Red Cloud is home to 934 people in Nebraska. At a median age of 49.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $74,200. Households here earn about 40% less than in Nebraska as a whole. People stay put here: 74% were in the same home a year ago.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $45,909, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 49.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 26%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Red Cloud
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree12.5% → 15.5%(+3.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Homes owned by their occupants76.1% → 65.1%(−11.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Population1,202 → 934(−22%)US over the same years: +35%
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)47.4%(37)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)6.4%(5)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26.9%(21)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.6%(2)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 78 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
Red Cloud, decade by decade
Red Cloud 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
1,202
$37,760
$60,962
12.5%
1.9
2000
1,131
$48,072
$58,657
11.8%
8.4
2010
1,020
$47,584
$62,866
14.0%
17.0
2020
962
$52,309
$59,632
17.3%
26.6
2024
934
$45,909
$74,200
15.5%
30.8
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.
