Callaway vs Merna

A side-by-side comparison of Callaway and Merna: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Callaway has the higher population (608 vs 380 in Merna). Merna has the higher median household income ($73,500 vs $50,938 in Callaway). Callaway has the higher median home value ($157,600 vs $107,500 in Merna).

Population, income & housing

	Callaway	Merna
Population	608	380
Median age	38.5 yrs	33.3 yrs
Median household income	$50,938	$73,500
Median home value	$157,600	$107,500
Median gross rent	$585	$1,083
Housing units	293	166
Homeownership rate	67.3%	79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.5%	20.1%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Callaway	Merna
Population	646 → 608 (-5.9%)	353 → 380 (+7.6%)
Median household income	$47,500 → $50,938 (+7.2%)	$45,417 → $73,500 (+61.8%)
Median home value	$108,800 → $157,600 (+44.9%)	$75,000 → $107,500 (+43.3%)
Median gross rent	$587 → $585 (-0.3%)	$821 → $1,083 (+31.9%)

Callaway

Population

646608

Median household income

$47,500$50,938

Median home value

$108,800$157,600

Median gross rent

$587$585

Merna

Population

353380

Median household income

$45,417$73,500

Median home value

$75,000$107,500

Median gross rent

$821$1,083

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Callaway	Merna
Under 5	6.6%	9.2%
5 to 17	20.9%	22.4%
18 to 24	9.7%	4.2%
25 to 34	8.1%	15.8%
35 to 44	16.1%	12.4%
45 to 54	7.7%	11.8%
55 to 64	9.2%	13.2%
65 to 74	14.5%	5.5%
75 and over	7.2%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Callaway	Merna
White (non-Hispanic)	91.6%	88.9%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	5.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	6.9%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Callaway	Merna
No high school diploma	4.2%	5.3%
High school graduate	18.1%	38.9%
Some college or associate's	45.3%	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	19.4%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	13.1%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Callaway	Merna
Drove alone	80.6%	73.0%
Carpooled	7.4%	12.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.8%	5.1%
Worked from home	1.1%	4.6%
Other means	0.7%	4.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Callaway	Merna
1-unit, detached	91.5%	86.7%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.4%
20 or more units	4.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	8.4%

Poverty & households

	Callaway	Merna
Poverty rate	10.5%	8.5%
Average household size	2.21	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	12	14
Median year structure built	1966	1958