Wilcox, Nebraska - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	426
Male Share of the Population	51.2%
Female Share of the Population	48.8%
Senior Citizens	12.2%
Employed Population 16+	225
Age of the Population	38

Families

% of people married	54.5%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	13.6%
Median Earnings25+	$30,673
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$30,893
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$28,750

Wealth

Median Family Income	$65,750
% Above Poverty Level	89.2%
% Below Poverty Level	10.8%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	28 minutes
% Working from Home	6.2%
% Walking and Biking to Work	3.6%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	28.9%
Median Gross Rent	$675
Median House Value	$77,900

Ancestry

German	32.4%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	12%
English	8%
Swedish	4.7%
French Except Basque	4%
Irish	3.8%
Scottish	2.8%
Polish	2.6%
Swiss	1.6%
Norwegian	1.4%
Danishn	0.7%
Russian	0.5%
Czech	0.5%
Welsh	0.2%
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Wilcox Almanac

Category	Value
County	Kearney County
Standard Zip Codes	68982
Phone Area Codes	308
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	40.36
Approximate Longitude	-99.16

Wilcox Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	HOLDREGE
Distance	11.4 miles
Jan Temp	13 to 34 F
Apr Temp	36 to 62 F
Jul Temp	63 to 87 F
Oct Temp	39 to 65 F
Annual Precip	26 inches

Station	MINDEN
Distance	15.6 miles
Jan Temp	11 to 35 F
Apr Temp	36 to 63 F
Jul Temp	64 to 89 F
Oct Temp	38 to 67 F
Annual Precip	25.4 inches

Station	KEARNEY 4 NE
Distance	26.7 miles
Jan Temp	11 to 34 F
Apr Temp	35 to 61 F
Jul Temp	64 to 86 F
Oct Temp	38 to 65 F
Annual Precip	25.2 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Axtell	731	$74,750
Funk	253	$59,250
Hildreth	449	$76,875
Holdrege	5,476	$71,250
Minden	2,890	$76,809
Upland	186	$64,167

Wilcox Public Libraries

Wilcox Public Library
121 SOUTH MAIN STREET
Wilcox, Nebraska
(308) 478-5554

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Wilcox Public Schools

Wilcox-hildreth Elementary Sch
404 E Sapp St, Po Box 190
ZIP: 68982
(308) 478-5265
Primary
Total Enrollment 85

Wilcox-hildreth High School
404 E Sapp St, Po Box 190
ZIP: 68982
(308) 478-5265
High
Total Enrollment 72

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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