CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Red Cloud

Nebraska · 1,202 residents · 1.03 sq mi

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Red Cloud is home to 1,202 people in Nebraska. At a median age of 45.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $25,400. Households here earn about 40% less than in Nebraska as a whole. 76% of homes are owner-occupied. Renters pay $200 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 45.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% 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

1,202

+6%vs 2000

vs 1,131 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

45.3

−4%vs 2000

vs 47.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.03 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024934

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.9%(59)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.2%(86)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.2%(74)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(76)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 242.8%(34)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.5%(138)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.9%(131)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.1%(97)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.8%(130)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7413.9%(167)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8411.8%(142)

US avg: 4%

85 and over5.7%(68)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$15,733

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,389 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,083

−39%vs 2000

vs $14,772 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.2%

+4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$25,400

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$200

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $282 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.1%

+4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.9% in 2000

23.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.6%(1,092)

Black0.2%(2)

Hispanic / Latino1%(11)

Asian1%(11)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.8%(1,199)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(6)

Asian0.2%(3)

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

Mexican2.1%(20)

Central American2.1%(20)

Puerto Rican1.9%(18)

Guatemalan1.9%(18)

Honduran0.2%(2)

Asian origin

Filipino3%(28)

Ancestry

German37.7%(352)

Irish23.7%(221)

English12.5%(117)

Italian5.7%(53)

Danish5.6%(52)

Swedish4%(37)

French3.7%(35)

American3.3%(31)

Czech2.4%(22)

Swiss1.4%(13)

Scottish0.9%(8)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(6)

+ 5 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.5%(5)

Dutch0.4%(4)

Polish0.4%(4)

Portuguese0.4%(4)

Finnish0.2%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population · Largest Danish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.5%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.0%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.9%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.2 min

+14%vs 2000

vs 15.0 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 married18.7%(75)

Married60.3%(242)

Widowed2.7%(11)

Divorced18.2%(73)

Women 15+

Never married16.6%(71)

Married49.3%(211)

Widowed14.3%(61)

Divorced19.9%(85)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.0%

−13.0 ptssince 2013

from 18.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.2%

−6.1 ptssince 2020

from 53.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

31.5%

+15.6 ptssince 2020

from 15.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.5%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 23.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.1%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 15.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.9%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

77.7%

+8.1 ptssince 2020

from 69.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.9%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 36.5% 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)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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