Blue Springs vs Odell

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

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

Odell has the higher population (248 vs 232 in Blue Springs). Odell has the higher median household income ($70,000 vs $34,375 in Blue Springs). Odell has the higher median home value ($88,300 vs $43,900 in Blue Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Blue Springs	Odell
Population	232	248
Median age	56.7 yrs	44.8 yrs
Median household income	$34,375	$70,000
Median home value	$43,900	$88,300
Median gross rent	—	$665
Housing units	149	130
Homeownership rate	93.4%	78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.5%	15.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blue Springs	Odell
Population	274 → 232 (-15.3%)	396 → 248 (-37.4%)
Median household income	$45,000 → $34,375 (-23.6%)	$48,167 → $70,000 (+45.3%)
Median home value	$33,900 → $43,900 (+29.5%)	$57,400 → $88,300 (+53.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$754 → $665 (-11.8%)

Blue Springs

Population

274232

Median household income

$45,000$34,375

Median home value

$33,900$43,900

Odell

Population

396248

Median household income

$48,167$70,000

Median home value

$57,400$88,300

Median gross rent

$754$665

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blue Springs	Odell
Under 5	3.9%	2.8%
5 to 17	10.8%	15.7%
18 to 24	5.2%	6.9%
25 to 34	10.8%	6.0%
35 to 44	4.7%	19.0%
45 to 54	7.8%	19.4%
55 to 64	29.7%	9.3%
65 to 74	12.9%	11.3%
75 and over	14.2%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blue Springs	Odell
White (non-Hispanic)	98.7%	84.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	1.3%	8.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blue Springs	Odell
No high school diploma	9.1%	3.8%
High school graduate	61.3%	43.8%
Some college or associate's	22.0%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	7.5%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blue Springs	Odell
Drove alone	66.3%	85.7%
Carpooled	25.3%	3.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.6%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.4%	3.8%
Other means	2.4%	3.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blue Springs	Odell
1-unit, detached	88.6%	92.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	11.4%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Blue Springs	Odell
Poverty rate	30.2%	2.4%
Average household size	2.19	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	20	26
Median year structure built	1938	1938