CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Nebraska City

Nebraska · 6,547 residents · 4.97 sq mi

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Nebraska City is home to 6,547 people in Nebraska. Median home value sits at $38,600. At a median age of 37.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Getting to work takes 15 minutes on average. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median rent is $297 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 27%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,547

−9%vs 2000

vs 7,228 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.3

−5%vs 2000

vs 39.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.97 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(421)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.3%(476)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(537)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(444)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.4%(285)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.9%(908)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.5%(882)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.9%(585)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.6%(630)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.4%(679)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.8%(444)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.9%(256)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,351

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,952 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,073

−35%vs 2000

vs $16,969 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.0%

+1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,600

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $69,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$297

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $434 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.8%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.7% in 2000

33.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.9%(6,790)

Black0.3%(21)

Hispanic / Latino4.4%(318)

Asian0.4%(27)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.1%(6,490)

Black0.1%(6)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(94)

Asian0.1%(4)

Other0.7%(47)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

South American6.7%(495)

Colombian6.7%(495)

Mexican3.9%(290)

Central American3.3%(242)

Honduran2.7%(200)

Salvadoran0.4%(29)

Nicaraguan0.1%(8)

Guatemalan0.1%(5)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.3%(21)

Laotian0.1%(5)

Ancestry

German29%(2,136)

Irish14.4%(1,059)

English7%(513)

American4.6%(341)

Czech1.6%(117)

Dutch1.6%(117)

Swedish1.1%(83)

Subsaharan African1.1%(81)

Polish1.1%(78)

Italian1%(71)

Scotch-Irish1%(71)

Scottish0.9%(70)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

Danish0.9%(66)

French0.8%(57)

Norwegian0.6%(43)

West Indian0.5%(34)

Swiss0.4%(33)

Haitian0.3%(23)

Austrian0.3%(22)

Welsh0.3%(21)

British0.2%(13)

Russian0.2%(13)

Hungarian0.2%(12)

Jamaican0.1%(11)

Lithuanian0.1%(10)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest South American population · Largest Colombian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.1%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.4%

−5.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.9%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.8 min

+9%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 married35.7%(1,016)

Married44.8%(1,276)

Widowed9.5%(270)

Divorced10.1%(287)

Women 15+

Never married29.1%(852)

Married45.9%(1,344)

Widowed11%(321)

Divorced14.1%(414)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.4%

−8.5 ptssince 2013

from 10.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

59.4%

+7.2 ptssince 2020

from 52.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.3%

+4.9 ptssince 2020

from 13.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.0%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 20.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.6%

−4.6 ptssince 2020

from 22.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

80.5%

+15.5 ptssince 2020

from 65.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.2%

−4.5 ptssince 2020

from 39.7% 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)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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