Howells vs Leigh

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

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

Howells has the higher population (602 vs 451 in Leigh). Howells has the higher median household income ($72,188 vs $68,068 in Leigh). Howells has the higher median home value ($104,500 vs $89,000 in Leigh).

Population, income & housing

	Howells	Leigh
Population	602	451
Median age	49.5 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$72,188	$68,068
Median home value	$104,500	$89,000
Median gross rent	$558	$638
Housing units	326	232
Homeownership rate	88.6%	86.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.5%	19.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Howells	Leigh
Population	657 → 602 (-8.4%)	396 → 451 (+13.9%)
Median household income	$58,750 → $72,188 (+22.9%)	$49,821 → $68,068 (+36.6%)
Median home value	$84,500 → $104,500 (+23.7%)	$59,200 → $89,000 (+50.3%)
Median gross rent	$533 → $558 (+4.7%)	$663 → $638 (-3.8%)

Howells

Population

657602

Median household income

$58,750$72,188

Median home value

$84,500$104,500

Median gross rent

$533$558

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)

	Howells	Leigh
Under 5	6.8%	6.4%
5 to 17	16.8%	23.9%
18 to 24	6.0%	4.0%
25 to 34	8.6%	11.3%
35 to 44	10.3%	7.5%
45 to 54	8.0%	14.6%
55 to 64	20.3%	4.9%
65 to 74	7.0%	7.3%
75 and over	16.3%	20.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Howells	Leigh
White (non-Hispanic)	96.2%	89.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	0.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	9.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Howells	Leigh
No high school diploma	6.8%	5.4%
High school graduate	24.5%	30.1%
Some college or associate's	39.2%	44.9%
Bachelor's degree	18.6%	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	10.8%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Howells	Leigh
Drove alone	79.9%	71.8%
Carpooled	8.7%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.7%	9.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	5.6%
Other means	0.7%	4.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Howells	Leigh
1-unit, detached	89.3%	86.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	6.9%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Howells	Leigh
Poverty rate	11.1%	3.5%
Average household size	2.22	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	22	16
Median year structure built	1950	1961