Clarkson vs Howells

A side-by-side comparison of Clarkson and Howells: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Clarkson has the higher population (609 vs 602 in Howells). Howells has the higher median household income ($72,188 vs $64,219 in Clarkson). Howells has the higher median home value ($104,500 vs $74,200 in Clarkson).

Population, income & housing

	Clarkson	Howells
Population	609	602
Median age	44.9 yrs	49.5 yrs
Median household income	$64,219	$72,188
Median home value	$74,200	$104,500
Median gross rent	$514	$558
Housing units	319	326
Homeownership rate	82.2%	88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.7%	29.5%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clarkson	Howells
Population	631 → 609 (-3.5%)	657 → 602 (-8.4%)
Median household income	$57,083 → $64,219 (+12.5%)	$58,750 → $72,188 (+22.9%)
Median home value	$49,600 → $74,200 (+49.6%)	$84,500 → $104,500 (+23.7%)
Median gross rent	$571 → $514 (-10.0%)	$533 → $558 (+4.7%)

Clarkson

Population

631609

Median household income

$57,083$64,219

Median home value

$49,600$74,200

Median gross rent

$571$514

Howells

Population

657602

Median household income

$58,750$72,188

Median home value

$84,500$104,500

Median gross rent

$533$558

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clarkson	Howells
Under 5	4.1%	6.8%
5 to 17	8.5%	16.8%
18 to 24	6.9%	6.0%
25 to 34	19.7%	8.6%
35 to 44	10.8%	10.3%
45 to 54	11.3%	8.0%
55 to 64	13.5%	20.3%
65 to 74	7.4%	7.0%
75 and over	17.7%	16.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clarkson	Howells
White (non-Hispanic)	97.7%	96.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	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	0.2%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clarkson	Howells
No high school diploma	6.7%	6.8%
High school graduate	41.4%	24.5%
Some college or associate's	35.1%	39.2%
Bachelor's degree	14.9%	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	10.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clarkson	Howells
Drove alone	88.5%	79.9%
Carpooled	4.5%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.2%	4.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.0%
Other means	2.9%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clarkson	Howells
1-unit, detached	79.3%	89.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.4%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Clarkson	Howells
Poverty rate	19.6%	11.1%
Average household size	2.12	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	20	22
Median year structure built	1953	1950