Wakefield

Population: 1,288
Median household income: $57,500
Median home value: $110,300

Wakefield is a community in Dixon County, Nebraska, home to 1,288 residents. At $57,500, its median household income sits below Dixon County's $69,156.

From 2019 to 2023, Wakefield's population declined 16.6% from 1,545 to 1,288, while its median home value rose 16.8% from $94,400 to $110,300.

Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 56.1% of the population. 63.0% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,288
Median age: 37.1 yrs
Median household income: $57,500
Median home value: $110,300
Median gross rent: $808
Housing units: 455
Homeownership rate: 63.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5451,288

Median household income

$67,371$57,500

Median home value

$94,400$110,300

Median gross rent

$733$808

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,545	$67,371	$94,400	$733
2020	1,375	$62,857	$103,900	$700
2021	1,341	$52,760	$93,200	$741
2022	1,354	$44,583	$99,100	$646
2023	1,288	$57,500	$110,300	$808

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.7%

5 to 1726.3%

18 to 245.8%

25 to 346.9%

35 to 4417.5%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 649.6%

65 to 745.6%

75 and over9.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	112	8.7%
5 to 17	339	26.3%
18 to 24	75	5.8%
25 to 34	89	6.9%
35 to 44	225	17.5%
45 to 54	134	10.4%
55 to 64	124	9.6%
65 to 74	72	5.6%
75 and over	118	9.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	548	42.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	16	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	723	56.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma40.2%

High school graduate21.5%

Some college or associate's19.9%

Bachelor's degree9.7%

Graduate or professional degree8.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	306	40.2%
High school graduate	164	21.5%
Some college or associate's	152	19.9%
Bachelor's degree	74	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	66	8.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone63.0%

Carpooled15.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked15.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	362	63.0%
Carpooled	87	15.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	87	15.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	39	6.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	377	70.3%
15 to 29 min	55	10.3%
30 to 44 min	48	9.0%
45 to 59 min	20	3.7%
60+ min	36	6.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.84
Poverty rate: 5.0% (62 of 1,241)

	Count	Share
Family households	322	72.5%
Nonfamily households	122	27.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	444	97.6%
Vacant	11	2.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	283	63.7%
Renter-occupied	161	36.3%

1-unit, detached92.1%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units4.6%

5 to 19 units1.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	419	92.1%
1-unit, attached	5	1.1%
2 to 4 units	21	4.6%
5 to 19 units	7	1.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3	0.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3151070
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.06 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 42.2667, -96.8629