Moving to Dwight, Nebraska

Population: 259. Estimated population in July 2024: 255 (-1.5% change)
Males: 126 (48.6%), Females: 133 (51.4%)

Butler County

Zip code: 68635

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.4 years
Median household income: $35,000
Median house value: $52,800

Population by Race

Races in Dwight:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.2%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)

Ancestries: Czech (48.3%), German (28.2%), Irish (8.1%), Swedish (5.4%), Dutch (3.9%), United States (3.9%).

Elevation: 1623 feet

Land area: 0.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Dwight

  • High school or higher: 89.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
  • Unemployed: 2.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 43.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dwight village

  • Never married: 22.3%
  • Now married: 57.7%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 8.0%
  • Divorced: 12.0%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +33 (+14.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Dwight:

  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CAH (about 14 miles; SEWARD, NE)
  • BUTLER COUNTY HEALTH CARE CENTER (about 15 miles; DAVID CITY, NE)
  • ALEGENT HEALTH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; SCHUYLER, NE)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dwight:

  • LINCOLN MUNI (about 25 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Abbreviation: LNK)
  • KARL STEFAN MEMORIAL (about 69 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Abbreviation: OFK)
  • EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 81 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Dwight:

  • DAVID CITY MUNI (about 13 miles; DAVID CITY, NE; Abbreviation: 93Y)
  • SEWARD MUNICIPAL (about 17 miles; SEWARD, NE; Abbreviation: SWT)
  • FLYING V (about 28 miles; UTICA, NE; Abbreviation: 0J9)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dwight:

  • SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 29 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 29 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 19,806)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 61 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
  • CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 61 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,448)
  • NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 70 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 75 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 6,175)

Public primary/middle school in Dwight:

  • ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT DWIGHT (Students: 51; Grades: PK – 06)

Libraries

Library in Dwight:

  • DWIGHT COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,400; Location: 142 WEST PINE; 6,088 books; 24 serial subscriptions)