Brunswick vs Elgin

A side-by-side comparison of Brunswick and Elgin: population, income, housing, and more.

Brunswick and Elgin are places in Nebraska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Elgin has the higher population (620 vs 160 in Brunswick). Brunswick has the higher median household income ($86,250 vs $53,661 in Elgin). Brunswick has the higher median home value ($108,300 vs $98,000 in Elgin).

Population, income & housing

	Brunswick	Elgin
Population	160	620
Median age	45.7 yrs	51.9 yrs
Median household income	$86,250	$53,661
Median home value	$108,300	$98,000
Median gross rent	$738	$675
Housing units	73	380
Homeownership rate	82.5%	82.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.1%	18.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brunswick	Elgin
Population	220 → 160 (-27.3%)	720 → 620 (-13.9%)
Median household income	$58,750 → $86,250 (+46.8%)	$58,421 → $53,661 (-8.1%)
Median home value	$78,300 → $108,300 (+38.3%)	$77,900 → $98,000 (+25.8%)
Median gross rent	$596 → $738 (+23.8%)	$625 → $675 (+8.0%)

Brunswick

Population

220160

Median household income

$58,750$86,250

Median home value

$78,300$108,300

Median gross rent

$596$738

Elgin

Population

720620

Median household income

$58,421$53,661

Median home value

$77,900$98,000

Median gross rent

$625$675

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brunswick	Elgin
Under 5	1.3%	5.6%
5 to 17	20.6%	12.6%
18 to 24	8.1%	4.0%
25 to 34	8.1%	17.4%
35 to 44	10.6%	7.6%
45 to 54	14.4%	6.5%
55 to 64	11.9%	12.3%
65 to 74	12.5%	13.1%
75 and over	12.5%	21.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brunswick	Elgin
White (non-Hispanic)	90.6%	98.7%
Black or African American	3.8%	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	3.1%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brunswick	Elgin
No high school diploma	1.8%	3.5%
High school graduate	32.1%	39.0%
Some college or associate's	50.0%	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brunswick	Elgin
Drove alone	89.0%	88.0%
Carpooled	4.4%	4.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	3.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brunswick	Elgin
1-unit, detached	98.6%	92.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	4.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	Brunswick	Elgin
Poverty rate	6.3%	8.9%
Average household size	2.54	1.84
Mean commute (minutes)	14	22
Median year structure built	1958	1961