Allen vs Waterbury

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

Allen and Waterbury 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 82 in Waterbury). Waterbury has the higher median home value ($181,300 vs $111,600 in Allen). Since 2019, Allen's population has grown faster (+25.6% vs +6.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Allen	Waterbury
Population	447	82
Median age	36.6 yrs	46.5 yrs
Median household income	$53,125	—
Median home value	$111,600	$181,300
Median gross rent	$638	—
Housing units	196	56
Homeownership rate	72.1%	97.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	1.8%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Allen	Waterbury
Population	356 → 447 (+25.6%)	77 → 82 (+6.5%)
Median household income	$50,625 → $53,125 (+4.9%)	—
Median home value	$83,900 → $111,600 (+33.0%)	$151,700 → $181,300 (+19.5%)
Median gross rent	$513 → $638 (+24.4%)	$531 → $775 (+46.0%)

Allen

Population

356447

Median household income

$50,625$53,125

Median home value

$83,900$111,600

Median gross rent

$513$638

Waterbury

Population

7782

Median home value

$151,700$181,300

Median gross rent

$531$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Allen	Waterbury
Under 5	3.4%	1.2%
5 to 17	17.2%	22.0%
18 to 24	16.8%	9.8%
25 to 34	10.3%	11.0%
35 to 44	7.8%	4.9%
45 to 54	6.9%	36.6%
55 to 64	16.8%	7.3%
65 to 74	11.9%	2.4%
75 and over	8.9%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Allen	Waterbury
White (non-Hispanic)	84.6%	89.0%
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%	11.0%
Hispanic or Latino	10.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Allen	Waterbury
No high school diploma	16.8%	12.7%
High school graduate	31.8%	65.5%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	20.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	1.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Allen	Waterbury
Drove alone	67.4%	79.6%
Carpooled	18.6%	13.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.2%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	7.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Allen	Waterbury
1-unit, detached	87.2%	66.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	28.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Allen	Waterbury
Poverty rate	16.9%	24.4%
Average household size	2.35	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	27	33
Median year structure built	1959	1990