Allen vs Martinsburg

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

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

Allen has the higher population (447 vs 87 in Martinsburg). Allen has the higher median household income ($53,125 vs $28,750 in Martinsburg). Allen has the higher median home value ($111,600 vs $110,000 in Martinsburg).

Population, income & housing

	Allen	Martinsburg
Population	447	87
Median age	36.6 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$53,125	$28,750
Median home value	$111,600	$110,000
Median gross rent	$638	—
Housing units	196	37
Homeownership rate	72.1%	59.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	5.7%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Allen	Martinsburg
Population	356 → 447 (+25.6%)	81 → 87 (+7.4%)
Median household income	$50,625 → $53,125 (+4.9%)	$45,417 → $28,750 (-36.7%)
Median home value	$83,900 → $111,600 (+33.0%)	$68,600 → $110,000 (+60.3%)
Median gross rent	$513 → $638 (+24.4%)	—

Allen

Population

356447

Median household income

$50,625$53,125

Median home value

$83,900$111,600

Median gross rent

$513$638

Martinsburg

Population

8187

Median household income

$45,417$28,750

Median home value

$68,600$110,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Allen	Martinsburg
Under 5	3.4%	5.7%
5 to 17	17.2%	28.7%
18 to 24	16.8%	4.6%
25 to 34	10.3%	9.2%
35 to 44	7.8%	9.2%
45 to 54	6.9%	17.2%
55 to 64	16.8%	16.1%
65 to 74	11.9%	6.9%
75 and over	8.9%	2.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Allen	Martinsburg
White (non-Hispanic)	84.6%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	10.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Allen	Martinsburg
No high school diploma	16.8%	9.4%
High school graduate	31.8%	45.3%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	39.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Allen	Martinsburg
Drove alone	67.4%	69.0%
Carpooled	18.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	26.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.2%	4.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Allen	Martinsburg
1-unit, detached	87.2%	83.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	16.2%

Poverty & households

	Allen	Martinsburg
Poverty rate	16.9%	20.7%
Average household size	2.35	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	27	15
Median year structure built	1959	1938