Nickerson vs North Bend

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

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

North Bend has the higher population (1,225 vs 572 in Nickerson). Nickerson has the higher median household income ($117,500 vs $84,345 in North Bend). North Bend has the higher median home value ($162,700 vs $74,800 in Nickerson).

Population, income & housing

	Nickerson	North Bend
Population	572	1,225
Median age	30.2 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$117,500	$84,345
Median home value	$74,800	$162,700
Median gross rent	$960	$1,224
Housing units	208	450
Homeownership rate	85.7%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.4%	25.2%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nickerson	North Bend
Population	334 → 572 (+71.3%)	1,340 → 1,225 (-8.6%)
Median household income	$45,694 → $117,500 (+157.1%)	$75,909 → $84,345 (+11.1%)
Median home value	$56,900 → $74,800 (+31.5%)	$107,400 → $162,700 (+51.5%)
Median gross rent	$988 → $960 (-2.8%)	$682 → $1,224 (+79.5%)

Nickerson

Population

334572

Median household income

$45,694$117,500

Median home value

$56,900$74,800

Median gross rent

$988$960

North Bend

Population

1,3401,225

Median household income

$75,909$84,345

Median home value

$107,400$162,700

Median gross rent

$682$1,224

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Nickerson	North Bend
Under 5	12.1%	4.0%
5 to 17	8.9%	28.1%
18 to 24	27.3%	5.0%
25 to 34	10.1%	5.7%
35 to 44	5.1%	13.1%
45 to 54	6.5%	17.1%
55 to 64	26.0%	12.7%
65 to 74	1.9%	10.8%
75 and over	2.1%	3.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nickerson	North Bend
White (non-Hispanic)	40.6%	86.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	58.4%	9.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nickerson	North Bend
No high school diploma	58.4%	7.3%
High school graduate	24.0%	35.7%
Some college or associate's	14.2%	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	3.4%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	12.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nickerson	North Bend
Drove alone	87.8%	87.4%
Carpooled	10.8%	10.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.4%	1.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nickerson	North Bend
1-unit, detached	65.9%	94.2%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	32.2%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Nickerson	North Bend
Poverty rate	17.5%	7.6%
Average household size	2.92	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	40	23
Median year structure built	1998	1957