A town of 4,929, settled in 1870. Healthier than 73% of U.S. towns.
The 3 things Wahoo does most differently from other towns.
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Ordered by what stands out in Wahoo. Another town gets a different order.
About one in 3 of Wahoo’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Omaha (18%), Lincoln (18%) and Fremont (4%). Half commute less than 22 miles.
Wahoo beats the Nebraska average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| What stands out | Wahoo | NE |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.1% | 12.4% |
| More adults seeing a dentist | 69.8% | 64.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 8.3% |
The public schools Wahoo’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 69% of Nebraska’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wahoo Elementary School | PK–5 | 475 | B− |
| St. Wenceslaus School Private | PK–6 | 294 | |
| Wahoo Middle School | 6–8 | 226 | A− |
| Wahoo High School | 9–12 | 341 | B+ |
| Bishop Neumann High School Private | 7–12 | 261 | |
| Wahoo Pre-School | PK | 46 | Not graded |
0.5 miles of trails across 6 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hackberry Park | — | 23 |
| 2. Lake Wanahoo NRD Recreation Area | — | 20 |
| 3. Placek Park | — | 4 |
Wahoo reports less crime per resident than 86% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
The typical Wahoo home is worth about $291,000, up 5.1% in a year, close to the Nebraska typical home.
Wahoo has cold winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 14°, and about 20 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Children under 18 are 29% of residents (25% statewide). 37% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Nebraska.
| Wahoo | NE | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12% | 13.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 16.8% | 11.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.1% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.2% | 13.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.3% | 11.1% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.5% | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.7% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.5% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.7% | 7.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.1% | 25% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.1% | 21.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12% | 11% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.9% | 22.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.2% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities.
8 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 2 places on the National Register.
2 places in Wahoo on the National Register of Historic Places.
13 notable people were born in Wahoo.
City in and county seat of Saunders County, Nebraska, United States
Wahoo ( WAH-hoo; from Dakota wǧhu, meaning 'arrow wood') is a city and the county seat of Saunders County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 4,818 at the 2020 census.
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2 towns share a border with Wahoo.
