Emerson vs Newcastle

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

Emerson and Newcastle 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 329 in Newcastle). Newcastle has the higher median household income ($76,250 vs $58,125 in Emerson). Newcastle has the higher median home value ($101,800 vs $100,700 in Emerson).

Population, income & housing

	Emerson	Newcastle
Population	912	329
Median age	41.8 yrs	57.5 yrs
Median household income	$58,125	$76,250
Median home value	$100,700	$101,800
Median gross rent	$691	$663
Housing units	372	195
Homeownership rate	67.1%	88.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.4%	46.2%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emerson	Newcastle
Population	902 → 912 (+1.1%)	314 → 329 (+4.8%)
Median household income	$58,958 → $58,125 (-1.4%)	$52,500 → $76,250 (+45.2%)
Median home value	$79,800 → $100,700 (+26.2%)	$66,400 → $101,800 (+53.3%)
Median gross rent	$664 → $691 (+4.1%)	$644 → $663 (+3.0%)

Emerson

Population

902912

Median household income

$58,958$58,125

Median home value

$79,800$100,700

Median gross rent

$664$691

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)

	Emerson	Newcastle
Under 5	5.8%	5.5%
5 to 17	19.8%	11.2%
18 to 24	11.5%	2.4%
25 to 34	7.3%	4.0%
35 to 44	15.2%	3.6%
45 to 54	8.9%	6.7%
55 to 64	9.6%	35.9%
65 to 74	13.7%	24.0%
75 and over	8.0%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emerson	Newcastle
White (non-Hispanic)	74.2%	95.1%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5.3%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	13.0%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emerson	Newcastle
No high school diploma	14.0%	4.9%
High school graduate	50.6%	24.8%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	4.0%	43.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emerson	Newcastle
Drove alone	84.0%	92.7%
Carpooled	9.7%	4.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	3.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emerson	Newcastle
1-unit, detached	80.6%	89.2%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	9.1%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.2%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Emerson	Newcastle
Poverty rate	13.1%	2.4%
Average household size	2.57	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	23	24
Median year structure built	1955	1971