Adams vs Cortland

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

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

Cortland has the higher population (629 vs 513 in Adams). Adams has the higher median household income ($82,917 vs $68,250 in Cortland). Adams has the higher median home value ($194,400 vs $173,400 in Cortland).

Population, income & housing

	Adams	Cortland
Population	513	629
Median age	33.4 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$82,917	$68,250
Median home value	$194,400	$173,400
Median gross rent	$842	$950
Housing units	213	229
Homeownership rate	75.0%	86.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.6%	13.6%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Adams	Cortland
Population	508 → 513 (+1.0%)	497 → 629 (+26.6%)
Median household income	$55,536 → $82,917 (+49.3%)	$59,861 → $68,250 (+14.0%)
Median home value	$152,800 → $194,400 (+27.2%)	$135,400 → $173,400 (+28.1%)
Median gross rent	$873 → $842 (-3.6%)	$786 → $950 (+20.9%)

Adams

Population

508513

Median household income

$55,536$82,917

Median home value

$152,800$194,400

Median gross rent

$873$842

Cortland

Population

497629

Median household income

$59,861$68,250

Median home value

$135,400$173,400

Median gross rent

$786$950

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Adams	Cortland
Under 5	10.1%	2.4%
5 to 17	17.5%	28.0%
18 to 24	7.6%	4.3%
25 to 34	15.8%	15.1%
35 to 44	8.0%	9.9%
45 to 54	8.2%	12.1%
55 to 64	8.6%	11.0%
65 to 74	13.5%	7.5%
75 and over	10.7%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Adams	Cortland
White (non-Hispanic)	96.1%	76.0%
Black or African American	1.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.9%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	20.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Adams	Cortland
No high school diploma	6.0%	13.4%
High school graduate	32.5%	21.7%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	51.3%
Bachelor's degree	20.8%	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Adams	Cortland
Drove alone	92.1%	76.5%
Carpooled	2.6%	14.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.7%	8.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Adams	Cortland
1-unit, detached	95.3%	91.3%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Adams	Cortland
Poverty rate	11.9%	4.9%
Average household size	2.49	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	30	28
Median year structure built	1954	1974