Population

Population by Census

Year	City of Wayne	Wayne County	Nebraska	United States
1970	5,379	10,400	1,483,000	179,323,175
1980	5,240	9,858	1,569,825	226,545,805
1990	5,142	9,364	1,578,385	248,709,873
2000	5,583	9,851	1,711,263	281,421,906
2010	5,663	9,595	1,826,341	308,745,538
2020	5,973	9,698	1,961,504	331,449,281

Location	Density / Sq. Mile	Median Household Income	Per Capita Income	% High School Graduate or Higher
Wayne County	21.9	$64,951	$29,985	95.7
Nebraska	25.5	$71,722	$38,585	81.8
United States	93.8	$75,149	$41,261	89.1