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Ulysses, Nebraska C Street 2

UlyssesNE

A town of 190.

Photo: Ammodramus · Public domain
Population
190
residents
Median home value
$36K
Census ACS
Household income
$76K
median
Median age
45.8
years
Jobs based here
38
A commuter town
Small town

190 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Ulysses

Most working residents leave Ulysses for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Lincoln (26%), David City (11%) and Omaha (9%). Half commute less than 32 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Ulysses0%
Lincoln26%
David City11%
Omaha9%
Seward7%
32 mi
median commute distance
38
jobs based in Ulysses
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Ulysses has cold winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 14°, and about 24 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

24″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter16–37°
Spring39–62°
Summer63–85°
Fall40–64°
Oct 9
typical first frost
Apr 29
typical last frost
+0.9°
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
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Ulysses is

Ulysses beats the Nebraska average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.

32 measures vs. Nebraska
2 better30 too close to call0 worse
What stands outUlyssesNE
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth7.9%12.4%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity9.8%12.3%
Memorial Health Care Systems
12.6 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

100% of working residents leave Ulysses for work

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

26% → Lincoln Lincoln 26% 11% → David City David City 11% 9% → Omaha Omaha 9% 7% → Seward Seward 7% 5% → Read Read 5% 4% → Brainard Brainard 4% Ulysses · 0% stay
38jobs based in Ulysses
0%of working residents work in town
32 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Ulysses

Village in Nebraska, US

Ulysses is a village in Butler County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Ulysses had a population of 196.

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

Population
196
Area
0.2 sq mi
Elevation
1,526 ft
ZIP code
68669

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