Grafton vs Shickley

A side-by-side comparison of Grafton and Shickley: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Shickley has the higher population (376 vs 146 in Grafton). Shickley has the higher median household income ($78,125 vs $73,750 in Grafton). Shickley has the higher median home value ($158,500 vs $108,300 in Grafton).

Population, income & housing

	Grafton	Shickley
Population	146	376
Median age	48.1 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$73,750	$78,125
Median home value	$108,300	$158,500
Median gross rent	—	$883
Housing units	77	162
Homeownership rate	100.0%	90.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.5%	25.4%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grafton	Shickley
Population	142 → 146 (+2.8%)	260 → 376 (+44.6%)
Median household income	$60,000 → $73,750 (+22.9%)	$49,583 → $78,125 (+57.6%)
Median home value	$75,800 → $108,300 (+42.9%)	$84,600 → $158,500 (+87.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$617 → $883 (+43.1%)

Grafton

Population

142146

Median household income

$60,000$73,750

Median home value

$75,800$108,300

Shickley

Population

260376

Median household income

$49,583$78,125

Median home value

$84,600$158,500

Median gross rent

$617$883

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Grafton	Shickley
Under 5	2.1%	6.6%
5 to 17	21.9%	22.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	4.8%
25 to 34	11.6%	7.7%
35 to 44	13.0%	12.5%
45 to 54	26.0%	14.6%
55 to 64	11.6%	13.8%
65 to 74	8.9%	14.1%
75 and over	4.8%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grafton	Shickley
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	88.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.1%	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	1.4%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grafton	Shickley
No high school diploma	5.4%	2.4%
High school graduate	36.0%	32.3%
Some college or associate's	45.0%	39.9%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grafton	Shickley
Drove alone	81.0%	64.4%
Carpooled	10.1%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	14.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.6%	15.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grafton	Shickley
1-unit, detached	85.7%	95.7%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.0%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Grafton	Shickley
Poverty rate	16.4%	15.7%
Average household size	2.09	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	15	18
Median year structure built	1964	1952