PenderNE
A town of 1,379, settled in 1885. A regional job hub with 836 jobs.
Population
1,379
+11.3% since 2010
Typical home
$224K
+10.7% in a year
Household income
$73K
median
Jobs based here
836
A job hub
What makes Pender stand out The 3 things Pender does most differently from other towns.
Small town 1,379 people, and everyone knows the way In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
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Work & commute
About one in four working residents works right in Pender About one in 4 of Pender’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Macy (8%), Blackbird (5%) and Omaha (4%). Half commute less than 18 miles.
27% work in town
Where working residents work In Pender 27%
Macy 8%
Blackbird 5%
Omaha 4%
Lincoln 3%
18 mi
median commute distance
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Health
Healthier than 29% of U.S. towns Pender beats the Nebraska average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13.
C Health Grade
32 measures vs. Nebraska
What stands out Pender NE More adults treating high blood pressure 82.7% 77.5% More adults with COPD 9.9% 6.1%
Pender Community Hospital
1.1 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
3rd
percentile among NE towns
Natural hazards
High risk, with inland flooding at the top Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 71% of U.S. communities.
71 risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
71 High risk Lower Higher Inland flooding Tornadoes Drought
8
paid flood claims since 1982
3
federal disasters paid out here
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers Pender has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 11°, and about 31 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
31″ snow a winter
Typical low → high °F Winter 14–33°
Spring 37–60°
Summer 61–83°
Fall 38–62°
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
Housing
A typical Pender home is worth about $224K The typical Pender home is worth about $224,000, up 10.7% in a year, 20% below the Nebraska typical home.
$224K Zillow home value
Typical home value Pender $224K
Nebraska $281K
+10.7%
value change, 1 year
Outdoors
0% of Pender is conserved land 0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
0% conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 445 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walk Trails Acres 1. Pender Park — 5
A growing town Pender has grown 11.3% since 2010 1,002 people in 2010; 1,379 today.
What’s changed most in Pender? 1,002 2010
1,115 2020
1,379 Today
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
1908 · Pender, NE - Oct. 1908 · Wikimedia Commons
Pender’s story
141 years 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 Pender on the National Register of Historic Places.
All landmarks → About Pender Village in and county seat of Thurston County, Nebraska, United States
Pender is a village in and the county seat of Thurston County, Nebraska, United States. On March 22, 2016, the United States Supreme Court resolved a disagreement as to whether Pender is located on the Omaha Indian Reservation, holding unanimously that "the disputed land is within the reservation’s boundaries." The predominantly European-American population was 1,115 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia , licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
Established 1885
Population 1,115
Area 0.7 sq mi
Elevation 1,342 ft
ZIP code 68047
Area code 402 
