Craig vs Decatur

A side-by-side comparison of Craig and Decatur: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Decatur has the higher population (552 vs 139 in Craig). Decatur has the higher median household income ($49,028 vs $48,750 in Craig). Decatur has the higher median home value ($78,800 vs $76,400 in Craig).

Population, income & housing

	Craig	Decatur
Population	139	552
Median age	50.6 yrs	50.5 yrs
Median household income	$48,750	$49,028
Median home value	$76,400	$78,800
Median gross rent	—	$433
Housing units	79	342
Homeownership rate	92.6%	77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.6%	13.3%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	14.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Craig	Decatur
Population	166 → 139 (-16.3%)	377 → 552 (+46.4%)
Median household income	$42,500 → $48,750 (+14.7%)	$36,528 → $49,028 (+34.2%)
Median home value	$47,500 → $76,400 (+60.8%)	$78,500 → $78,800 (+0.4%)
Median gross rent	$731 → $870 (+19.0%)	$494 → $433 (-12.3%)

Craig

Population

166139

Median household income

$42,500$48,750

Median home value

$47,500$76,400

Median gross rent

$731$870

Decatur

Population

377552

Median household income

$36,528$49,028

Median home value

$78,500$78,800

Median gross rent

$494$433

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Craig	Decatur
Under 5	4.3%	1.8%
5 to 17	15.8%	9.1%
18 to 24	5.0%	7.6%
25 to 34	18.0%	14.3%
35 to 44	2.2%	4.0%
45 to 54	13.7%	19.2%
55 to 64	23.0%	15.6%
65 to 74	15.8%	19.4%
75 and over	2.2%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Craig	Decatur
White (non-Hispanic)	84.2%	88.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	4.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	10.8%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Craig	Decatur
No high school diploma	7.7%	7.6%
High school graduate	42.3%	49.3%
Some college or associate's	39.4%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Craig	Decatur
Drove alone	69.7%	72.2%
Carpooled	13.6%	11.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.6%	5.2%
Other means	3.0%	7.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Craig	Decatur
1-unit, detached	91.1%	75.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.9%	14.9%

Poverty & households

	Craig	Decatur
Poverty rate	20.1%	15.4%
Average household size	2.04	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	57	26
Median year structure built	1938	1958