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Wilber, Nebraska: commercial real estate data.
Wilber is a Census city of 1,936 people across 0.89 square miles of land, in Saline County. Median household income is $84,712, 67.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $171,700 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wilber
What Wilber is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.89 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,186
- County holding the largest share of its areaSaline 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.
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How many people live in Wilber
- Population1,936
- Median age34.4 plus or minus 6.9
- Population under 18572 plus or minus 144
- Share under 1829.5 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Population 65 and over267 plus or minus 67
- Share 65 and over13.8 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Households682
- Family households470
- Share of households that are families68.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Wilber
- Median household income$84,712
- Per capita income$38,646
- Civilian labor force1,001
- Employed993
- Unemployed8 plus or minus 9
- Unemployment rate0.8 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Adults 25 and over1,176
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher82.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher20.8 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.0 percent plus or minus 1.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Wilber
- Housing units727
- Occupied units682
- Vacant units45 plus or minus 24
- Vacancy rate6.2 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Owner occupied457
- Renter occupied225 plus or minus 79
- Ownership rate67.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$185,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$805 plus or minus $451
- Annual rent as a share of median income11.4 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Single family units623
- Share single family85.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more76 plus or minus 39
- Share in buildings of two or more10.5 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Mobile homes28 plus or minus 33
- Median year structure built1953
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Wilber gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute930
- Commuting under 15 minutes470 plus or minus 115
- Share commuting under 15 minutes50.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more222 plus or minus 59
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more23.9 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Drove alone84.4 percent
- Carpooled9.9 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.4 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Worked from home4.8 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wilber
SBA loans in Wilber (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$171,700
- Average approval$57,233
- Median approval$30,000
- Largest approval$123,200
- Jobs supported34
- Jobs per approval11.3
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full1
- Charged off1
- Median term84 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wilber, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 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.
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Flood risk in Wilber
- NFIP communityCity of Wilber
- NFIP community number310189
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/04/10
The City of Wilber participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 310189 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.
Saline County, not Wilber
Saline County context, not Wilber figures
- Establishments in Saline County321
- Covered employment, Saline County6,653
- Average annual pay, Saline County$54,910
- Housing units permitted, Saline County37
Every figure in this section is published for Saline County as a whole and is not a measurement of Wilber.
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.
Coverage
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
Wilber questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wilber, Nebraska?
1,936, in 682 households. Wilber city covers 0.89 square miles of land, which is 2,186 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wilber in?
Saline 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 Wilber?
$84,712. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $185,700. Median gross rent is $805 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Wilber businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $171,700 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $30,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wilber, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Wilber borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Wilber. Only 2 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 Wilber in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Wilber appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Wilber, city of, community 310189, 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 Wilber figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Saline 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 Wilber.
Is zoning published for Wilber?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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