CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Clarkson

Nebraska · 710 residents · 0.79 sq mi

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Clarkson is home to 710 people in Nebraska. The median age is 56.8, about 24 years above the US median. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $25,100. That trails the Nebraska median by roughly 41%. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 56.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 15%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

710

+4%vs 2000

vs 685 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

56.8

+38%vs 2000

vs 41.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.79 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024600

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.5%(39)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 93.2%(23)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.9%(42)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 193.4%(24)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.7%(26)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3410%(71)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 448.6%(61)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.5%(60)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.7%(62)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7413.8%(98)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8417.7%(126)

US avg: 4%

85 and over11%(78)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$15,357

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,726 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,519

−33%vs 2000

vs $14,189 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.4%

+4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$25,100

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$209

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $272 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.1%

+1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.7% in 2000

18.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.5%(675)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(9)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(710)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(3)

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

Mexican2.2%(13)

Central American1.8%(11)

Salvadoran1.8%(11)

Ancestry

German42.3%(254)

Czech32%(192)

Irish8.3%(50)

English6.3%(38)

Polish3.8%(23)

Swedish3.5%(21)

Dutch1.7%(10)

American1.2%(7)

Italian1%(6)

French0.2%(1)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(1)

Welsh0.2%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Czech population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.4%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

57.7%

−19.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.2%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.5 min

+26%vs 2000

vs 12.3 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 married31%(99)

Married51.7%(165)

Widowed5.3%(17)

Divorced11.9%(38)

Women 15+

Never married19.7%(44)

Married52.5%(117)

Widowed16.6%(37)

Divorced11.2%(25)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.1%

−4.3 ptssince 2013

from 14.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

40.4%

−23.8 ptssince 2020

from 64.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.7%

+8.6 ptssince 2020

from 11.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

29.8%

+7.9 ptssince 2020

from 21.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.1%

+11.0 ptssince 2020

from 5.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.9%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

59.4%

−15.9 ptssince 2020

from 75.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.7%

+17.8 ptssince 2020

from 26.9% 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)1.9%(1)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)3.8%(2)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era21.2%(11)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War61.5%(32)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 52 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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