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

Location	Density / Sq. Mile	% 65 Yrs. & Over	Median Age	% High School Graduate or Higher
Wayne County	21.1	14.0	28.6	80.4
Nebraska	20.5	14.1	33.0	81.8
United States	70.3	11.3	31.3	77.6