Heartwell vs Wilcox

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

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

Wilcox has the higher population (331 vs 91 in Heartwell). Wilcox has the higher median household income ($75,357 vs $58,750 in Heartwell). Wilcox has the higher median home value ($111,100 vs $95,000 in Heartwell).

Population, income & housing

	Heartwell	Wilcox
Population	91	331
Median age	29.8 yrs	47.1 yrs
Median household income	$58,750	$75,357
Median home value	$95,000	$111,100
Median gross rent	$825	$766
Housing units	46	163
Homeownership rate	54.3%	62.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.9%	22.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Heartwell	Wilcox
Population	83 → 91 (+9.6%)	408 → 331 (-18.9%)
Median household income	$45,313 → $58,750 (+29.7%)	$58,750 → $75,357 (+28.3%)
Median home value	$42,100 → $95,000 (+125.7%)	$84,500 → $111,100 (+31.5%)
Median gross rent	$756 → $825 (+9.1%)	$717 → $766 (+6.8%)

Heartwell

Population

8391

Median household income

$45,313$58,750

Median home value

$42,100$95,000

Median gross rent

$756$825

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)

	Heartwell	Wilcox
Under 5	1.1%	5.4%
5 to 17	17.6%	17.2%
18 to 24	19.8%	3.3%
25 to 34	17.6%	8.2%
35 to 44	4.4%	12.1%
45 to 54	7.7%	12.7%
55 to 64	19.8%	21.5%
65 to 74	7.7%	15.7%
75 and over	4.4%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Heartwell	Wilcox
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	94.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.2%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Heartwell	Wilcox
No high school diploma	0.0%	4.5%
High school graduate	71.4%	33.9%
Some college or associate's	19.6%	39.6%
Bachelor's degree	3.6%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Heartwell	Wilcox
Drove alone	66.7%	79.9%
Carpooled	25.5%	12.6%
Public transit	3.9%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	1.9%
Other means	0.0%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Heartwell	Wilcox
1-unit, detached	100.0%	92.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Heartwell	Wilcox
Poverty rate	11.0%	8.7%
Average household size	1.98	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	21	26
Median year structure built	1941	1965