Fremont vs Nickerson

A side-by-side comparison of Fremont and Nickerson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Fremont has the higher population (27,321 vs 572 in Nickerson). Nickerson has the higher median household income ($117,500 vs $67,179 in Fremont). Fremont has the higher median home value ($194,400 vs $74,800 in Nickerson).

Population, income & housing

	Fremont	Nickerson
Population	27,321	572
Median age	37.7 yrs	30.2 yrs
Median household income	$67,179	$117,500
Median home value	$194,400	$74,800
Median gross rent	$1,005	$960
Housing units	11,749	208
Homeownership rate	61.4%	85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.5%	3.4%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fremont	Nickerson
Population	26,437 → 27,321 (+3.3%)	334 → 572 (+71.3%)
Median household income	$49,474 → $67,179 (+35.8%)	$45,694 → $117,500 (+157.1%)
Median home value	$132,700 → $194,400 (+46.5%)	$56,900 → $74,800 (+31.5%)
Median gross rent	$773 → $1,005 (+30.0%)	$988 → $960 (-2.8%)

Fremont

Population

26,43727,321

Median household income

$49,474$67,179

Median home value

$132,700$194,400

Median gross rent

$773$1,005

Nickerson

Population

334572

Median household income

$45,694$117,500

Median home value

$56,900$74,800

Median gross rent

$988$960

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fremont	Nickerson
Under 5	6.9%	12.1%
5 to 17	18.0%	8.9%
18 to 24	9.3%	27.3%
25 to 34	11.8%	10.1%
35 to 44	13.3%	5.1%
45 to 54	10.5%	6.5%
55 to 64	12.2%	26.0%
65 to 74	10.0%	1.9%
75 and over	7.9%	2.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fremont	Nickerson
White (non-Hispanic)	77.1%	40.6%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	18.6%	58.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fremont	Nickerson
No high school diploma	11.3%	58.4%
High school graduate	36.2%	24.0%
Some college or associate's	31.0%	14.2%
Bachelor's degree	14.0%	3.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fremont	Nickerson
Drove alone	84.3%	87.8%
Carpooled	8.5%	10.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.7%	1.4%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fremont	Nickerson
1-unit, detached	70.3%	65.9%
1-unit, attached	7.4%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	32.2%

Poverty & households

	Fremont	Nickerson
Poverty rate	9.5%	17.5%
Average household size	2.42	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	17	40
Median year structure built	1965	1998