CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Brady

Nebraska · 339 residents · 0.33 sq mi

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Brady is home to 339 people in Nebraska. Median home value sits at $25,900. That trails the Nebraska median by roughly 30%. Median household income is $18,250, under the $30,130 national median. Median rent is $256 a month. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 26%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

339

−7%vs 2000

vs 366 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.9

−6%vs 2000

vs 37.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.33 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024470

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.6%(19)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.6%(29)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.7%(26)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1910.3%(35)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.1%(14)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.9%(47)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413%(44)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.3%(35)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.6%(29)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.1%(24)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 849.1%(31)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(6)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,250

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,000 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,242

−27%vs 2000

vs $14,024 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.2%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$25,900

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $46,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$256

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $381 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

67.6%

−9.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.4% in 2000

32.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.6%(361)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(1)

Asian0.3%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(339)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.9%(9)

Spaniard0.4%(2)

Ancestry

German42.1%(198)

Irish25.1%(118)

Swedish13.8%(65)

English11.9%(56)

French3.4%(16)

Dutch2.6%(12)

Scotch-Irish2.1%(10)

Welsh2.1%(10)

American1.5%(7)

Danish1.3%(6)

Arab0.6%(3)

Lebanese0.6%(3)

+ 4 more ancestry groups with data

Italian0.4%(2)

Belgian0.2%(1)

Czech0.2%(1)

Russian0.2%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Swedish population · Largest English population · Largest French population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.8%

−7.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.3%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.3%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.9 min

+22%vs 2000

vs 19.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married25.6%(45)

Married61.9%(109)

Widowed1.7%(3)

Divorced10.8%(19)

Women 15+

Never married13%(25)

Married69.3%(133)

Widowed5.2%(10)

Divorced12.5%(24)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.9%

+3.1 ptssince 2013

from 4.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.7%

+11.6 ptssince 2020

from 34.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

22.1%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 20.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.9%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 30.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.2%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 26.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 3.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.4%

+14.1 ptssince 2020

from 52.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.9%

−9.5 ptssince 2020

from 57.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)42.9%(9)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era47.6%(10)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9.5%(2)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 21 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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