Howells vs Schuyler

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

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

Schuyler has the higher population (6,517 vs 602 in Howells). Schuyler has the higher median household income ($78,380 vs $72,188 in Howells). Schuyler has the higher median home value ($129,600 vs $104,500 in Howells).

Population, income & housing

	Howells	Schuyler
Population	602	6,517
Median age	49.5 yrs	30.4 yrs
Median household income	$72,188	$78,380
Median home value	$104,500	$129,600
Median gross rent	$558	$970
Housing units	326	2,045
Homeownership rate	88.6%	72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.5%	8.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Howells	Schuyler
Population	657 → 602 (-8.4%)	6,284 → 6,517 (+3.7%)
Median household income	$58,750 → $72,188 (+22.9%)	$63,625 → $78,380 (+23.2%)
Median home value	$84,500 → $104,500 (+23.7%)	$102,800 → $129,600 (+26.1%)
Median gross rent	$533 → $558 (+4.7%)	$736 → $970 (+31.8%)

Howells

Population

657602

Median household income

$58,750$72,188

Median home value

$84,500$104,500

Median gross rent

$533$558

Schuyler

Population

6,2846,517

Median household income

$63,625$78,380

Median home value

$102,800$129,600

Median gross rent

$736$970

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Howells	Schuyler
Under 5	6.8%	9.6%
5 to 17	16.8%	24.7%
18 to 24	6.0%	9.4%
25 to 34	8.6%	12.6%
35 to 44	10.3%	9.4%
45 to 54	8.0%	16.2%
55 to 64	20.3%	10.5%
65 to 74	7.0%	6.3%
75 and over	16.3%	1.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Howells	Schuyler
White (non-Hispanic)	96.2%	17.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.4%
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%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	73.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Howells	Schuyler
No high school diploma	6.8%	35.2%
High school graduate	24.5%	31.7%
Some college or associate's	39.2%	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	18.6%	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	10.8%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Howells	Schuyler
Drove alone	79.9%	79.6%
Carpooled	8.7%	15.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.7%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	6.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Howells	Schuyler
1-unit, detached	89.3%	74.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	15.8%

Poverty & households

	Howells	Schuyler
Poverty rate	11.1%	9.2%
Average household size	2.22	3.26
Mean commute (minutes)	22	17
Median year structure built	1950	1976