Adams vs Blue Springs

A side-by-side comparison of Adams and Blue Springs: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Adams has the higher population (513 vs 232 in Blue Springs). Adams has the higher median household income ($82,917 vs $34,375 in Blue Springs). Adams has the higher median home value ($194,400 vs $43,900 in Blue Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Adams	Blue Springs
Population	513	232
Median age	33.4 yrs	56.7 yrs
Median household income	$82,917	$34,375
Median home value	$194,400	$43,900
Median gross rent	$842	—
Housing units	213	149
Homeownership rate	75.0%	93.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.6%	7.5%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Adams	Blue Springs
Population	508 → 513 (+1.0%)	274 → 232 (-15.3%)
Median household income	$55,536 → $82,917 (+49.3%)	$45,000 → $34,375 (-23.6%)
Median home value	$152,800 → $194,400 (+27.2%)	$33,900 → $43,900 (+29.5%)
Median gross rent	$873 → $842 (-3.6%)	—

Adams

Population

508513

Median household income

$55,536$82,917

Median home value

$152,800$194,400

Median gross rent

$873$842

Blue Springs

Population

274232

Median household income

$45,000$34,375

Median home value

$33,900$43,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Adams	Blue Springs
Under 5	10.1%	3.9%
5 to 17	17.5%	10.8%
18 to 24	7.6%	5.2%
25 to 34	15.8%	10.8%
35 to 44	8.0%	4.7%
45 to 54	8.2%	7.8%
55 to 64	8.6%	29.7%
65 to 74	13.5%	12.9%
75 and over	10.7%	14.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Adams	Blue Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	96.1%	98.7%
Black or African American	1.9%	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	1.9%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Adams	Blue Springs
No high school diploma	6.0%	9.1%
High school graduate	32.5%	61.3%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	22.0%
Bachelor's degree	20.8%	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Adams	Blue Springs
Drove alone	92.1%	66.3%
Carpooled	2.6%	25.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.7%	2.4%
Other means	0.0%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Adams	Blue Springs
1-unit, detached	95.3%	88.6%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	11.4%

Poverty & households

	Adams	Blue Springs
Poverty rate	11.9%	30.2%
Average household size	2.49	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	30	20
Median year structure built	1954	1938