Wakefield city, NE

Dixon County, NE
Wayne County, NE

2022 population: 1,354 ( 97 from 2010 )
Land area: 2.1 square miles
Population density: 637.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	631	46.60%	32.5%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	11	0.81%	57.1%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	23	1.70%	187.5%
Hispanic:	689	50.89%	41.2%

Total non-White:	723	53.40%	40.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-304	-25.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	207	17.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,451
935	64.44%
3	0.21%
7	0.48%
9	0.62%
8	0.55%
488	33.63%
516	35.56%

2000
1,404
1,106	78.77%
0	0.00%
3	0.21%
13	0.93%
5	0.36%
277	19.73%
298	21.23%

1990
1,082
1,063	98.24%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
19	1.76%

1980
1,125
1,121	99.64%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.18%
n/a
2	0.18%
4	0.36%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-171	-12.2
218	15.5

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

43	4.0
279	25.8

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-58	-5.2
15	1.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Wakefield city, NE

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
36.3
462	34.1%
892	65.9%
199	14.7%

470
2.81

320	68.1%
183	57.2%
85	26.6%
150	31.9%

2010
Number	Percent
38.0
373	25.7%
1,078	74.3%
269	18.5%

534
2.64

352	65.9%
276	78.4%
36	10.2%
182	34.1%

2000
Number	Percent
39.0
360	25.6%
1,044	74.4%
304	21.7%

532
2.53

354	66.5%
287	81.1%
35	9.9%
178	33.5%

1990
Number	Percent
41.7
241	22.3%
841	77.7%
309	28.6%

456
2.25

267	58.6%
239	89.5%
11	4.1%
189	41.4%

1980
Number	Percent
44.8
259	23.0%
866	77.0%
338	30.0%

453
2.36

291	64.2%
262	90.0%
21	7.2%
162	35.8%

2022 Housing Data for Wakefield city, NE

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3	0.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	17	3.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	14	3.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	35	7.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	77	16.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	24	5.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	28	6.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	41	8.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	6	1.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	47	10.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	37	7.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	48	10.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	62	13.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	13	2.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	17	3.6%
$200,000 or more	1	0.2%

Median Household Income	48,632
Per Capita Income	22,523

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	45	9.6%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	18	3.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	281	84.1%
Unemployed	0	0.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	281	84.1%
Not in Labor Force	53	15.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		15.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	207	184	52.9%
Non-Profit	0	49	0.0%
Self-Employed	33	26	55.9%

Local Government	23	54	29.9%
State Government	2	3	40.0%
Federal Government	0	9	0.0%

Total Private + Self	240	210	53.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	25	115	17.9%
Total	265	325	44.9%

Pct. Govt.	15.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	25	4.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	122	20.7%
Professional, Technical	78	13.2%
Service Occupations	108	18.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	63	10.7%
All others	257	43.6%

White Collar		38.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	148	149.5%
Health care and social assistance	97	98.0%
Educational services	77	77.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	63	63.6%
Retail trade	43	43.4%
Transportation and warehousing	40	40.4%
Construction	30	30.3%
Accommodation and food services	28	28.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	14	14.1%
Public administration	11	11.1%
Wholesale trade	10	10.1%
Other services	10	10.1%
Finance and insurance	8	8.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4	4.0%
Information	4	4.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3	3.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	472	34.86%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	217	16.03%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	217	16.03%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	690	55.9%
Spanish	530	42.9%
Other	14	1.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	293	21.6%
Swedish	86	6.4%
Irish	62	4.6%
Dutch	24	1.8%
Norwegian	23	1.7%
English	22	1.6%
Czech	16	1.2%
Danish	16	1.2%
American	15	1.1%
French Canadian	13	1.0%
French	9	0.7%
Austrian	8	0.6%
Scotch-Irish	8	0.6%
Swiss	8	0.6%
Finnish	7	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,056	78.0%
Not a citizen	298	22.0%

Native	1,010	74.6%
Foreign-born	344	25.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
222	26.5%	85	10.1%	213	25.4%	173	20.6%	89	10.6%	56	6.7%
Average years of education: 10.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	222	26.5%
9-12 Years	85	10.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	213	25.4%
Some College	173	20.6%
Bach. Degree	89	10.6%
Grad Degree	56	6.7%
Average years of education: 10.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +26	D +5	D + 6.7%
D +31
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	36%	Donald Trump* (R)	227	61.7%	Joe Biden (D)	131	35.6%	10	2.7%	368	3	15	0.04%
2016	31%	Donald Trump (R)	201	61.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	100	30.6%	26	8.0%	327	3	16	0.04%

2020 President, Wakefield city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

131

35.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

227

61.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.7%

TOTAL

368

Turnout: 36%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 15

2016 President, Wakefield city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

100

30.6%

Donald Trump (R)

201

61.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

6.1%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.8%

TOTAL

327

Turnout: 31%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 16

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wakefield city, NE

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	35%	Ben Sasse* (R)	251	70.5%	Chris Janicek (D)	87	24.4%	18 [+]	5.1%	356	8	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Preston Love (D (write-in)) 18 (5.1%);
2018	S1	27%	Deb Fischer* (R)	188	66.4%	Jane Raybould (D)	89	31.4%	6 [+]	2.1%	283	9	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jim Schultz (Libertarian) 6 (2.1%);
2018	G	27%	Pete Ricketts* (R)	182	65.0%	Bob Krist (D)	98	35.0%	0	0.0%	280	6	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	490
Median Value	$105,820

Occupied	470	95.9%
Vacant	20	4.1%

Owned	295	62.8%
Rented	175	37.2%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	450	91.8%
Detached	444	90.6%
Attached	6	1.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	6	1.2%
Mobile Homes	4	0.8%

Wakefield city, NE

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Wakefield city, NE

2022 Housing Data for Wakefield city, NE

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wakefield city, NE

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Wakefield city, NE

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wakefield city, NE

Historical Presidential Election Results for Wakefield city, NE

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wakefield city, NE