Early vs Nemaha

A side-by-side comparison of Early and Nemaha: population, income, housing, and more.

Early and Nemaha are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Early has the higher population (757 vs 78 in Nemaha). Early has the higher median household income ($76,083 vs $55,000 in Nemaha). Early has the higher median home value ($83,500 vs $65,000 in Nemaha).

Population, income & housing

	Early	Nemaha
Population	757	78
Median age	39.0 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$76,083	$55,000
Median home value	$83,500	$65,000
Median gross rent	$588	$913
Housing units	358	26
Homeownership rate	69.0%	73.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.5%	2.1%
Unemployment rate	10.3%	15.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Early	Nemaha
Population	705 → 757 (+7.4%)	116 → 78 (-32.8%)
Median household income	$47,500 → $76,083 (+60.2%)	$56,042 → $55,000 (-1.9%)
Median home value	$70,300 → $83,500 (+18.8%)	$45,800 → $65,000 (+41.9%)
Median gross rent	$631 → $588 (-6.8%)	$621 → $913 (+47.0%)

Early

Population

705757

Median household income

$47,500$76,083

Median home value

$70,300$83,500

Median gross rent

$631$588

Nemaha

Population

11678

Median household income

$56,042$55,000

Median home value

$45,800$65,000

Median gross rent

$621$913

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Early	Nemaha
Under 5	9.2%	5.1%
5 to 17	15.5%	30.8%
18 to 24	10.4%	2.6%
25 to 34	10.4%	5.1%
35 to 44	6.5%	9.0%
45 to 54	13.9%	12.8%
55 to 64	20.3%	17.9%
65 to 74	6.9%	14.1%
75 and over	6.9%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Early	Nemaha
White (non-Hispanic)	82.8%	92.3%
Black or African American	3.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	12.9%	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Early	Nemaha
No high school diploma	12.6%	12.5%
High school graduate	30.3%	41.7%
Some college or associate's	42.6%	43.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.4%	2.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Early	Nemaha
Drove alone	91.9%	90.9%
Carpooled	3.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	9.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Early	Nemaha
1-unit, detached	77.9%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	4.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Early	Nemaha
Poverty rate	11.8%	5.1%
Average household size	2.42	3.00
Mean commute (minutes)	20	17
Median year structure built	1946	1938