Cozad vs Gothenburg

A side-by-side comparison of Cozad and Gothenburg: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Cozad has the higher population (3,944 vs 3,436 in Gothenburg). Gothenburg has the higher median household income ($79,519 vs $50,161 in Cozad). Gothenburg has the higher median home value ($173,200 vs $118,600 in Cozad).

Population, income & housing

	Cozad	Gothenburg
Population	3,944	3,436
Median age	43.7 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$50,161	$79,519
Median home value	$118,600	$173,200
Median gross rent	$820	$838
Housing units	1,937	1,597
Homeownership rate	64.7%	69.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.8%	23.8%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cozad	Gothenburg
Population	3,787 → 3,944 (+4.1%)	3,489 → 3,436 (-1.5%)
Median household income	$46,196 → $50,161 (+8.6%)	$65,433 → $79,519 (+21.5%)
Median home value	$87,000 → $118,600 (+36.3%)	$103,400 → $173,200 (+67.5%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $820 (+21.5%)	$683 → $838 (+22.7%)

Cozad

Population

3,7873,944

Median household income

$46,196$50,161

Median home value

$87,000$118,600

Median gross rent

$675$820

Gothenburg

Population

3,4893,436

Median household income

$65,433$79,519

Median home value

$103,400$173,200

Median gross rent

$683$838

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cozad	Gothenburg
Under 5	5.6%	4.8%
5 to 17	18.9%	19.9%
18 to 24	5.0%	10.7%
25 to 34	10.5%	10.1%
35 to 44	11.0%	9.4%
45 to 54	9.5%	12.9%
55 to 64	13.2%	13.6%
65 to 74	13.2%	10.8%
75 and over	13.0%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cozad	Gothenburg
White (non-Hispanic)	84.9%	88.1%
Black or African American	2.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.8%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	10.8%	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cozad	Gothenburg
No high school diploma	13.1%	9.1%
High school graduate	39.7%	32.5%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cozad	Gothenburg
Drove alone	89.0%	81.6%
Carpooled	7.8%	8.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	1.6%	2.9%
Other means	1.6%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cozad	Gothenburg
1-unit, detached	75.7%	82.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	5.9%	3.6%
20 or more units	5.8%	5.5%
Mobile home & other	9.3%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Cozad	Gothenburg
Poverty rate	15.2%	7.0%
Average household size	2.21	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	18	18
Median year structure built	1966	1968