Wilber - De Witt is a very small town located in the state of Nebraska. With a population of 3,082 people and just one neighborhood, Wilber - De Witt is the 73rd largest community in Nebraska. Wilber - De Witt has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Wilber - De Witt is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 36.74% of the Wilber - De Witt workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Wilber - De Witt is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wilber - De Witt who work in management occupations (12.73%), office and administrative support (12.67%), and teaching (6.10%).
Because of many things, Wilber - De Witt is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Wilber - De Witt a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Wilber - De Witt has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Wilber - De Witt’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
As is often the case in a small town, Wilber - De Witt doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The population of Wilber - De Witt overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Wilber - De Witt, 22.64% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Wilber - De Witt in 2022 was $38,755, which is upper middle income relative to Nebraska and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $155,020 for a family of four. However, Wilber - De Witt contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Wilber - De Witt is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Wilber - De Witt home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wilber - De Witt residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Wilber - De Witt also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.92% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Wilber - De Witt include German, Czech, Irish, English, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Wilber - De Witt is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Wilber - De Witt, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
There is an especially high percentage of incarcerated people (2.0%) living in the neighborhood.
Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 92.6% of the neighborhoods in America.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Cuban and Czechoslovakian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 3.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Cuban ancestry and 0.5% have Czechoslovakian ancestry.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Wilber - De Witt are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 56.6% of the neighborhoods in America. With 10.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 50.4% of U.S. neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 35.8% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 28.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (18.0%), and 16.4% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 80.5% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (15.6%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Wilber - De Witt, NE, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (30.5%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (7.4%), and residents who report English roots (6.7%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (5.5%), along with some Swedish ancestry residents (3.3%), among others. In addition, 13.9% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (48.7% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (83.1%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (7.8%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.