Wahoo, NE

Census Place

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2024 Population
4,929
US Senator
Deb Fischer
Republican Party
US Senator
Pete Ricketts
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
35.5
2.47% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
14.2%
15.8% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$89,457
9.7% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$243,600
7.27% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
2,487
8.65% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Wahoo, NE reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.8% of the residents in Wahoo, NE are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Wahoo, NE was $243,600, and the homeownership rate was 66.5%.

Most people in Wahoo, NE drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Wahoo, NE was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNebraskaSaunders County, NEOmaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IADodge, Cass, Saunders & Washington Counties PUMA, NE

Population & Diversity

Wahoo, NE is home to a population of 4.93k people, from which 97.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.15% of Wahoo, NE residents were born outside of the country (106 people).

In 2024, there were 15.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.39k people) in Wahoo, NE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 282 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 142 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.8%
2024 Citizenship
99.1%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.8% of Wahoo, NE residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Wahoo, NE was 99.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Wahoo, NE
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    4.39k ± 319
  2. Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
    282 ± 283
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    142 ± 146
3.41%
Hispanic Population
168 people

In 2024, there were 15.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.39k people) in Wahoo, NE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 282 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 142 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

3.41% of the people in Wahoo, NE are hispanic (168 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Wahoo, NE as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Nebraska.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    46,760 ± 5,245 people
  2. Guatemala
    11,721 ± 2,650 people
  3. El Salvador
    6,922 ± 2,039 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Nebraska was Mexico, the natal country of 46,760 Nebraska residents, followed by Guatemala with 11,721 and El Salvador with 6,922.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.15%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
106 people
1.23%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
60 people

As of 2024, 2.15% of Wahoo, NE residents (106 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Wahoo, NE was 1.23%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    109 ± 72
  2. Vietnam
    23 ± 29
  3. Korea
    8 ± 16

Wahoo, NE has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 4.74 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Wahoo, NE employs 2.49k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Wahoo, NE were Health Care & Social Assistance (354 people), Educational Services (278 people), and Manufacturing (258 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($108,328), Finance & Insurance ($108,198), and Manufacturing ($79,063).

Employment

Occupations

2.49k
2024 Value
± 379
8.65%
1 Year growth
± 19.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wahoo, NE grew at a rate of 8.65%, from 2.29k employees to 2.49k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wahoo, NE, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (335 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (276 people), and Management Occupations (266 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wahoo, NE.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.49k
2024 Value
± 379
8.65%
1 Year growth
± 19.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wahoo, NE grew at a rate of 8.65%, from 2.29k employees to 2.49k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wahoo, NE, are Health Care & Social Assistance (354 people), Educational Services (278 people), and Manufacturing (258 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wahoo, NE, though some of these residents may live in Wahoo, NE and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$62,625
Median earning men ± $13,760
$28,445
Median earning women ± $8,289

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($108,555), Manufacturing ($91,250), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($87,969).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($105,313), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($48,625), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($29,063).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.25%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.03M people employed in Nebraska. This represents a 2.25% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.87%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Nebraska.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Nebraska went to Donald J. Trump with 59.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.9%), followed by Other (0.849%).

Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts are the senators currently representing the state of Nebraska. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Nebraska is currently represented by 3 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Wahoo, NE. Showing the available data for Nebraska.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (59.3%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (38.9%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Other (0.849%)
    Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Nebraska went to Donald J. Trump with 59.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.9%), followed by Other (0.849%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Nebraska for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Nebraska

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Deb Fischer
Senator from Nebraska1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013
Pete Ricketts
Senator from Nebraska2
Assumed office on January 12, 2023
Appointed to the seat on January 12, 2023 following the resignation of Ben Sasse.

Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts are the senators currently representing Nebraska.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Nebraska over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Wahoo, NE was $243,600 in 2024, which is 0.732 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $227,100 to $243,600, a 7.27% increase. The homeownership rate in Wahoo, NE is 66.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Wahoo, NE have an average commute time of 22.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wahoo, NE is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$243,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$19,755
$1,259
Median Property Taxes
±$234

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Wahoo, NE the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Wahoo, NE compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

66.5%
Homeownership
2024
69.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 66.5% of the housing units in Wahoo, NE were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 68%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$89,457
Median Household Income
± $26,846
1.89k
Number of Households
± 340

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.89k households in Wahoo, NE grew to $89,457 from the previous year's value of $81,544.

The following chart displays the households in Wahoo, NE distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $100k - $125k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Wahoo, NE is from Nebraska.
0.447
2023 Wage GINI in Nebraska
0.444
2022 Wage GINI in Nebraska

In 2023, the income inequality in Nebraska was 0.447 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.606% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Nebraska was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Nebraska in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (75.6%)
  2. Worked At Home (10.5%)
  3. Walked (8.09%)

In 2024, 75.6% of workers in Wahoo, NE drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.5%) and those who walked to work (8.09%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

22.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wahoo, NE have a shorter commute time (22.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.59% of the workforce in Wahoo, NE have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Wahoo, NE distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Wahoo, NE have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wahoo, NE (676 out of 4.76k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Wahoo, NE is Two Or More, followed by White and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

95.6% of the population of Wahoo, NE has health coverage, with 55.2% on employee plans, 10.4% on Medicaid, 13.3% on Medicare, 15.5% on non-group plans, and 1.11% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Nebraska see 1,343 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,343 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1217 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 294 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.2% were men and 53.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 30.9% under 18 years, 18.6% between 18 and 34 years, 33.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.2% were men and 53.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

4.4%
Uninsured
55.2%
Employer Coverage
10.4%
Medicaid
13.3%
Medicare
15.5%
Non-Group
1.11%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Wahoo, NE grew by 21.5% from 3.62% to 4.4%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Wahoo, NE changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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