Emerson vs Ponca

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

Emerson and Ponca 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 707 in Ponca). Emerson has the higher median household income ($58,125 vs $53,077 in Ponca). Ponca has the higher median home value ($173,800 vs $100,700 in Emerson).

Population, income & housing

	Emerson	Ponca
Population	912	707
Median age	41.8 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$58,125	$53,077
Median home value	$100,700	$173,800
Median gross rent	$691	$575
Housing units	372	380
Homeownership rate	67.1%	71.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.4%	24.8%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emerson	Ponca
Population	902 → 912 (+1.1%)	915 → 707 (-22.7%)
Median household income	$58,958 → $58,125 (-1.4%)	$52,604 → $53,077 (+0.9%)
Median home value	$79,800 → $100,700 (+26.2%)	$90,300 → $173,800 (+92.5%)
Median gross rent	$664 → $691 (+4.1%)	$575 → $575 (+0.0%)

Emerson

Population

902912

Median household income

$58,958$58,125

Median home value

$79,800$100,700

Median gross rent

$664$691

Ponca

Population

915707

Median household income

$52,604$53,077

Median home value

$90,300$173,800

Median gross rent

$575$575

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emerson	Ponca
Under 5	5.8%	8.5%
5 to 17	19.8%	9.1%
18 to 24	11.5%	5.0%
25 to 34	7.3%	17.0%
35 to 44	15.2%	11.7%
45 to 54	8.9%	9.5%
55 to 64	9.6%	13.9%
65 to 74	13.7%	7.5%
75 and over	8.0%	18.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emerson	Ponca
White (non-Hispanic)	74.2%	90.0%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5.3%	1.3%
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%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	13.0%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emerson	Ponca
No high school diploma	14.0%	8.0%
High school graduate	50.6%	35.0%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	4.0%	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emerson	Ponca
Drove alone	84.0%	80.4%
Carpooled	9.7%	7.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	5.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	6.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emerson	Ponca
1-unit, detached	80.6%	72.6%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	9.1%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.8%
Mobile home & other	6.2%	9.2%

Poverty & households

	Emerson	Ponca
Poverty rate	13.1%	2.6%
Average household size	2.57	1.86
Mean commute (minutes)	23	20
Median year structure built	1955	1969