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Dwight, Nebraska 2nd Street 5

DwightNE

A town of 230.

Photo: Ammodramus · Public domain
Population
230
residents
Typical home
$252K
+5.4% in a year
Household income
$71K
median
Median age
52.4
years
Jobs based here
37
A commuter town
Small town

230 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Dwight

Most working residents leave Dwight for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Lincoln (16%), David City (11%) and Omaha (11%). Half commute less than 29 miles.

4%work in town

Where working residents work

In Dwight4%
Lincoln16%
David City11%
Omaha11%
Seward6%
29 mi
median commute distance
37
jobs based in Dwight
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Dwight has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 14°, and about 32 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

32″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter17–36°
Spring39–62°
Summer63–84°
Fall41–64°
Oct 11
typical first frost
Apr 26
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

High risk, with hail at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 63% of U.S. communities.

63risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
63High riskLowerHigher
HailInland floodingStrong wind
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Dwight is

Dwight beats the Nebraska average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.

32 measures vs. Nebraska
6 better25 too close to call1 worse
What stands outDwightNE
Fewer uninsured adults6.7%9.9%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity9.2%12.3%
More adults who have had cancer9.8%8.3%
Memorial Health Care Systems
12.5 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Housing

A typical Dwight home is worth about $252K

The typical Dwight home is worth about $252,000, up 5.4% in a year, 10% below the Nebraska typical home.

$252KZillow home value

Typical home value

Dwight$252K
Nebraska$281K
+5.4%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
A commuter town

96% of working residents leave Dwight for work

Where Dwight’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

16% → Lincoln Lincoln 16% 11% → David City David City 11% 11% → Omaha Omaha 11% 6% → Seward Seward 6% 6% → Columbus Columbus 6% 6% → Grand Island Grand Island 6% Dwight · 4% stay
37jobs based in Dwight
4%of working residents work in town
29 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

ORNAMENTAL ARCHES ON THIS BANK IN DWIGHT SHOW THE INFLUENCE OF CZECHOSLOVAKIAN SETTLERS
1973 · ORNAMENTAL ARCHES ON THIS BANK IN DWIGHT SHOW THE INFLUENCE OF CZECHOSLOVAKIAN SETTLERS · Wikimedia Commons
Dwight’s story

Dwight in pictures

6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 2 places on the National Register.

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Landmarks

2 places in Dwight on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Famous people from Dwight

3 notable people were born in Dwight.

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About Dwight

Village in Nebraska, US

Dwight is a village in Butler County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Dwight had a population of 229.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
229
Area
0.2 sq mi
Elevation
1,624 ft
ZIP code
68635

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