CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Nickerson

Nebraska · 298 residents · 0.38 sq mi

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Nickerson is home to 298 people in Nebraska. 1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. The median age is 26.7, younger than the US median of 33.0. Median home value sits at $32,500. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. There are 133 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 26.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

1% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

298

−31%vs 2000

vs 431 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

26.7

−6%vs 2000

vs 28.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.38 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024552

Age distribution, 1990

Under 512.1%(36)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.1%(30)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410.1%(30)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.4%(25)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.4%(19)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.4%(52)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.7%(35)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.4%(22)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.1%(36)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 741.3%(4)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842%(6)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(3)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,250

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,477 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,015

−29%vs 2000

vs $12,744 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.4%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$32,500

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$272

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $480 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.5%

+8.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.8% in 2000

22.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic74.9%(323)

Black0.7%(3)

Hispanic / Latino22.5%(97)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.7%(297)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(1)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.3%(1)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican57.1%(315)

Central American2.2%(12)

Guatemalan2.2%(12)

Spaniard1.1%(6)

Ancestry

German10.3%(57)

Czech7.2%(40)

Danish5.3%(29)

Irish3.6%(20)

English2%(11)

British1.3%(7)

American1.1%(6)

Polish0.5%(3)

West Indian0.5%(3)

Jamaican0.5%(3)

Dutch0.4%(2)

Swedish0.4%(2)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

Italian0.2%(1)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(1)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest Czech population · Largest Danish population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

1.3%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.4%

+5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.0%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 0.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.1 min

+11%vs 2000

vs 19.9 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 married44.3%(139)

Married48.4%(152)

Widowed0.6%(2)

Divorced6.7%(21)

Women 15+

Never married36.5%(57)

Married46.2%(72)

Widowed1.9%(3)

Divorced15.4%(24)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.4%

−19.1 ptssince 2013

from 28.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

61.4%

+10.0 ptssince 2020

from 51.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

5.3%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 8.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

6.3%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 7.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.7%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 26.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.3%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.8%

+6.0 ptssince 2020

from 59.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

29.7%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 32.9% 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)27.3%(3)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.2%(2)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era54.5%(6)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 11 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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