2009 · Grain elevator · Wikimedia Commons
Venango’s story
Venango in pictures
8 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.
VenangoNE
A town of 182. A typical home worth about $154K.
Population
182
residents
Typical home
$154K
+0.4% in a year
Household income
$75K
median
Median age
38.8
years
Jobs based here
19
A commuter town
What makes Venango stand out
The thing Venango does most differently from other towns.
Small town
182 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Venango. Another town gets a different order.
Housing
A typical Venango home is worth about $154K
The typical Venango home is worth about $154,000, about the same as a year ago, 45% below the Nebraska typical home.
$154KZillow home value
Typical home value
Venango$154K
Nebraska$281K
+0.4%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Venango
Most working residents leave Venango for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Grant (42%), Elsie (11%) and Lincoln (5%). Half commute less than 18 miles.
0%work in town
Where working residents work
In Venango0%
Grant42%
Elsie11%
Lincoln5%
Ogallala4%
18 mi
median commute distance
19
jobs based in Venango
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards
Low risk, with hail at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 32% of U.S. communities.
32risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
HailDroughtInland flooding
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate
Four seasons, hot summers
Venango has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 22 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
22″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter16–42°
Spring35–63°
Summer58–87°
Fall36–65°
Oct 6
typical first frost
May 7
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health
How healthy Venango is
Venango beats the Nebraska average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.
32 measures vs. Nebraska
2 better23 too close to call7 worse
| What stands out | Venango | NE |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.7% | 77.5% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 87.2% | 83.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.3% | 6.1% |
Perkins County Health Services
17.6 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 Venango for work
Where Venango’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
19jobs based in Venango
0%of working residents work in town
18 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Venango
Village in Nebraska, United States
Venango is a village in Perkins County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 157 at the 2020 U.S. census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 157
- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3,596 ft
- ZIP code
- 69168