The Town Files

Wayne County, Nebraska

9,844 people. The median home is worth $221,600 (typical Nebraska town: $154,800) and the median household earns $66,215.

Towns in Wayne County

Towns in Wayne County

TownPeopleMedian homeIncomeMedian age
Wayne5,973$228,900$53,70223.2

People and housing

Wayne CountyTypical Nebraska town
Median home value$221,600$154,800
Median rent$800$818
Median household income$66,215$66,320
Median age30.039.5
Bachelor's degree or higher30.4%22.4%
Below the poverty line13.2%9.9%

Jobs and pay

4,188 jobs in 2024, average pay $45,234 a year.

Largest industries in Wayne CountyManufacturing819 jobs · $56,463Health care & social assistan…460 jobs · $46,014Retail450 jobs · $22,706Wholesale trade182 jobs · $67,540Finance & insurance140 jobs · $62,173Agriculture, forestry & fishi…126 jobs · $45,702
BLS QCEW 2024.
Unemployment rate in Wayne County0%2%4%2000200420082012201620202023 2%
BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 362 storm events in Wayne County from 1996 to 2026, with 2 deaths.

Storm events in Wayne County by type since 1996Hail79Heat10Drought20Tornado10Blizzard14High Wind25Flash Flood13Winter Storm44Winter Weather19Cold/Wind Chill46
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

Wayne County has been included in 18 FEMA declarations since 1953.

DeclaredIncidentDeclaration
July 27, 2022Severe StormDR-4662: Severe Storms And Straight-Line Winds
April 4, 2020BiologicalDR-4521: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020BiologicalEM-3483: Covid-19
March 21, 2019FloodDR-4420: Severe Winter Storm, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
August 27, 2018Severe StormDR-4387: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
August 1, 2017Severe StormDR-4325: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Straight-Line Winds
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).