Who is the Wayne County County Assessor?

Dawn Duffy is the County Assessor of Wayne County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Wayne County County Attorney?

Amy Miller is the County Attorney of Wayne County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Wayne County County Clerk?

Joni Tietz is the County Clerk of Wayne County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Wayne County Clerk of the District Court?

Diane Pieper is the Clerk of the District Court of Wayne County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Wayne County Sheriff?

Jason Dwinell is the Sheriff of Wayne County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Wayne County County Surveyor?

Terry Schulz is the County Surveyor of Wayne County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Wayne County County Treasurer?

Lisa Lindsay is the County Treasurer of Wayne County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Wayne County commissioners?

Dean Burbach (County Commissioner); Terry Sievers (County Commissioner); James Rabe (County Commissioner).

What is the population of Wayne County?

About 9,844 people, with a median age of 30; the median household income is $66,215 and 13.2% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Wayne County?

2.2% in September 2026 (preliminary): 124 people unemployed in a labor force of 5,636, against 2.7% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Wayne County?

16 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 5 municipal, 3 school district and 7 special district governments.

Wayne County, NE elected officials: county commissioners or supervisors, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Wayne County: 10 seats on 8 elected bodies. 9 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

County Board of Commissioners or Supervisors

Wayne County Board of Commissioners

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Commissioner	Dean Burbach source
County Commissioner	Terry Sievers source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner	James Rabe source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

Official website

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Assessor	Dawn Duffy source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Attorney	Amy Miller source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Clerk	Joni Tietz source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Clerk of the District Court	Diane Pieper source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Jason Dwinell source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Surveyor	Terry Schulz source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Treasurer	Lisa Lindsay source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Wayne County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 16 local governments in Wayne County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships	5	0
School districts (school boards)	3	0
Special districts (elected boards)	7	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Wayne County

9,844people

30median ageU.S.: 38.9

$66,215 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

13.2%below the U.S.: 12.5%

30.4%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$221,600median home valueU.S.: $332,700

4.3%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

6.1%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

3.7%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

5.8%U.S.: 8.4%

48.3%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

19.1%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 10.3% · White 85.4% · Black 1% · Asian 0.3% · Other or more than one race 3% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Wayne County

2.2%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 2.7%. Nebraska: 2.5%.

124people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

5,512people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

5,636in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	2.2%	124	5,512	5,636
August 2026	3.0%	160	5,215	5,375
July 2026	3.3%	174	5,130	5,304
June 2026	3.5%	188	5,151	5,339
May 2026	2.9%	165	5,460	5,625
April 2026	2.2%	123	5,591	5,714
March 2026	2.3%	136	5,696	5,832
February 2026	3.0%	177	5,700	5,877
January 2026	2.7%	151	5,433	5,584
December 2025	2.6%	156	5,776	5,932
November 2025	3.1%	181	5,742	5,923
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	2.7%	154	5,640	5,794
August 2025	3.3%	181	5,366	5,547
July 2025	4.9%	266	5,214	5,480
June 2025	3.5%	194	5,392	5,586
May 2025	3.3%	192	5,691	5,883
April 2025	2.6%	156	5,768	5,924
March 2025	2.4%	142	5,781	5,923
February 2025	2.9%	170	5,775	5,945
January 2025	2.4%	136	5,561	5,697
December 2024	2.1%	126	5,877	6,003
November 2024	2.3%	141	5,865	6,006
October 2024	2.3%	135	5,807	5,942

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.0%	175	5,610	5,785
2024	2.4%	138	5,699	5,837
2023	2.0%	119	5,749	5,868
2022	2.0%	119	5,721	5,840
2021	2.0%	119	5,715	5,834
2020	2.8%	160	5,626	5,786
2019	2.7%	159	5,778	5,937
2018	2.6%	150	5,701	5,851
2017	2.5%	143	5,649	5,792
2016	2.7%	157	5,597	5,754

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Nebraska's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 2.9% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in Wayne County

60.5 per 100,0002025. Nebraska: 218.4.

302.4 per 100,0002025. Nebraska: 1,378.6.

0murders2025, 6 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	6	60.5	30	302.4
2024	9	89.6	42	418.2
2022	8	80.9	54	546.0
2021	14	146.6	67	701.5

By police agency (2)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Wayne Police Department	2025	6	24	6,295
Wayne County Sheriff's Office	2025	0	6	3,626

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Nebraska · the U.S.

Police staffing

1.21 per 1,000 residents2025, 2 agencies serving 9,921 people.

12sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

8civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (2), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Wayne Police Department	8	4	6,295
Wayne County Sheriff's Office	4	4	3,626

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	12	1.21	8	2
2024	13	1.29	5	2
2023	14	1.40	5	2
2022	14	1.42	4	2
2021	13	1.36	5	2
2020	12	1.29	6	2
2019	14	1.50	5	2
2018	13	1.40	6	2
2017	12	1.29	5	2
2016	11	1.18	4	2

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is the Wayne County County Assessor?: Dawn Duffy is the County Assessor of Wayne County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Wayne County County Attorney?: Amy Miller is the County Attorney of Wayne County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Wayne County County Clerk?: Joni Tietz is the County Clerk of Wayne County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Wayne County Clerk of the District Court?: Diane Pieper is the Clerk of the District Court of Wayne County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Wayne County Sheriff?: Jason Dwinell is the Sheriff of Wayne County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Wayne County County Surveyor?: Terry Schulz is the County Surveyor of Wayne County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Wayne County County Treasurer?: Lisa Lindsay is the County Treasurer of Wayne County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Wayne County commissioners?: Dean Burbach (County Commissioner); Terry Sievers (County Commissioner); James Rabe (County Commissioner).
What is the population of Wayne County?: About 9,844 people, with a median age of 30; the median household income is $66,215 and 13.2% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Wayne County?: 2.2% in September 2026 (preliminary): 124 people unemployed in a labor force of 5,636, against 2.7% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Wayne County?: 16 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 5 municipal, 3 school district and 7 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 7, 2026, from each county's annual audit filed with the Nebraska Auditor of Public Accounts (its list of county officials at June 30, 2025) or, where the audit has none, the county's own website (read November 2026), with the Secretary of State's, Department of Revenue's and Judicial Branch's contact directories for a clerk, assessor or clerk of the district court a county page doesn't name; officials appointed or replaced since then may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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