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Wolbach’s story
Wolbach in pictures
5 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
WolbachNE
A town of 283. A typical home worth about $213K.
Photo: Ammodramus · Public domain
Population
283
residents
Typical home
$213K
+5% in a year
Household income
$52K
median
Median age
40.5
years
Jobs based here
28
A commuter town
What makes Wolbach stand out
The thing Wolbach does most differently from other towns.
Small town
283 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Wolbach. Another town gets a different order.
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Wolbach
Most working residents leave Wolbach for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Scotia (12%), Spalding (9%) and Greeley Center (9%). Half commute less than 28 miles.
0%work in town
Where working residents work
In Wolbach0%
Scotia12%
Spalding9%
Greeley Center9%
St. Paul8%
28 mi
median commute distance
28
jobs based in Wolbach
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
HailDroughtInland flooding
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Housing
A typical Wolbach home is worth about $213K
The typical Wolbach home is worth about $213,000, up 5% in a year, 24% below the Nebraska typical home.
$213KZillow home value
Typical home value
Wolbach$213K
Nebraska$281K
+5%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Wolbach has cold winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 13°, and about 22 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
22″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter15–36°
Spring37–61°
Summer61–84°
Fall39–63°
Oct 2
typical first frost
May 5
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health
How healthy Wolbach is
Wolbach beats the Nebraska average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.
32 measures vs. Nebraska
2 better24 too close to call6 worse
| What stands out | Wolbach | NE |
|---|---|---|
| More adults seeing a dentist | 69% | 64.3% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.7% | 77.5% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.2% | 6.1% |
Howard County Medical Center
13.3 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors
0% of Wolbach is conserved land
0.4 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 446 acres
0.4 mi
of trails · 0.6 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wolbach City Park | 0.4 mi | 16 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Wolbach for work
Where Wolbach’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
28jobs based in Wolbach
0%of working residents work in town
28 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Wolbach
Village in Greeley County, Nebraska, United States
Wolbach is a village in Greeley county, Nebraska, United States. (While the community of Wolbach extends south into Howard County, the village limits do not.) As of the 2020 census, Wolbach had a population of 224.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 224
- Area
- 0.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,867 ft
- ZIP code
- 68882
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