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Country around Wakefield is a rural area of about 1,740 people in Wayne County, Nebraska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 30 miles from Sioux City, IA and 249 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $145k and rent runs about $763 a month.
1,740people
$145kTypical home
$763/moRent
86° / 32°Summer / winter
35"Snow
243Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,740 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 249 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 30 mi to Sioux City, IA
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $145k (≈$914/mo)
- Median rent $763/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (61 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (305 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 37% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to SUX airport
- 84 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,476 ft
- 864 mi to the ocean
- 101 mi to a big lake
- 56 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 79 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wayne County: R+49 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.