With 5,546 people, Holdrege is a city in Nebraska. Getting to work takes 13 minutes on average. 3% of locals were born outside the United States. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $198,900. That trails the Nebraska median by roughly 27%. Renters pay $835 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $55,789, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 61%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Holdrege
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants71.6% → 62.5%(−9.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Poverty rate8.7% → 16.6%(+7.8 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
White share97.2% → 87.0%(−10.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Its weight in Phelps County
Holdrege's population equals 62% of Phelps County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 83% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 82% of the county's.
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)9.9%(38)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.5%(48)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.7%(118)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.5%(25)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 384 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
Holdrege, decade by decade
Holdrege 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
5,671
$62,584
$98,883
16.7%
6.9
2000
5,636
$65,989
$123,326
21.5%
10.6
2010
5,495
$60,467
$113,647
21.9%
14.2
2020
5,515
$64,530
$159,868
25.6%
22.3
2024
5,546
$55,789
$198,900
30.1%
29.4
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.
