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HolbrookNE

A town of 273.

Photo: Ammodramus · Public domain
Population
273
residents
Median home value
$75K
Census ACS
Household income
$64K
median
Median age
40.8
years
Jobs based here
20
A commuter town
Small town

273 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Holbrook

Most working residents leave Holbrook for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Arapahoe (14%), Cambridge (11%) and Holdrege (8%). Half commute less than 20 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Holbrook0%
Arapahoe14%
Cambridge11%
Holdrege8%
Oxford6%
20 mi
median commute distance
20
jobs based in Holbrook
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

High risk, with hail at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 78% of U.S. communities.

78risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
78High riskLowerHigher
HailStrong windDrought
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Holbrook has cold winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 24 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

24″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter16–42°
Spring37–65°
Summer61–88°
Fall38–67°
Oct 5
typical first frost
May 3
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Holbrook is

Holbrook beats the Nebraska average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9.

32 measures vs. Nebraska
1 better22 too close to call9 worse
What stands outHolbrookNE
More adults treating high blood pressure81%77.5%
More adults with heart disease8.7%6.1%
Tri Valley Health System
10.9 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Holbrook for work

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

14% → Arapahoe Arapahoe 14% 11% → Cambridge Cambridge 11% 8% → Holdrege Holdrege 8% 6% → Oxford Oxford 6% 6% → Lincoln Lincoln 6% 4% → Kearney Kearney 4% Holbrook · 0% stay
20jobs based in Holbrook
0%of working residents work in town
20 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

NEMap-doton-Holbrook
2005 · NEMap-doton-Holbrook · Wikimedia Commons
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About Holbrook

Village in Nebraska, United States

Holbrook is a village in Furnas County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 201 at the 2020 census.

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

Population
201
Area
0.2 sq mi
Elevation
2,211 ft
ZIP code
68948

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