Gothenburg vs Overton

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

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

Gothenburg has the higher population (3,436 vs 676 in Overton). Gothenburg has the higher median household income ($79,519 vs $56,625 in Overton). Gothenburg has the higher median home value ($173,200 vs $107,600 in Overton).

Population, income & housing

	Gothenburg	Overton
Population	3,436	676
Median age	39.6 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$79,519	$56,625
Median home value	$173,200	$107,600
Median gross rent	$838	$783
Housing units	1,597	278
Homeownership rate	69.1%	80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.8%	9.0%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gothenburg	Overton
Population	3,489 → 3,436 (-1.5%)	586 → 676 (+15.4%)
Median household income	$65,433 → $79,519 (+21.5%)	$41,094 → $56,625 (+37.8%)
Median home value	$103,400 → $173,200 (+67.5%)	$57,600 → $107,600 (+86.8%)
Median gross rent	$683 → $838 (+22.7%)	$635 → $783 (+23.3%)

Gothenburg

Population

3,4893,436

Median household income

$65,433$79,519

Median home value

$103,400$173,200

Median gross rent

$683$838

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)

	Gothenburg	Overton
Under 5	4.8%	12.4%
5 to 17	19.9%	19.8%
18 to 24	10.7%	3.7%
25 to 34	10.1%	13.3%
35 to 44	9.4%	12.7%
45 to 54	12.9%	12.7%
55 to 64	13.6%	12.7%
65 to 74	10.8%	4.4%
75 and over	7.8%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gothenburg	Overton
White (non-Hispanic)	88.1%	82.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.9%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	6.7%	15.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gothenburg	Overton
No high school diploma	9.1%	12.5%
High school graduate	32.5%	47.8%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	17.8%	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	2.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gothenburg	Overton
Drove alone	81.6%	80.0%
Carpooled	8.6%	10.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.3%	5.9%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	2.2%
Other means	2.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gothenburg	Overton
1-unit, detached	82.8%	74.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.3%
2 to 4 units	4.9%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.5%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	17.6%

Poverty & households

	Gothenburg	Overton
Poverty rate	7.0%	10.8%
Average household size	2.39	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	18	24
Median year structure built	1968	1955