Martinsburg vs Waterbury

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

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

Martinsburg has the higher population (87 vs 82 in Waterbury). Waterbury has the higher median home value ($181,300 vs $110,000 in Martinsburg). Since 2019, Martinsburg's population has grown faster (+7.4% vs +6.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Martinsburg	Waterbury
Population	87	82
Median age	39.3 yrs	46.5 yrs
Median household income	$28,750	—
Median home value	$110,000	$181,300
Housing units	37	56
Homeownership rate	59.5%	97.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.7%	1.8%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Martinsburg	Waterbury
Population	81 → 87 (+7.4%)	77 → 82 (+6.5%)
Median household income	$45,417 → $28,750 (-36.7%)	—
Median home value	$68,600 → $110,000 (+60.3%)	$151,700 → $181,300 (+19.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$531 → $775 (+46.0%)

Martinsburg

Population

8187

Median household income

$45,417$28,750

Median home value

$68,600$110,000

Waterbury

Population

7782

Median home value

$151,700$181,300

Median gross rent

$531$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Martinsburg	Waterbury
Under 5	5.7%	1.2%
5 to 17	28.7%	22.0%
18 to 24	4.6%	9.8%
25 to 34	9.2%	11.0%
35 to 44	9.2%	4.9%
45 to 54	17.2%	36.6%
55 to 64	16.1%	7.3%
65 to 74	6.9%	2.4%
75 and over	2.3%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Martinsburg	Waterbury
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	89.0%
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%	11.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Martinsburg	Waterbury
No high school diploma	9.4%	12.7%
High school graduate	45.3%	65.5%
Some college or associate's	39.6%	20.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	1.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Martinsburg	Waterbury
Drove alone	69.0%	79.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	13.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	26.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	7.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Martinsburg	Waterbury
1-unit, detached	83.8%	66.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	28.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.2%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Martinsburg	Waterbury
Poverty rate	20.7%	24.4%
Average household size	2.35	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	15	33
Median year structure built	1938	1990