Amherst vs Glenwood

A side-by-side comparison of Amherst and Glenwood: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Glenwood has the higher population (663 vs 273 in Amherst). Glenwood has the higher median home value ($283,100 vs $169,600 in Amherst). Since 2019, Amherst's population has grown faster (+100.7% vs +20.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Amherst	Glenwood
Population	273	663
Median age	35.8 yrs	51.2 yrs
Median household income	$67,917	—
Median home value	$169,600	$283,100
Median gross rent	$683	—
Housing units	103	206
Homeownership rate	80.2%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.9%	80.7%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Amherst	Glenwood
Population	136 → 273 (+100.7%)	549 → 663 (+20.8%)
Median household income	$46,250 → $67,917 (+46.8%)	$74,917 → $83,594 (+11.6%)
Median home value	$92,000 → $169,600 (+84.3%)	$260,500 → $283,100 (+8.7%)
Median gross rent	$717 → $683 (-4.7%)	—

Amherst

Population

136273

Median household income

$46,250$67,917

Median home value

$92,000$169,600

Median gross rent

$717$683

Glenwood

Population

549663

Median household income

$74,917$83,594

Median home value

$260,500$283,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Amherst	Glenwood
Under 5	9.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	23.8%	34.1%
18 to 24	4.8%	2.6%
25 to 34	7.7%	0.0%
35 to 44	12.5%	6.6%
45 to 54	12.5%	22.6%
55 to 64	9.9%	30.8%
65 to 74	9.9%	0.0%
75 and over	9.9%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Amherst	Glenwood
White (non-Hispanic)	97.4%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.1%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Amherst	Glenwood
No high school diploma	4.1%	0.0%
High school graduate	25.3%	7.6%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	11.7%
Bachelor's degree	21.2%	49.5%
Graduate or professional degree	14.7%	31.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Amherst	Glenwood
Drove alone	75.7%	100.0%
Carpooled	10.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	10.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Amherst	Glenwood
1-unit, detached	93.2%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Amherst	Glenwood
Poverty rate	2.9%	0.0%
Average household size	2.70	3.22
Mean commute (minutes)	20	13
Median year structure built	1955	1994