With 328 people, Blue Springs is a city in Nebraska. At a median age of 53.7, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Owners hold 84% of the housing stock. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $59,000. Households here earn about 49% less than in Nebraska as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $38,750, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 53.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
12% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Blue Springs
What changed most since 1990
Median age34.1 → 53.7(+19.6 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Population443 → 328(−26%)US over the same years: +35%
Poverty rate32.1% → 24.4%(−7.7 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 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)5.9%(1)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.4%(5)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.9%(1)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 17 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
Blue Springs, decade by decade
Blue Springs 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
443
$36,800
$35,999
3.2%
2.2
2000
383
$45,541
$59,022
6.3%
11.8
2010
331
$44,955
$51,645
8.3%
12.4
2020
282
$45,668
$42,179
9.8%
7.0
2024
328
$38,750
$59,000
12.3%
8.9
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.
