Axtell vs Wilcox

A side-by-side comparison of Axtell and Wilcox: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Axtell has the higher population (744 vs 331 in Wilcox). Wilcox has the higher median household income ($75,357 vs $64,196 in Axtell). Axtell has the higher median home value ($192,400 vs $111,100 in Wilcox).

Population, income & housing

	Axtell	Wilcox
Population	744	331
Median age	38.6 yrs	47.1 yrs
Median household income	$64,196	$75,357
Median home value	$192,400	$111,100
Median gross rent	$1,108	$766
Housing units	342	163
Homeownership rate	89.5%	62.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.9%	22.0%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Axtell	Wilcox
Population	818 → 744 (-9.0%)	408 → 331 (-18.9%)
Median household income	$57,083 → $64,196 (+12.5%)	$58,750 → $75,357 (+28.3%)
Median home value	$128,700 → $192,400 (+49.5%)	$84,500 → $111,100 (+31.5%)
Median gross rent	$446 → $1,108 (+148.4%)	$717 → $766 (+6.8%)

Axtell

Population

818744

Median household income

$57,083$64,196

Median home value

$128,700$192,400

Median gross rent

$446$1,108

Wilcox

Population

408331

Median household income

$58,750$75,357

Median home value

$84,500$111,100

Median gross rent

$717$766

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Axtell	Wilcox
Under 5	6.7%	5.4%
5 to 17	20.4%	17.2%
18 to 24	4.0%	3.3%
25 to 34	14.4%	8.2%
35 to 44	11.7%	12.1%
45 to 54	7.4%	12.7%
55 to 64	14.9%	21.5%
65 to 74	14.5%	15.7%
75 and over	5.9%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Axtell	Wilcox
White (non-Hispanic)	91.3%	94.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.2%
Two or more races	3.6%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Axtell	Wilcox
No high school diploma	5.7%	4.5%
High school graduate	21.9%	33.9%
Some college or associate's	44.5%	39.6%
Bachelor's degree	22.1%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Axtell	Wilcox
Drove alone	84.9%	79.9%
Carpooled	7.0%	12.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	1.9%
Other means	0.8%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Axtell	Wilcox
1-unit, detached	90.4%	92.0%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	2.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Axtell	Wilcox
Poverty rate	14.9%	8.7%
Average household size	2.29	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	28	26
Median year structure built	1970	1965