Elgin vs Neligh

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

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

Neligh has the higher population (1,636 vs 620 in Elgin). Neligh has the higher median household income ($60,000 vs $53,661 in Elgin). Neligh has the higher median home value ($145,100 vs $98,000 in Elgin).

Population, income & housing

	Elgin	Neligh
Population	620	1,636
Median age	51.9 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$53,661	$60,000
Median home value	$98,000	$145,100
Median gross rent	$675	$856
Housing units	380	769
Homeownership rate	82.2%	73.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.9%	19.9%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elgin	Neligh
Population	720 → 620 (-13.9%)	1,622 → 1,636 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$58,421 → $53,661 (-8.1%)	$48,676 → $60,000 (+23.3%)
Median home value	$77,900 → $98,000 (+25.8%)	$84,700 → $145,100 (+71.3%)
Median gross rent	$625 → $675 (+8.0%)	$628 → $856 (+36.3%)

Elgin

Population

720620

Median household income

$58,421$53,661

Median home value

$77,900$98,000

Median gross rent

$625$675

Neligh

Population

1,6221,636

Median household income

$48,676$60,000

Median home value

$84,700$145,100

Median gross rent

$628$856

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elgin	Neligh
Under 5	5.6%	7.9%
5 to 17	12.6%	20.1%
18 to 24	4.0%	8.3%
25 to 34	17.4%	8.1%
35 to 44	7.6%	10.5%
45 to 54	6.5%	10.6%
55 to 64	12.3%	10.7%
65 to 74	13.1%	12.3%
75 and over	21.0%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elgin	Neligh
White (non-Hispanic)	98.7%	86.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	1.3%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	11.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elgin	Neligh
No high school diploma	3.5%	8.7%
High school graduate	39.0%	29.4%
Some college or associate's	38.6%	42.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elgin	Neligh
Drove alone	88.0%	90.4%
Carpooled	4.5%	4.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.6%	3.7%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elgin	Neligh
1-unit, detached	92.4%	86.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	7.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Elgin	Neligh
Poverty rate	8.9%	5.7%
Average household size	1.84	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	22	12
Median year structure built	1961	1963