Clarkson vs Leigh

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

Clarkson and Leigh 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 451 in Leigh). Leigh has the higher median household income ($68,068 vs $64,219 in Clarkson). Leigh has the higher median home value ($89,000 vs $74,200 in Clarkson).

Population, income & housing

	Clarkson	Leigh
Population	609	451
Median age	44.9 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$64,219	$68,068
Median home value	$74,200	$89,000
Median gross rent	$514	$638
Housing units	319	232
Homeownership rate	82.2%	86.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.7%	19.6%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clarkson	Leigh
Population	631 → 609 (-3.5%)	396 → 451 (+13.9%)
Median household income	$57,083 → $64,219 (+12.5%)	$49,821 → $68,068 (+36.6%)
Median home value	$49,600 → $74,200 (+49.6%)	$59,200 → $89,000 (+50.3%)
Median gross rent	$571 → $514 (-10.0%)	$663 → $638 (-3.8%)

Clarkson

Population

631609

Median household income

$57,083$64,219

Median home value

$49,600$74,200

Median gross rent

$571$514

Leigh

Population

396451

Median household income

$49,821$68,068

Median home value

$59,200$89,000

Median gross rent

$663$638

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clarkson	Leigh
Under 5	4.1%	6.4%
5 to 17	8.5%	23.9%
18 to 24	6.9%	4.0%
25 to 34	19.7%	11.3%
35 to 44	10.8%	7.5%
45 to 54	11.3%	14.6%
55 to 64	13.5%	4.9%
65 to 74	7.4%	7.3%
75 and over	17.7%	20.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clarkson	Leigh
White (non-Hispanic)	97.7%	89.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	1.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	9.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clarkson	Leigh
No high school diploma	6.7%	5.4%
High school graduate	41.4%	30.1%
Some college or associate's	35.1%	44.9%
Bachelor's degree	14.9%	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clarkson	Leigh
Drove alone	88.5%	71.8%
Carpooled	4.5%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.2%	9.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.6%
Other means	2.9%	4.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clarkson	Leigh
1-unit, detached	79.3%	86.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	6.9%
2 to 4 units	9.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	5.2%
20 or more units	5.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Clarkson	Leigh
Poverty rate	19.6%	3.5%
Average household size	2.12	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	20	16
Median year structure built	1953	1961