9% (±7.8 points)
18	Cleveland Township (Knox County)	22.2% (±28.9 points)
19	Addison Township	21.7% (±25.8 points)
20	Washington Township (Knox County)	21.4% (±29.7 points)
21	Eastern Township	18.4% (±12.9 points)
22	Wausa	17.9% (±8.3 points)
23	Peoria Township	17.2% (±11.6 points)
24	Lincoln Township (Knox County)	15.8% (±7.5 points)
25	Dowling Township	15.0% (±20.6 points)
26	Miller Township	12.7% (±13.2 points)
27	Center	10.9% (±11.3 points)
28	Sparta Township	10.3% (±13.3 points)

Showing 13 of 41 places in Knox County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Wausa

How many renters are there in Wausa?

Wausa has an estimated 55 (±29) renting households, 17.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Wausa?

In Wausa, the share of households that rent went from 11.2% in 2015–2019 to 17.9% in 2020–2024 (+6.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Wausa?

A renting household in Wausa has 1.5 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Wausa?

The median renting household in Wausa, NE has an income of $21,917 (±$10,636) a year, against $76,071 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Wausa village, Nebraska (place:51735, in state:31).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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