Housing data for Wayne, NE
Wayne, NE has an estimated 6,121 residents and 2,291 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a city in Wayne County.
57.6% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $792 a month.
Its population grew measurably since 2015–2019 (+10.1%).
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 6,121 (±18)
- Housing units
- 2,291 (±96)
- Households that rent
- 57.6%
- Median gross rent
- $792
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +10.1%
What stands out in Wayne
Homes heated by fuel oil: 0.0% (±1.1 points) in Wayne, lower than in Wayne County (6.4%).
Households that rent: 57.6% (±7.9 points) in Wayne, higher than in Wayne County (38.7%).
Households that moved in since 2020: 48.7% (±12.2 points) in Wayne, higher than in Wayne County (33.0%).
Median household income: $53,702 (±$6,256) in Wayne, lower than in Wayne County ($66,215).
- Heating fuel in Wayne
- Renters and owners in Wayne
- How long people stay in Wayne
- Income and affordability in Wayne
Housing in Wayne at a glance
- Median rent: $792 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $836 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms
- Rent burden: 50.8% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 57.6% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $53,702 median household income
- Home values: $228,900 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,313 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $2,605 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 18.2% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 44.7% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 58.0% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 2.6% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 57.9% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 10.5 minutes average trip to work
- Crime reported to police: 95 violent crimes per 100,000 residents
- Growth: +10.1% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 48.7% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 2.9% of homes have more than 1 person per room
Wayne against Wayne County, its state and the nation
| Wayne | Wayne County | Nebraska | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 6,121 (±18) | 9,844 (exact) | 1,978,707 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 2,291 (±96) | 3,991 (±38) | 863,444 (±628) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 57.6% (±7.9 points) | 38.7% (±4.7 points) | 33.5% (±0.4 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $792 (±$67) | $800 (±$58) | $1,072 (±$8) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $53,702 (±$6,256) | $66,215 (±$5,612) | $76,475 (±$633) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $228,900 (±$33,912) | $221,600 (±$18,011) | $238,600 (±$1,365) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $2,605 (±$299) | $2,486 (±$207) | $3,549 (±$22) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 58.0% (±13.6 points) | 65.0% (±9.0 points) | 57.2% (±0.5 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 10.5 minutes (±1.9) | 13.4 minutes (±1.3) | 19.2 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 89.6% (±6.6 points) | 90.0% (±4.0 points) | 90.6% (±0.2 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 23.2 years (±0.8) | 30.0 years (±1.0) | 37.2 years (±0.2) | 38.9 years |
Wayne covers 2.9 square miles of land, about 2,106 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Wayne has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 5,557 (±19) | 6,121 (±18) | +10.1% | Measurable increase |
| Housing units | 2,258 (±116) | 2,291 (±96) | +1.5% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $645 (±$143) | $792 (±$67) | +22.8% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $133,000 (±$8,095) | $228,900 (±$33,912) | +72.1% | Up after inflation |
| Median household income | $40,339 (±$6,065) | $53,702 (±$6,256) | +33.1% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,054 (±$167) | $1,313 (±$153) | +24.6% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $2,066 (±$278) | $2,605 (±$299) | +26.1% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 47.0% (±6.1 points) | 57.6% (±7.9 points) | +10.6 percentage points | Measurable increase |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±2.2 points) | 2.6% (±4.4 points) | +2.6 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
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.
Crime reported to police in Wayne
In 2025, the Wayne Police Department reported 95 violent and 381 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI.
Across Wayne County, the departments that report recorded 60 violent and 302 property crimes per 100,000 residents that year.
Places near Wayne
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Township (Dixon County) | 5.6 mi | — | — | 0.0% |
| Wakefield | 7.7 mi | $717 | $116,500 | 41.2% |
| Winside | 9.5 mi | $788 | $104,200 | 32.8% |
| Carroll | 9.7 mi | $883 | $93,000 | 17.8% |
| Wakefield Township | 9.7 mi | $817 | $115,900 | 40.8% |
| Concord | 10 mi | — | $86,400 | 7.9% |
| Concord Township | 11 mi | — | $86,900 | 4.2% |
| Dixon | 12 mi | — | $60,000 | 8.1% |
Places in Nebraska most like Wayne
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Island | $947 | $218,600 | $63,795 | 42.2% |
| Sidney | $819 | $139,400 | $54,734 | 42.5% |
| Norfolk | $875 | $211,700 | $58,884 | 39.1% |
| North Platte | $921 | $169,100 | $58,097 | 41.5% |
| Holdrege | $835 | $198,900 | $55,789 | 37.5% |
| Lexington | $966 | $159,100 | $67,666 | 42.6% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Nebraska.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Wayne, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $734 | $775 | $1,014 | $1,376 | $1,695 |
HUD income limits for Wayne, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $19,800 | $32,950 | $52,750 |
| 2 people | $22,600 | $37,650 | $60,250 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $42,350 | $67,800 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $47,050 | $75,300 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $50,850 | $81,350 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $54,600 | $87,350 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $58,350 | $93,400 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $62,150 | $99,400 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Wayne County, NE, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $90,200.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
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 Wayne
What is the average rent in Wayne, NE?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Wayne is $792 (±$67) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
How much is a one-bedroom apartment in Wayne?
The median gross rent for a one-bedroom home in Wayne, NE is $278 (±$10) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Are renters in Wayne rent-burdened?
50.8% of renting households in Wayne pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Wayne?
Wayne has an estimated 1,256 (±187) renting households, 57.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Wayne?
The median household income in Wayne is $53,702 (±$6,256) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Wayne, NE?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $228,900 (±$33,912) for owner-occupied homes in Wayne (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Wayne growing?
In Wayne, the number of residents went from 5,557 in 2015–2019 to 6,121 in 2020–2024 (+10.1%), a measurable increase.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Wayne city, Nebraska
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Wayne city, Nebraska
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Wayne city, Nebraska
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Wayne city, Nebraska
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Wayne city, Nebraska
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Wayne city, Nebraska
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Wayne city, Nebraska
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Wayne County, NE
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Wayne County, NE
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: Wayne Police Department (ORI NB0900100)
- FBI: Uniform Crime Reporting statistics and their proper use
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
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) for Wayne city, Nebraska (place:51840, in state:31).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .