Martinsburg vs Newcastle

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

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

Newcastle has the higher population (329 vs 87 in Martinsburg). Newcastle has the higher median household income ($76,250 vs $28,750 in Martinsburg). Martinsburg has the higher median home value ($110,000 vs $101,800 in Newcastle).

Population, income & housing

	Martinsburg	Newcastle
Population	87	329
Median age	39.3 yrs	57.5 yrs
Median household income	$28,750	$76,250
Median home value	$110,000	$101,800
Median gross rent	—	$663
Housing units	37	195
Homeownership rate	59.5%	88.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.7%	46.2%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Martinsburg	Newcastle
Population	81 → 87 (+7.4%)	314 → 329 (+4.8%)
Median household income	$45,417 → $28,750 (-36.7%)	$52,500 → $76,250 (+45.2%)
Median home value	$68,600 → $110,000 (+60.3%)	$66,400 → $101,800 (+53.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$644 → $663 (+3.0%)

Martinsburg

Population

8187

Median household income

$45,417$28,750

Median home value

$68,600$110,000

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)

	Martinsburg	Newcastle
Under 5	5.7%	5.5%
5 to 17	28.7%	11.2%
18 to 24	4.6%	2.4%
25 to 34	9.2%	4.0%
35 to 44	9.2%	3.6%
45 to 54	17.2%	6.7%
55 to 64	16.1%	35.9%
65 to 74	6.9%	24.0%
75 and over	2.3%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Martinsburg	Newcastle
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	95.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Martinsburg	Newcastle
No high school diploma	9.4%	4.9%
High school graduate	45.3%	24.8%
Some college or associate's	39.6%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	43.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Martinsburg	Newcastle
Drove alone	69.0%	92.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	26.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	3.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Martinsburg	Newcastle
1-unit, detached	83.8%	89.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.2%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Martinsburg	Newcastle
Poverty rate	20.7%	2.4%
Average household size	2.35	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	15	24
Median year structure built	1938	1971