Moving to Wahoo, Nebraska

Population: 3,942. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,063 (+3.1% change)
Males: 1,868 (47.4%), Females: 2,074 (52.6%)

Saunders County

Zip code: 68066

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.8 years
Median household income: $35,104
Median house value: $83,300

Population by Race

Races in Wahoo:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)

Ancestries: German (34.0%), Czech (26.9%), Irish (11.6%), Swedish (9.9%), English (7.8%), United States (7.5%).

Elevation: 1215 feet

Land area: 2.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Wahoo

  • High school or higher: 82.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
  • Unemployed: 2.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wahoo city

  • Never married: 21.2%
  • Now married: 55.6%
  • Separated: 0.5%
  • Widowed: 11.9%
  • Divorced: 10.7%

1.5% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +267 (+7.3%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Wahoo:

  • SAUNDERS COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES (PO BOX 185 805 WEST 10TH STREET)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Wahoo:

  • FREMONT AREA MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; FREMONT, NE)
  • ST ELIZABETH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 29 miles; LINCOLN, NE)
  • BRYANLGH MEDICAL CENTER (about 30 miles; LINCOLN, NE)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wahoo:

  • LINCOLN MUNI (about 27 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Abbreviation: LNK)
  • EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 52 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)
  • KARL STEFAN MEMORIAL (about 78 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Abbreviation: OFK)

Other public-use airports nearest to Wahoo:

  • WAHOO MUNI (about 3 miles; WAHOO, NE; Abbreviation: AHQ)
  • FREMONT MUNI (about 17 miles; FREMONT, NE; Abbreviation: FET)
  • SCRIBNER STATE (about 27 miles; SCRIBNER, NE; Abbreviation: SCB)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wahoo:

  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 28 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 19,806)
  • SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 29 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 32 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
  • CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 32 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,448)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 46 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 6,175)
  • BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)

Schools

Public high school in Wahoo:

  • WAHOO HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 270; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Wahoo:

  • BISHOP NEUMANN CENTRAL H S (Students: 382; Location: 202 SOUTH LINDEN STREET; Grades: 7 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Wahoo:

  • WAHOO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 356; Grades: PK – 06)
  • WAHOO MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 193; Grades: 04 – 08)
  • WAHOO PRE-SCHOOL (Students: 35; Grades: PK – PK)
  • SOUTH CENTER PUBLIC SCHOOL (Students: 14; Grades: PK – 08)

Private primary/middle school in Wahoo:

  • ST WENCESLAUS ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 339; Location: 108 N LINDEN; Grades: PK – 6)

Libraries

Library in Wahoo:

  • WAHOO PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $118,756; Location: 627 NORTH BROADWAY STREET; 31,850 books; 582 audio materials; 950 video materials; 68 serial subscriptions)