Farnam vs Overton

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

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

Overton has the higher population (676 vs 169 in Farnam). Overton has the higher median household income ($56,625 vs $46,500 in Farnam). Overton has the higher median home value ($107,600 vs $72,100 in Farnam).

Population, income & housing

	Farnam	Overton
Population	169	676
Median age	36.8 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$46,500	$56,625
Median home value	$72,100	$107,600
Median gross rent	$708	$783
Housing units	78	278
Homeownership rate	72.4%	80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.1%	9.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Farnam	Overton
Population	216 → 169 (-21.8%)	586 → 676 (+15.4%)
Median household income	$46,250 → $46,500 (+0.5%)	$41,094 → $56,625 (+37.8%)
Median home value	$61,300 → $72,100 (+17.6%)	$57,600 → $107,600 (+86.8%)
Median gross rent	$419 → $708 (+69.0%)	$635 → $783 (+23.3%)

Farnam

Population

216169

Median household income

$46,250$46,500

Median home value

$61,300$72,100

Median gross rent

$419$708

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)

	Farnam	Overton
Under 5	7.7%	12.4%
5 to 17	10.1%	19.8%
18 to 24	3.6%	3.7%
25 to 34	23.1%	13.3%
35 to 44	13.6%	12.7%
45 to 54	4.7%	12.7%
55 to 64	5.3%	12.7%
65 to 74	10.7%	4.4%
75 and over	21.3%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Farnam	Overton
White (non-Hispanic)	97.0%	82.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	15.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Farnam	Overton
No high school diploma	12.8%	12.5%
High school graduate	36.8%	47.8%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	15.0%	2.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Farnam	Overton
Drove alone	81.9%	80.0%
Carpooled	8.4%	10.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.4%	5.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.2%	2.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Farnam	Overton
1-unit, detached	92.3%	74.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.3%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	17.6%

Poverty & households

	Farnam	Overton
Poverty rate	22.5%	10.8%
Average household size	2.22	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	31	24
Median year structure built	1957	1955