Bladen is a city of 166 people in Nebraska. Owners hold 97% of the housing stock. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $72,500. 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. At a median age of 45.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. There are 125 fewer people here than in 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $66,875, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 51%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bladen
What changed most since 1990
Population295 → 166(−44%)US over the same years: +35%
Poverty rate15.3% → 2.4%(−12.9 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants85.8% → 97.3%(+11.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 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)35.7%(5)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)71.4%(10)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era42.9%(6)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 14 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
Bladen, decade by decade
Bladen 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
295
$49,751
$35,999
10.2%
3.3
2000
291
$56,927
$48,092
7.8%
2.6
2010
237
$62,338
$61,139
11.6%
29.0
2020
205
$56,922
$50,178
18.0%
37.7
2024
166
$66,875
$72,500
19.5%
22.3
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.
