Cozad vs Overton

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

Cozad and Overton 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 676 in Overton). Overton has the higher median household income ($56,625 vs $50,161 in Cozad). Cozad has the higher median home value ($118,600 vs $107,600 in Overton).

Population, income & housing

	Cozad	Overton
Population	3,944	676
Median age	43.7 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$50,161	$56,625
Median home value	$118,600	$107,600
Median gross rent	$820	$783
Housing units	1,937	278
Homeownership rate	64.7%	80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.8%	9.0%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cozad	Overton
Population	3,787 → 3,944 (+4.1%)	586 → 676 (+15.4%)
Median household income	$46,196 → $50,161 (+8.6%)	$41,094 → $56,625 (+37.8%)
Median home value	$87,000 → $118,600 (+36.3%)	$57,600 → $107,600 (+86.8%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $820 (+21.5%)	$635 → $783 (+23.3%)

Cozad

Population

3,7873,944

Median household income

$46,196$50,161

Median home value

$87,000$118,600

Median gross rent

$675$820

Overton

Population

586676

Median household income

$41,094$56,625

Median home value

$57,600$107,600

Median gross rent

$635$783

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cozad	Overton
Under 5	5.6%	12.4%
5 to 17	18.9%	19.8%
18 to 24	5.0%	3.7%
25 to 34	10.5%	13.3%
35 to 44	11.0%	12.7%
45 to 54	9.5%	12.7%
55 to 64	13.2%	12.7%
65 to 74	13.2%	4.4%
75 and over	13.0%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cozad	Overton
White (non-Hispanic)	84.9%	82.4%
Black or African American	2.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	10.8%	15.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cozad	Overton
No high school diploma	13.1%	12.5%
High school graduate	39.7%	47.8%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	2.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cozad	Overton
Drove alone	89.0%	80.0%
Carpooled	7.8%	10.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.6%	2.2%
Other means	1.6%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cozad	Overton
1-unit, detached	75.7%	74.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.3%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	5.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.8%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	9.3%	17.6%

Poverty & households

	Cozad	Overton
Poverty rate	15.2%	10.8%
Average household size	2.21	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	18	24
Median year structure built	1966	1955