With 186 people, Howard City (Boelus) is a city in Nebraska. The median age is 50.9, about 12 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $80,000, having more than doubled since 2000. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 21% of adults. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. 2% of people here were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $68,750, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 50.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 31%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Howard City (Boelus)
What changed most since 1990
Population221 → 186(−16%)US over the same years: +35%
Median age39.0 → 50.9(+11.9 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Median household income (2024 dollars)$43,501 → $68,750(+58%)US over the same years: +14%
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)15%(3)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era60%(12)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5%(1)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 20 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
Howard City (Boelus), decade by decade
Howard City (Boelus) 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
221
$43,501
$53,042
8.8%
0.0
2000
221
$48,274
$61,025
3.9%
5.6
2010
189
$38,039
$81,999
3.8%
13.7
2020
181
$60,224
$86,903
6.4%
4.0
2024
186
$68,750
$80,000
20.9%
22.9
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.
