Wyoming's Livability
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B-
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Job Market -
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Diversity -
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Crime -
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Commute -
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Education -
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Weather -
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Amenities
About Wyoming, NE
Wyoming, NE is located in Otoe County in the state of Nebraska.
The total City Population for Wyoming is about 8,716 with about 4 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $122,700, which is roughly 7% lower than the Average Home Value of $131,959 for the state of Nebraska, and roughly 43% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $47,446, which is roughly 24% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $62,697 for the state of Nebraska, and roughly 27% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.42Male Population Estimate: 48.1%
Female Population Estimate: 51.9%
Median Age: 41.5
Male Median Age: 39.3
Female Median Age: 44.2
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:9.3%
Other:5%
Black:0.8%
Asian:0.8%
Indian:0.7%
Hawaiian:0.3%
Voting
![Deb Fischer](/assets/images/politicians/senators/deb_fischer.jpg)
![Pete Ricketts](/assets/images/politicians/senators/pete_ricketts.jpg)
![Jim Pillen](/assets/images/politicians/governors/jim_pillen.jpg)
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 29.95%
Libertarian: 2.12%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Wyoming specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Otoe County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Otoe County: About 74.9859 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Otoe County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 74% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
Nebraska is ranked #25 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 46.35 out of 100.
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Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 32.54The average living wage for the state of Nebraska is $31.44/hr, while the states minimum wage is $9.00/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Nebraska a minimum wage score of 35.2 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.13/hr, which gives Nebraska a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 1.61 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Nebraska is $180.00, resulting in a UI benefit score of 26.56 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ Nebraska does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Nebraska does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
✓ Nebraska does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Nebraska does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Nebraska does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Nebraska does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Nebraska does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Nebraska does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Nebraska does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Nebraska does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Nebraska does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Nebraska does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Nebraska does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ Nebraska does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ Nebraska does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Nebraska does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Nebraska does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Nebraska does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Nearby Location
- Nebraska City, NE ( 5.11 mi. )
- Union, NE ( 5.44 mi. )
- Percival, IA ( 5.66 mi. )
- Nebr City, NE ( 6.50 mi. )
- Dunbar, NE ( 7.45 mi. )
- Nehawka, NE ( 7.46 mi. )
- Paul, NE ( 9.76 mi. )
- Otoe, NE ( 10.56 mi. )
- Thurman, IA ( 10.66 mi. )
- Lorton, NE ( 11.02 mi. )
- Avoca, NE ( 11.26 mi. )
- Bartlett, IA ( 12.22 mi. )
- Murray, NE ( 12.48 mi. )
- Sidney, IA ( 14.39 mi. )
- Syracuse, NE ( 14.65 mi. )
- Weeping Water, NE ( 14.76 mi. )
- Talmage, NE ( 15.12 mi. )
- Julian, NE ( 15.15 mi. )
- Hamburg, IA ( 16.49 mi. )
- Tabor, IA ( 16.91 mi. )
- Brock, NE ( 17.75 mi. )
- Manley, NE ( 18.03 mi. )
- Riverton, IA ( 18.66 mi. )
- Plattsmouth, NE ( 18.68 mi. )
- Unadilla, NE ( 18.71 mi. )
- Pacific Jct, IA ( 19.95 mi. )
- Cook, NE ( 20.08 mi. )
- Glenrock, NE ( 20.22 mi. )
- Peru, NE ( 20.30 mi. )
- Wabash, NE ( 20.37 mi. )
- Pacific Junction, IA ( 20.48 mi. )
- Randolph, IA ( 20.83 mi. )
- Elmwood, NE ( 20.96 mi. )
- Louisville, NE ( 21.99 mi. )
- Johnson, NE ( 22.83 mi. )
- Farragut, IA ( 22.97 mi. )
- Murdock, NE ( 23.02 mi. )
- La Platte, NE ( 23.22 mi. )
- Glenwood, IA ( 23.29 mi. )
- Cedar Creek, NE ( 23.39 mi. )
- Watson, MO ( 23.51 mi. )
- Rohrs, NE ( 23.68 mi. )
- Auburn, NE ( 24.23 mi. )
- Burr, NE ( 24.23 mi. )
- Palmyra, NE ( 24.83 mi. )
- South Bend, NE ( 25.14 mi. )
- Malvern, IA ( 25.48 mi. )
- St Columbans, NE ( 25.48 mi. )
- Rockport, MO ( 25.99 mi. )
Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 68410Latitude: 40.735600
Longitude: -95.919400
TimeZone: Central (GMT -06:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Midwest
Average Elevation: 1055.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 402