Moving to Wausa, Nebraska

by btobers · Published June 21, 2019 · Updated November 18, 2024

Population: 636. Estimated population in July 2024: 587 (-7.7% change)
Males: 302 (47.5%), Females: 334 (52.5%)

Knox County

Zip code: 68786

Demographics

Median resident age: 47.5 years
Median household income: $28,929
Median house value: $35,000

Population by Race

Races in Wausa:

White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
Hispanic (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (44.3%), Swedish (40.6%), Czech (6.0%), English (5.5%), Irish (4.7%), United States (3.6%).

Elevation: 1771 feet

Land area: 0.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Wausa

High school or higher: 75.5%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
Unemployed: 1.4%
Mean travel time to work: 15.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wausa village

Never married: 14.9%
Now married: 67.4%
Separated: 0.6%
Widowed: 13.5%
Divorced: 3.6%

1.7% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +37 (+6.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Wausa:

OSMOND GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; OSMOND, NE)
PLAINVIEW PUBLIC HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; PLAINVIEW, NE)
CREIGHTON AREA HEALTH SERVICES (about 26 miles; CREIGHTON, NE)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wausa:

CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 31 miles; YANKTON, SD; Abbreviation: YKN)
KARL STEFAN MEMORIAL (about 37 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Abbreviation: OFK)
SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 81 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)

Other public-use airports nearest to Wausa:

BLOOMFIELD MUNI (about 10 miles; BLOOMFIELD, NE; Abbreviation: 84Y)
HARTINGTON MUNI (about 22 miles; HARTINGTON, NE; Abbreviation: 0B4)
CREIGHTON MUNI (about 24 miles; CREIGHTON, NE; Abbreviation: 6K3)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wausa:

WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 40 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 47 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 85 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 126 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 126 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 126 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,448)

Schools

Public high school in Wausa:

WAUSA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 94; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Wausa:

WAUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 108; Grades: PK – 06)

Libraries

Library in Wausa:

LINCOLN TOWNSHIP LIBRARY (Operating income: $20,830; Location: 105 SOUTH HAMPTON; 12,636 books; 306 audio materials; 1,170 video materials; 64 serial subscriptions)