Allen vs Newcastle

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

Allen and Newcastle 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 329 in Newcastle). Newcastle has the higher median household income ($76,250 vs $53,125 in Allen). Allen has the higher median home value ($111,600 vs $101,800 in Newcastle).

Population, income & housing

	Allen	Newcastle
Population	447	329
Median age	36.6 yrs	57.5 yrs
Median household income	$53,125	$76,250
Median home value	$111,600	$101,800
Median gross rent	$638	$663
Housing units	196	195
Homeownership rate	72.1%	88.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	46.2%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Allen	Newcastle
Population	356 → 447 (+25.6%)	314 → 329 (+4.8%)
Median household income	$50,625 → $53,125 (+4.9%)	$52,500 → $76,250 (+45.2%)
Median home value	$83,900 → $111,600 (+33.0%)	$66,400 → $101,800 (+53.3%)
Median gross rent	$513 → $638 (+24.4%)	$644 → $663 (+3.0%)

Allen

Population

356447

Median household income

$50,625$53,125

Median home value

$83,900$111,600

Median gross rent

$513$638

Newcastle

Population

314329

Median household income

$52,500$76,250

Median home value

$66,400$101,800

Median gross rent

$644$663

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Allen	Newcastle
Under 5	3.4%	5.5%
5 to 17	17.2%	11.2%
18 to 24	16.8%	2.4%
25 to 34	10.3%	4.0%
35 to 44	7.8%	3.6%
45 to 54	6.9%	6.7%
55 to 64	16.8%	35.9%
65 to 74	11.9%	24.0%
75 and over	8.9%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Allen	Newcastle
White (non-Hispanic)	84.6%	95.1%
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%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	10.7%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Allen	Newcastle
No high school diploma	16.8%	4.9%
High school graduate	31.8%	24.8%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	43.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Allen	Newcastle
Drove alone	67.4%	92.7%
Carpooled	18.6%	4.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.2%	3.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Allen	Newcastle
1-unit, detached	87.2%	89.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	11.7%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	0.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Allen	Newcastle
Poverty rate	16.9%	2.4%
Average household size	2.35	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	27	24
Median year structure built	1959	1971