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Moving to Wilber, Nebraska

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Population: 1,761. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,799 (+2.2% change)
Males: 821 (46.6%), Females: 940 (53.4%)

Saline County

Zip code: 68465

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.4 years
Median household income: $36,513
Median house value: $63,400

Population by Race

Races in Wilber:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.9%)
  • Hispanic (1.8%)
  • Other race (1.1%)
  • Other Asian (0.6%)
  • Two or more races (0.5%)

Ancestries: Czech (40.1%), German (32.7%), Irish (6.9%), English (5.1%), United States (3.0%), Swedish (2.7%).

Elevation: 1350 feet

Land area: 0.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Wilber

  • High school or higher: 82.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
  • Unemployed: 1.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wilber city

  • Never married: 19.6%
  • Now married: 54.4%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 15.5%
  • Divorced: 9.0%

1.2% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +231 (+15.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Wilber:

  • CRETE AREA MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; CRETE, NE)
  • BEATRICE COMM HOSPITAL & HLTH CENTER (about 22 miles; BEATRICE, NE)
  • BEATRICE STATE DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER (about 22 miles; BEATRICE, NE)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wilber:

  • LINCOLN MUNI (about 30 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Abbreviation: LNK)
  • EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 94 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)
  • MANHATTAN RGNL (about 95 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; Abbreviation: MHK)

Other public-use airports nearest to Wilber:

  • WILBER MUNICIPAL (about 2 miles; WILBER, NE; Abbreviation: 0D6)
  • CRETE MUNICIPAL (about 10 miles; CRETE, NE; Abbreviation: CEK)
  • BEATRICE MUNICIPAL (about 20 miles; BEATRICE, NE; Abbreviation: BIE)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wilber:

  • SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 29 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 30 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 19,806)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 79 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
  • CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 79 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,448)
  • BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 89 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 6,175)

Schools

Public high school in Wilber:

  • WILBER-CLATONIA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 259; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Wilber:

  • ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT WILBER (Students: 276; Grades: PK – 06)

Libraries

Library in Wilber:

  • DVORACEK MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $69,772; Location: 419 WEST THIRD STREET; 15,769 books; 239 audio materials; 267 video materials; 13 serial subscriptions)

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