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FunkNE

A town of 244.

Population
244
residents
Typical home
$289K
−0.5% in a year
Household income
$94K
median
Median age
32.3
years
Jobs based here
42
A commuter town
Small town

244 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Funk

Most working residents leave Funk for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Holdrege (32%), Bertrand (6%) and Grand Island (4%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Funk1%
Holdrege32%
Bertrand6%
Grand Island4%
Omaha4%
14 mi
median commute distance
42
jobs based in Funk
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Funk has cold winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 25 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

25″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter17–39°
Spring37–63°
Summer61–86°
Fall38–65°
Oct 11
typical first frost
May 2
typical last frost
+0.7°
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 61% of U.S. communities.

61risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
61High riskLowerHigher
HailDroughtInland flooding
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Funk is

Funk beats the Nebraska average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.

32 measures vs. Nebraska
8 better22 too close to call2 worse
What stands outFunkNE
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth8.2%12.4%
Fewer uninsured adults6.6%9.9%
More adults who have had cancer10.9%8.3%
Phelps Memorial Health Center
7 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 Funk home is worth about $289K

The typical Funk home is worth about $289,000, down 0.5% in a year, close to the Nebraska typical home.

$289KZillow home value

Typical home value

Funk$289K
Nebraska$281K
−0.5%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Funk for work

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

32% → Holdrege Holdrege 32% 6% → Bertrand Bertrand 6% 4% → Grand Island Grand Island 4% 4% → Omaha Omaha 4% 2% → Loomis Loomis 2% 2% → York York 2% Funk · 1% stay
42jobs based in Funk
1%of working residents work in town
14 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Sunset at Funk WPA, NE
2011 · Sunset at Funk WPA, NE · Wikimedia Commons
Funk’s story

Funk in pictures

5 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

NEMap-doton-FunkFunk, Nebraska downtown 1Funk, Nebraska downtown 2
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About Funk

Village in Nebraska, United States

Funk is a village in Phelps County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Funk had a population of 175.

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

Population
175
Area
0.3 sq mi
Elevation
2,247 ft
ZIP code
68940

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