Maskell vs Newcastle

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

Maskell 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 58 in Maskell). Maskell has the higher median household income ($77,750 vs $76,250 in Newcastle). Newcastle has the higher median home value ($101,800 vs $51,700 in Maskell).

Population, income & housing

	Maskell	Newcastle
Population	58	329
Median age	50.4 yrs	57.5 yrs
Median household income	$77,750	$76,250
Median home value	$51,700	$101,800
Median gross rent	—	$663
Housing units	35	195
Homeownership rate	84.0%	88.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.5%	46.2%
Unemployment rate	13.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Maskell	Newcastle
Population	61 → 58 (-4.9%)	314 → 329 (+4.8%)
Median household income	$43,750 → $77,750 (+77.7%)	$52,500 → $76,250 (+45.2%)
Median home value	$63,600 → $51,700 (-18.7%)	$66,400 → $101,800 (+53.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$644 → $663 (+3.0%)

Maskell

Population

6158

Median household income

$43,750$77,750

Median home value

$63,600$51,700

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)

	Maskell	Newcastle
Under 5	1.7%	5.5%
5 to 17	3.4%	11.2%
18 to 24	19.0%	2.4%
25 to 34	6.9%	4.0%
35 to 44	6.9%	3.6%
45 to 54	17.2%	6.7%
55 to 64	19.0%	35.9%
65 to 74	22.4%	24.0%
75 and over	3.4%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Maskell	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+

	Maskell	Newcastle
No high school diploma	4.5%	4.9%
High school graduate	27.3%	24.8%
Some college or associate's	63.6%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	4.5%	43.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Maskell	Newcastle
Drove alone	73.7%	92.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.3%	3.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Maskell	Newcastle
1-unit, detached	94.3%	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	5.7%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Maskell	Newcastle
Poverty rate	5.3%	2.4%
Average household size	2.32	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1938	1971