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Moving to Wakefield, Nebraska

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Population: 1,411. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,340 (-5.0% change)
Males: 664 (47.1%), Females: 747 (52.9%)

Dixon County

Zip code: 68784

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.3 years
Median household income: $32,308
Median house value: $60,500

Population by Race

Races in Wakefield:

  • White Non-Hispanic (80.9%)
  • Hispanic (17.4%)
  • Other race (13.7%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (39.4%), Swedish (14.7%), Irish (6.7%), Norwegian (4.3%), United States (4.1%), English (3.3%).

Elevation: 1408 feet

Land area: 0.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Wakefield

  • High school or higher: 71.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
  • Unemployed: 5.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 13.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wakefield city

  • Never married: 21.6%
  • Now married: 56.7%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 13.3%
  • Divorced: 7.1%

13.1% Foreign born (12.8% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +243 (+20.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Wakefield:

  • PROVIDENCE MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; WAYNE, NE)
  • PENDER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; PENDER, NE)
  • PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; WINNEBAGO, NE)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wakefield:

  • SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 35 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)
  • KARL STEFAN MEMORIAL (about 44 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Abbreviation: OFK)
  • CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 58 miles; YANKTON, SD; Abbreviation: YKN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Wakefield:

  • WAYNE MUNI (about 8 miles; WAYNE, NE; Abbreviation: LCG)
  • PENDER MUNI (about 16 miles; PENDER, NE; Abbreviation: 0C4)
  • MARTIN FIELD (about 31 miles; SO SIOUX CITY, NE; Abbreviation: 7K8)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wakefield:

  • WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 12 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 38 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
  • WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
  • NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 83 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
  • CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 83 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,448)

Schools

Public high school in Wakefield:

  • WAKEFIELD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 245; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Wakefield:

  • WAKEFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 227; Grades: PK – 06)

Libraries

Library in Wakefield:

  • GRAVES PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $37,450; Location: 206 WEST THIRD STREET; 12,118 books; 393 audio materials; 516 video materials; 45 serial subscriptions)

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