Elmwood vs Plattsmouth

A side-by-side comparison of Elmwood and Plattsmouth: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Plattsmouth has the higher population (6,680 vs 765 in Elmwood). Elmwood has the higher median household income ($81,250 vs $64,296 in Plattsmouth). Elmwood has the higher median home value ($176,600 vs $171,900 in Plattsmouth).

Population, income & housing

	Elmwood	Plattsmouth
Population	765	6,680
Median age	36.2 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$81,250	$64,296
Median home value	$176,600	$171,900
Median gross rent	$840	$944
Housing units	310	2,970
Homeownership rate	89.6%	67.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.5%	26.0%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	0.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elmwood	Plattsmouth
Population	720 → 765 (+6.3%)	6,448 → 6,680 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$69,375 → $81,250 (+17.1%)	$50,390 → $64,296 (+27.6%)
Median home value	$125,800 → $176,600 (+40.4%)	$114,400 → $171,900 (+50.3%)
Median gross rent	$758 → $840 (+10.8%)	$810 → $944 (+16.5%)

Elmwood

Population

720765

Median household income

$69,375$81,250

Median home value

$125,800$176,600

Median gross rent

$758$840

Plattsmouth

Population

6,4486,680

Median household income

$50,390$64,296

Median home value

$114,400$171,900

Median gross rent

$810$944

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elmwood	Plattsmouth
Under 5	6.7%	6.6%
5 to 17	23.5%	14.7%
18 to 24	6.9%	9.0%
25 to 34	12.2%	13.5%
35 to 44	13.5%	15.0%
45 to 54	9.8%	12.1%
55 to 64	6.9%	12.6%
65 to 74	9.5%	10.2%
75 and over	11.0%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elmwood	Plattsmouth
White (non-Hispanic)	98.0%	82.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.2%
Two or more races	1.4%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elmwood	Plattsmouth
No high school diploma	4.0%	4.2%
High school graduate	28.3%	34.7%
Some college or associate's	34.3%	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	21.8%	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11.6%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elmwood	Plattsmouth
Drove alone	82.6%	81.6%
Carpooled	3.9%	10.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.7%	5.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elmwood	Plattsmouth
1-unit, detached	88.1%	68.5%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	7.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.3%
Mobile home & other	4.2%	7.6%

Poverty & households

	Elmwood	Plattsmouth
Poverty rate	10.2%	5.9%
Average household size	2.56	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	31	28
Median year structure built	1963	1970