CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Leigh

Nebraska · 432 residents · 0.60 sq mi

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Leigh is a city of 432 people in Nebraska. 83% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $16,300. The median age is 39.3, about 6 years above the US median. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Getting to work takes 12 minutes on average.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 52%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

432

−2%vs 2000

vs 442 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.3

−7%vs 2000

vs 42.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.60 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024443

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(31)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.1%(35)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(32)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.3%(23)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 242.3%(10)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412%(52)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.1%(48)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.3%(36)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.3%(53)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7413.9%(60)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.9%(34)

US avg: 4%

85 and over4.2%(18)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,000

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,458 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,306

−47%vs 2000

vs $17,423 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.9%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$16,300

−52%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $44,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$244

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $338 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

83.1%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.8% in 2000

16.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.2%(434)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.8%(8)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(432)

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

Mexican8.1%(36)

Central American3.4%(15)

Guatemalan3.4%(15)

Ancestry

German49%(217)

Czech12.2%(54)

Swiss7%(31)

Polish4.3%(19)

Swedish4.1%(18)

English3.6%(16)

Irish3.2%(14)

American2.5%(11)

Scottish2%(9)

Austrian0.9%(4)

Danish0.2%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Czech population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Swiss population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.6%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

66.4%

−9.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.7%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

12.2 min

−10%vs 2000

vs 13.6 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 married26.5%(40)

Married55.6%(84)

Widowed4%(6)

Divorced13.9%(21)

Women 15+

Never married18.1%(35)

Married49.7%(96)

Widowed29.5%(57)

Divorced2.6%(5)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.6%

−12.8 ptssince 2013

from 14.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

38.1%

−19.2 ptssince 2020

from 57.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

38.4%

+16.8 ptssince 2020

from 21.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

30.0%

+12.9 ptssince 2020

from 17.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

12.6%

+8.6 ptssince 2020

from 4.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.1%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.1%

−9.8 ptssince 2020

from 78.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.2%

+19.1 ptssince 2020

from 21.1% 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)6.3%(1)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.8%(3)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era0%(0)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War43.8%(7)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 16 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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