Allen vs Emerson

A side-by-side comparison of Allen and Emerson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Emerson has the higher population (912 vs 447 in Allen). Emerson has the higher median household income ($58,125 vs $53,125 in Allen). Allen has the higher median home value ($111,600 vs $100,700 in Emerson).

Population, income & housing

	Allen	Emerson
Population	447	912
Median age	36.6 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$53,125	$58,125
Median home value	$111,600	$100,700
Median gross rent	$638	$691
Housing units	196	372
Homeownership rate	72.1%	67.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	5.4%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Allen	Emerson
Population	356 → 447 (+25.6%)	902 → 912 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$50,625 → $53,125 (+4.9%)	$58,958 → $58,125 (-1.4%)
Median home value	$83,900 → $111,600 (+33.0%)	$79,800 → $100,700 (+26.2%)
Median gross rent	$513 → $638 (+24.4%)	$664 → $691 (+4.1%)

Allen

Population

356447

Median household income

$50,625$53,125

Median home value

$83,900$111,600

Median gross rent

$513$638

Emerson

Population

902912

Median household income

$58,958$58,125

Median home value

$79,800$100,700

Median gross rent

$664$691

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Allen	Emerson
Under 5	3.4%	5.8%
5 to 17	17.2%	19.8%
18 to 24	16.8%	11.5%
25 to 34	10.3%	7.3%
35 to 44	7.8%	15.2%
45 to 54	6.9%	8.9%
55 to 64	16.8%	9.6%
65 to 74	11.9%	13.7%
75 and over	8.9%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Allen	Emerson
White (non-Hispanic)	84.6%	74.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	5.3%
Asian	0.0%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	10.7%	13.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Allen	Emerson
No high school diploma	16.8%	14.0%
High school graduate	31.8%	50.6%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	4.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Allen	Emerson
Drove alone	67.4%	84.0%
Carpooled	18.6%	9.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.2%	5.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Allen	Emerson
1-unit, detached	87.2%	80.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	11.7%	9.1%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	6.2%

Poverty & households

	Allen	Emerson
Poverty rate	16.9%	13.1%
Average household size	2.35	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	27	23
Median year structure built	1959	1955