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Whitney, Nebraska: commercial real estate data.
Whitney is a Census village of 46 people across 0.16 square miles of land, in Dawes County. Median household income is $71,458, 91.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
This is a small place, and the figures below carry wide margins.
The American Community Survey reaches Whitney through a sample, not a count, and in a place this size that sample is thin. The population estimate here is 46 with a margin of error of plus or minus 26, which is 56.5 percent of the estimate itself. Every figure whose margin reaches 20 percent is printed with that margin beside it, so you can see the width of each one rather than having to assume it.
Nothing has been removed or adjusted. These are the published federal estimates, shown with the uncertainty the Census publishes alongside them.
Whitney
What Whitney is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.16 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land291 plus or minus 165
- County holding the largest share of its areaDawes County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Whitney
How many people live in Whitney
- Population46 plus or minus 26
- Median age61.0
- Population under 183 plus or minus 11
- Share under 186.5 percent plus or minus 24.0
- Population 65 and over16 plus or minus 16
- Share 65 and over34.8 percent plus or minus 28.9
- Households23 plus or minus 14
- Family households18 plus or minus 12
- Share of households that are families78.3 percent plus or minus 21.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Whitney
Income and work in Whitney
- Median household income$71,458
- Per capita income$35,911 plus or minus $10,275
- Civilian labor force25 plus or minus 14
- Employed25 plus or minus 14
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over43 plus or minus 23
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher100.0 percent plus or minus 21.2
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher39.5 percent plus or minus 43.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.3 percent plus or minus 23.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Whitney
Housing in Whitney
- Housing units43 plus or minus 20
- Occupied units23 plus or minus 14
- Vacant units20 plus or minus 16
- Vacancy rate46.5 percent plus or minus 30.3
- Owner occupied21 plus or minus 14
- Renter occupied2 plus or minus 3
- Ownership rate91.3 percent plus or minus 24.8
- Single family units29 plus or minus 20
- Share single family67.4 percent plus or minus 33.5
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes14 plus or minus 11
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Whitney
How Whitney gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute24 plus or minus 14
- Commuting under 15 minutes7 plus or minus 8
- Share commuting under 15 minutes29.2 percent plus or minus 29.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more5 plus or minus 11
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more20.8 percent plus or minus 44.0
- Drove alone64.0 percent plus or minus 17.8
- Carpooled16.0 percent plus or minus 13.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked16.0 percent plus or minus 17.9
- Worked from home4.0 percent plus or minus 11.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Whitney
Flood risk in Whitney
- NFIP communityVillage of Whitney
- NFIP community number310057
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/16/11
The Village of Whitney does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 310057 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Dawes County, not Whitney
Dawes County context, not Whitney figures
- Establishments in Dawes County249
- Covered employment, Dawes County3,156
- Average annual pay, Dawes County$41,535
- Housing units permitted, Dawes County12
Every figure in this section is published for Dawes County as a whole and is not a measurement of Whitney.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Whitney questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Whitney, Nebraska?
46, in 23 households. Whitney village covers 0.16 square miles of land, which is 291 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Whitney in?
Dawes County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Whitney?
$71,458. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Whitney in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Whitney appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Whitney, village of, community 310057, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Whitney figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Dawes County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Whitney.
Is zoning published for Whitney?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.