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Wakefield, Nebraska: commercial real estate data.
Wakefield is a Census city of 1,305 people across 1.06 square miles of land, lying across Dixon County and Wayne County. Median household income is $56,964, 58.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $300,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wakefield
What Wakefield is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.06 sq mi
- Water area0.07 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,228
- County holding the largest share of its areaDixon County, 63.3 percent
- Counties this place lies inDixon County 63.3 percent, Wayne County 36.7 percent
Wakefield crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wakefield
How many people live in Wakefield
- Population1,305
- Median age37.1 plus or minus 8.8
- Population under 18462
- Share under 1835.4 percent
- Population 65 and over243 plus or minus 51
- Share 65 and over18.6 percent
- Households425
- Family households318 plus or minus 65
- Share of households that are families74.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wakefield
Income and work in Wakefield
- Median household income$56,964 plus or minus $18,426
- Per capita income$22,947
- Civilian labor force592
- Employed569
- Unemployed23 plus or minus 22
- Unemployment rate3.9 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Adults 25 and over760
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher63.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.7 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.6 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wakefield
Housing in Wakefield
- Housing units437
- Occupied units425
- Vacant units12 plus or minus 18
- Vacancy rate2.7 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Owner occupied250 plus or minus 52
- Renter occupied175 plus or minus 64
- Ownership rate58.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$116,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$717 plus or minus $510
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.1 percent plus or minus 11.8
- Single family units403
- Share single family92.2 percent plus or minus 21.0
- Units in buildings of two or more34 plus or minus 27
- Share in buildings of two or more7.8 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1957
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wakefield
How Wakefield gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute540
- Commuting under 15 minutes363 plus or minus 94
- Share commuting under 15 minutes67.2 percent plus or minus 14.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more102 plus or minus 62
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more18.9 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Drove alone72.5 percent plus or minus 14.9
- Carpooled13.5 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked7.4 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Worked from home6.6 percent plus or minus 5.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wakefield
SBA loans in Wakefield (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$300,000
- Average approval$300,000
- Median approval$300,000
- Largest approval$300,000
- Jobs supported2
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wakefield, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Wakefield
Flood risk in Wakefield
- NFIP communityCity of Wakefield
- NFIP community number310404
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/26/26
The City of Wakefield participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 310404 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.
Dixon County, not Wakefield
Dixon County context, not Wakefield figures
- Establishments in Dixon County107
- Covered employment, Dixon County1,859
- Average annual pay, Dixon County$52,764
- Housing units permitted, Dixon County3
Every figure in this section is published for Dixon County as a whole and is not a measurement of Wakefield.
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
Wakefield questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wakefield, Nebraska?
1,305, in 425 households. Wakefield city covers 1.06 square miles of land, which is 1,228 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wakefield in?
Wakefield lies in more than one. By area it is 63.3 percent in Dixon County, 36.7 percent in Wayne County. This page sits under Dixon County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Wakefield?
$56,964. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $116,500. Median gross rent is $717 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Wakefield businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $300,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $300,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wakefield, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Wakefield borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Wakefield. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Wakefield in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Wakefield appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Wakefield, city of, community 310404, 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 Wakefield figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Dixon 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 Wakefield.
Is zoning published for Wakefield?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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