Emerson vs Wakefield

A side-by-side comparison of Emerson and Wakefield: population, income, housing, and more.

Emerson and Wakefield are places in Nebraska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Wakefield has the higher population (1,288 vs 912 in Emerson). Emerson has the higher median household income ($58,125 vs $57,500 in Wakefield). Wakefield has the higher median home value ($110,300 vs $100,700 in Emerson).

Population, income & housing

	Emerson	Wakefield
Population	912	1,288
Median age	41.8 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$58,125	$57,500
Median home value	$100,700	$110,300
Median gross rent	$691	$808
Housing units	372	455
Homeownership rate	67.1%	63.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.4%	18.4%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emerson	Wakefield
Population	902 → 912 (+1.1%)	1,545 → 1,288 (-16.6%)
Median household income	$58,958 → $58,125 (-1.4%)	$67,371 → $57,500 (-14.7%)
Median home value	$79,800 → $100,700 (+26.2%)	$94,400 → $110,300 (+16.8%)
Median gross rent	$664 → $691 (+4.1%)	$733 → $808 (+10.2%)

Emerson

Population

902912

Median household income

$58,958$58,125

Median home value

$79,800$100,700

Median gross rent

$664$691

Wakefield

Population

1,5451,288

Median household income

$67,371$57,500

Median home value

$94,400$110,300

Median gross rent

$733$808

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emerson	Wakefield
Under 5	5.8%	8.7%
5 to 17	19.8%	26.3%
18 to 24	11.5%	5.8%
25 to 34	7.3%	6.9%
35 to 44	15.2%	17.5%
45 to 54	8.9%	10.4%
55 to 64	9.6%	9.6%
65 to 74	13.7%	5.6%
75 and over	8.0%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emerson	Wakefield
White (non-Hispanic)	74.2%	42.5%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5.3%	0.1%
Asian	1.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	13.0%	56.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emerson	Wakefield
No high school diploma	14.0%	40.2%
High school graduate	50.6%	21.5%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	19.9%
Bachelor's degree	4.0%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emerson	Wakefield
Drove alone	84.0%	63.0%
Carpooled	9.7%	15.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	15.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	6.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emerson	Wakefield
1-unit, detached	80.6%	92.1%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	9.1%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.2%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Emerson	Wakefield
Poverty rate	13.1%	5.0%
Average household size	2.57	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	23	17
Median year structure built	1955	1957