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Clarks’s story
Clarks in pictures
7 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.
ClarksNE
A town of 330.
Population
330
residents
Typical home
$316K
+6.3% in a year
Household income
$49K
median
Median age
42.0
years
Jobs based here
83
A commuter town
Small town
330 people, and everyone knows the way
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Natural hazards
Very high risk, with hail at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 88% of U.S. communities.
88risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
HailInland floodingDrought
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Clarks
Most working residents leave Clarks for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Columbus (14%), Central City (13%) and Grand Island (13%). Half commute less than 30 miles.
3%work in town
Where working residents work
In Clarks3%
Columbus14%
Central City13%
Grand Island13%
York4%
30 mi
median commute distance
83
jobs based in Clarks
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Clarks has cold winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 14°, and about 27 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
27″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter16–37°
Spring38–62°
Summer62–85°
Fall40–64°
Oct 10
typical first frost
Apr 28
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Housing
A typical Clarks home is worth about $316K
The typical Clarks home is worth about $316,000, up 6.3% in a year, 13% above the Nebraska typical home.
$316KZillow home value
Typical home value
Clarks$316K
Nebraska$281K
+6.3%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in April
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Health
How healthy Clarks is
Clarks tracks Nebraska closely on all 32 CDC measures.
32 measures vs. Nebraska
0 better32 too close to call0 worse
Merrick Medical Center
11.4 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
A commuter town
97% of working residents leave Clarks for work
Where Clarks’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
83jobs based in Clarks
3%of working residents work in town
30 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Clarks
Village in Nebraska, United States
Clarks is a village in Merrick County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 344 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Grand Island, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Population
- 344
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,621 ft
- ZIP code
- 68628