Wellfleet is a city of 74 people in Nebraska. 67% were living in the same home a year earlier. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $71,700. The median age is 33.4, younger than the US median of 38.9. That trails the Nebraska median by roughly 35%. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $49,792, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.4
US median: 38.9
Average education
35% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 170%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Wellfleet
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share0.0% → 32.4%(+32.4 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Homes owned by their occupants92.3% → 77.8%(−14.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
White share100.0% → 67.6%(−32.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era100%(4)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 4 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Wellfleet, decade by decade
Wellfleet population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
68
$44,000
$58,802
5.7%
0.0
2000
76
$59,204
$26,596
5.3%
18.4
2010
78
$68,332
$67,181
7.8%
54.2
2020
72
$57,194
$72,722
40.0%
43.7
2024
74
$49,792
$71,700
35.2%
54.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
