With 171 people, Elba is a city in Nebraska. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Households here earn about 53% less than in Nebraska as a whole. At a median age of 45.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $98,300. Median household income is $36,250, under the $82,259 national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $36,250, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
8% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 42%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Elba
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$35,999 → $98,300(+173%)US over the same years: +67%
Homes owned by their occupants72.3% → 58.5%(−13.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
White share93.6% → 86.5%(−7.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era81.8%(9)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 11 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
Elba, decade by decade
Elba 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
157
$55,002
$35,999
3.1%
14.9
2000
243
$52,373
$69,405
8.7%
6.1
2010
215
$50,649
$63,009
8.0%
10.1
2020
192
$51,133
$105,084
8.2%
10.1
2024
171
$36,250
$98,300
8.1%
30.6
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.
