Nickerson vs Scribner

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

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

Scribner has the higher population (735 vs 572 in Nickerson). Nickerson has the higher median household income ($117,500 vs $54,500 in Scribner). Scribner has the higher median home value ($102,200 vs $74,800 in Nickerson).

Population, income & housing

	Nickerson	Scribner
Population	572	735
Median age	30.2 yrs	48.1 yrs
Median household income	$117,500	$54,500
Median home value	$74,800	$102,200
Median gross rent	$960	$944
Housing units	208	363
Homeownership rate	85.7%	85.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.4%	17.5%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nickerson	Scribner
Population	334 → 572 (+71.3%)	754 → 735 (-2.5%)
Median household income	$45,694 → $117,500 (+157.1%)	$45,313 → $54,500 (+20.3%)
Median home value	$56,900 → $74,800 (+31.5%)	$71,600 → $102,200 (+42.7%)
Median gross rent	$988 → $960 (-2.8%)	$575 → $944 (+64.2%)

Nickerson

Population

334572

Median household income

$45,694$117,500

Median home value

$56,900$74,800

Median gross rent

$988$960

Scribner

Population

754735

Median household income

$45,313$54,500

Median home value

$71,600$102,200

Median gross rent

$575$944

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Nickerson	Scribner
Under 5	12.1%	6.4%
5 to 17	8.9%	15.5%
18 to 24	27.3%	5.9%
25 to 34	10.1%	9.4%
35 to 44	5.1%	9.4%
45 to 54	6.5%	9.9%
55 to 64	26.0%	16.2%
65 to 74	1.9%	14.1%
75 and over	2.1%	13.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nickerson	Scribner
White (non-Hispanic)	40.6%	84.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.5%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	58.4%	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nickerson	Scribner
No high school diploma	58.4%	6.0%
High school graduate	24.0%	44.6%
Some college or associate's	14.2%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	3.4%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nickerson	Scribner
Drove alone	87.8%	84.4%
Carpooled	10.8%	8.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.5%
Worked from home	1.4%	1.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nickerson	Scribner
1-unit, detached	65.9%	88.4%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	32.2%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Nickerson	Scribner
Poverty rate	17.5%	15.6%
Average household size	2.92	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	40	18
Median year structure built	1998	1948