Nebraska City is a city of 7,369 people in Nebraska. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $162,000. 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. The average commute runs 17 minutes. There are 1,482 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $67,117, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 27%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Nebraska City
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants66.8% → 74.8%(+8.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Its weight in Otoe County
Nebraska City's population equals 45% of Otoe County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 92% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 61% 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)22.3%(130)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.7%(156)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.1%(164)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.4%(14)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 584 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
Nebraska City, decade by decade
Nebraska City 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
6,547
$53,644
$92,643
14.1%
5.0
2000
7,228
$63,670
$127,152
17.2%
14.4
2010
7,289
$61,958
$127,601
17.5%
30.0
2020
7,222
$69,022
$145,445
20.3%
42.2
2024
7,369
$67,117
$162,000
24.6%
43.7
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.
