Moving to De Witt, Nebraska

Population: 572. Estimated population in July 2024: 577 (+0.9% change)
Males: 287 (50.2%), Females: 285 (49.8%)

Saline County

Zip code: 68341

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.7 years
Median household income: $38,056
Median house value: $56,300

Population by Race

Races in De Witt:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (52.8%), United States (10.0%), English (9.4%), Czech (9.3%), Irish (9.1%), Dutch (4.0%).

Elevation: 1290 feet

Land area: 0.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in De Witt

  • High school or higher: 91.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
  • Unemployed: 1.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 15.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in De Witt village

  • Never married: 20.3%
  • Now married: 62.0%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 8.9%
  • Divorced: 8.0%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -25 (-4.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near De Witt:

  • BEATRICE COMM HOSPITAL & HLTH CENTER (about 16 miles; BEATRICE, NE)
  • BEATRICE STATE DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER (about 16 miles; BEATRICE, NE)
  • CRETE AREA MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; CRETE, NE)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to De Witt:

  • LINCOLN MUNI (about 34 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Abbreviation: LNK)
  • MANHATTAN RGNL (about 89 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; Abbreviation: MHK)
  • EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 95 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)

Other public-use airports nearest to De Witt:

  • WILBER MUNICIPAL (about 7 miles; WILBER, NE; Abbreviation: 0D6)
  • BEATRICE MUNICIPAL (about 14 miles; BEATRICE, NE; Abbreviation: BIE)
  • CRETE MUNICIPAL (about 16 miles; CRETE, NE; Abbreviation: CEK)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to De Witt:

  • SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 33 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 34 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 19,806)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 81 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
  • CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 81 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,448)
  • KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; Full-time enrollment: 19,210)
  • BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)