Wayne County, Nebraska
13 public bodies govern here, 3 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 9,844
- Median household income
- $66,215
- ±5,612
- Unemployed
- 4.3%
- 236 of 5,434 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 90.0%
- 3,378 of 3,753 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Wayne | 9,784 (2021) | 123 S Lincoln St, Wayne | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 5
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Wayne | 5,990 (2021) | 306 N Pearl St, Wayne | Website |
| Village of Carroll | 194 (2021) | 408 Jones St, Carroll | — |
| Village of Hoskins | 269 (2021) | Po Box 44, Hoskins | — |
| Village of Sholes | 15 (2021) | 56182 Sholes Dr, Randolph | — |
| Village of Winside | 383 (2021) | Po Box 204, Winside | — |
Special districts 7
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Airport Authority | Air transportation | Po Box 8, Wayne | Website |
| Carroll Housing Agency | Housing and community development | 809 Grainland Rd, Wayne | — |
| Wayne Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 409 Dearborn St, Wayne | — |
| Carroll Fire Protection District 1 | Local fire protection | Po Box 216, Carroll | — |
| Hoskins Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 3, Hoskins | — |
| Wayne Rural Fire Protection District 2 | Local fire protection | 306 N Pearl St, Wayne | — |
| Winside Rural Fire Protection District 4 | Local fire protection | 85583 Highway 35, Winside | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
WAKEFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district2 schools
802 HIGHLAND, Wakefield, NE, 68784
WAYNE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
School district4 schools
611 W 7TH ST, Wayne, NE, 68787
WINSIDE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district2 schools
203 CRAWFORD AVE, Winside, NE, 68790
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Corps of Discovery Welcome Center Farmers Market ()
Wisner Farmers' Market (Rumors parking lot Wisner) · West Point Farmers Market (West Point)
Dixon County Farmer's Market (119 W 3rd Street Ponca)
Plainview Farmers Market (Plainview)
Norfolk Farmers Market (Stanton)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.