Howells vs Richland

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

Howells and Richland 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 68 in Richland). Howells has the higher median household income ($72,188 vs $40,625 in Richland). Richland has the higher median home value ($112,500 vs $104,500 in Howells).

Population, income & housing

	Howells	Richland
Population	602	68
Median age	49.5 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$72,188	$40,625
Median home value	$104,500	$112,500
Median gross rent	$558	—
Housing units	326	38
Homeownership rate	88.6%	73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.5%	4.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Howells	Richland
Population	657 → 602 (-8.4%)	134 → 68 (-49.3%)
Median household income	$58,750 → $72,188 (+22.9%)	$43,125 → $40,625 (-5.8%)
Median home value	$84,500 → $104,500 (+23.7%)	$54,000 → $112,500 (+108.3%)
Median gross rent	$533 → $558 (+4.7%)	—

Howells

Population

657602

Median household income

$58,750$72,188

Median home value

$84,500$104,500

Median gross rent

$533$558

Richland

Population

13468

Median household income

$43,125$40,625

Median home value

$54,000$112,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Howells	Richland
Under 5	6.8%	1.5%
5 to 17	16.8%	25.0%
18 to 24	6.0%	4.4%
25 to 34	8.6%	11.8%
35 to 44	10.3%	5.9%
45 to 54	8.0%	5.9%
55 to 64	20.3%	16.2%
65 to 74	7.0%	10.3%
75 and over	16.3%	19.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Howells	Richland
White (non-Hispanic)	96.2%	73.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	10.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	16.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Howells	Richland
No high school diploma	6.8%	19.1%
High school graduate	24.5%	36.2%
Some college or associate's	39.2%	40.4%
Bachelor's degree	18.6%	4.3%
Graduate or professional degree	10.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Howells	Richland
Drove alone	79.9%	87.9%
Carpooled	8.7%	12.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Howells	Richland
1-unit, detached	89.3%	97.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Howells	Richland
Poverty rate	11.1%	20.6%
Average household size	2.22	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	22	14
Median year structure built	1950	1960