Wauneta, NE Demographic Data
Wauneta, NE Summary
Wauneta is located in Chase County in Nebraska
- Population: 802
- Area: 0.97 sq. miles
- Land Area: 0.97 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 827.65 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 2,959.65 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Wauneta, NE Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
416
53%
50.8
Male
376
48%
49.2
Total Population
792
323,128,000
Wauneta, NE Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
73
9.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
53
6.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
80
10.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
52
6.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
16
2.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
83
10.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
75
9.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
100
12.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
45
5.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
22
2.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
71
9.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
82
10.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
40
5.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
544
68.7%
77.2
Female
284
52.2%
51.3
Male
260
47.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
534
67.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
204
25.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
193
24.4%
15.2
Female
122
63.2%
55.8
Male
71
36.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
Wauneta, NE Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
770
97.2%
96.8
White
764
96.5%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
6
0.8%
5.1
Two or More Races
22
2.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
111
14.0%
17.8
Mexican
111
14.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
681
86.0%
82.2
Wauneta, NE Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
37
7.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
49
9.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
167
32.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
148
28.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
53
10.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
49
9.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
15
2.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
86
16.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
432
83.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
64
12.4%
31.2
Wauneta, NE Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
107
18.3%
33.7%
Now Married
320
54.6%
47.5
Divorced
85
14.5%
11.0%
Separated
2
0.3%
2.0
Widowed
72
12.3
5.8%
Wauneta, NE Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
614
85.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
105
14.6%
21.6%
Spanish
105
14.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Wauneta, NE Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
22
7.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
23
7.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
29
9.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
44
14.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
47
15.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
75
25.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
19
6.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
26
8.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
7
2.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
4
1.4%
6.4
Median household income
43,750
57,617
Per capita income
21,049
31,128
Wauneta, NE Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
64
19.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
9
2.8%
9.8
Construction
33
10.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
72
22.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
10
3.1%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
17
5.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
17
5.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
17
5.3%
11.4
Public administration
0
0.0%
4.6
Retail trade
53
16.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
28
8.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
2
0.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
94
29.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
85
26.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
17
5.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
64
19.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
62
19.3%
18.1%
Wauneta, NE Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
311
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
266
85.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
11
3.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
18
5.8%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
16
5.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
15.1
26.6
Wauneta, NE Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
8
2.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
83
28.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
106
35.8%
37.1
3 or more
99
33.4%
21.0
Wauneta, NE Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
296
87.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
260
87.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
36
12.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
44
12.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Wauneta, NE Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
340
1 room
2
0.6%
2.4
2 rooms
2
0.6%
2.7
3 rooms
18
5.3%
9.1
4 rooms
58
17.1%
16.5
5 rooms
64
18.8%
19.8
6 rooms
62
18.2%
17.8
7 rooms
46
13.5%
12.0
8 rooms
30
8.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
58
17.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Wauneta, NE Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
340
1-unit, detached
324
95.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
4
1.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
0
0.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
12
3.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Wauneta, NE Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
112
32.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
48
14.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
32
9.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
38
11.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
60
17.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
40
11.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
10
2.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
0
0.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Wauneta, NE Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
12
4.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
122
41.2%
4.7
Electricity
141
47.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
12
4.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
9
3.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Wauneta, NE Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
104
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
1
1.0%
20.1%
Less than $500
9
8.7%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
21
20.2%
28.8%
$500 to $999
73
70.2%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
63
60.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
14
13.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
16
15.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
11
10.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Wauneta, NE Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
29
41,631,300
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$500 to $999
13
44.8%
41.0%
Less than $500
16
55.2%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
7
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
481
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
2
6.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
6
20.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
2
6.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
2
6.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
3
10.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
14
48.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
7
0.0%
0.0%
Wauneta, NE Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
260
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
104
40.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
100
38.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
50
19.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
6
2.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
0
0.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
59,000
205,000
