Moving to Wymore, Nebraska

Population: 1,656. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,615 (-2.5% change)
Males: 773 (46.7%), Females: 883 (53.3%)

Gage County

Zip code: 68466

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.7 years
Median household income: $25,947
Median house value: $36,000

Population by Race

Races in Wymore:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.8%)
  • American Indian (2.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)

Ancestries: German (41.5%), Irish (13.9%), English (9.7%), Czech (7.4%), United States (6.0%), French (3.4%).

Elevation: 1241 feet

Land area: 1.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Wymore

  • High school or higher: 80.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
  • Unemployed: 4.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wymore city

  • Never married: 19.1%
  • Now married: 55.7%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 15.2%
  • Divorced: 8.6%

0.4% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +7 (+0.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Wymore:

  • BEATRICE COMM HOSPITAL & HLTH CENTER (about 12 miles; BEATRICE, NE)
  • BEATRICE STATE DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER (about 12 miles; BEATRICE, NE)
  • COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE INC (about 19 miles; MARYSVILLE, KS)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wymore:

  • LINCOLN MUNI (about 51 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Abbreviation: LNK)
  • MANHATTAN RGNL (about 68 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; Abbreviation: MHK)
  • EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 98 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Wymore:

  • BEATRICE MUNICIPAL (about 14 miles; BEATRICE, NE; Abbreviation: BIE)
  • MARYSVILLE MUNI (about 20 miles; MARYSVILLE, KS; Abbreviation: MYZ)
  • WILBER MUNICIPAL (about 33 miles; WILBER, NE; Abbreviation: 0D6)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wymore:

  • SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 48 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 48 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 19,806)
  • KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; Full-time enrollment: 19,210)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 88 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
  • CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 88 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,448)
  • BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)

Schools

Public high school in Wymore:

  • SOUTHERN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 242; Grades: 07 – 12)

Libraries

Library in Wymore:

  • WYMORE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $34,305; Location: 116 WEST F STREET; 13,680 books; 84 audio materials; 614 video materials; 76 serial subscriptions)