Blue Springs vs Pickrell

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

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

Blue Springs has the higher population (232 vs 190 in Pickrell). Pickrell has the higher median household income ($66,250 vs $34,375 in Blue Springs). Pickrell has the higher median home value ($170,800 vs $43,900 in Blue Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Blue Springs	Pickrell
Population	232	190
Median age	56.7 yrs	41.9 yrs
Median household income	$34,375	$66,250
Median home value	$43,900	$170,800
Median gross rent	—	$840
Housing units	149	89
Homeownership rate	93.4%	86.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.5%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blue Springs	Pickrell
Population	274 → 232 (-15.3%)	247 → 190 (-23.1%)
Median household income	$45,000 → $34,375 (-23.6%)	$83,750 → $66,250 (-20.9%)
Median home value	$33,900 → $43,900 (+29.5%)	$111,100 → $170,800 (+53.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$775 → $840 (+8.4%)

Blue Springs

Population

274232

Median household income

$45,000$34,375

Median home value

$33,900$43,900

Pickrell

Population

247190

Median household income

$83,750$66,250

Median home value

$111,100$170,800

Median gross rent

$775$840

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blue Springs	Pickrell
Under 5	3.9%	8.4%
5 to 17	10.8%	15.3%
18 to 24	5.2%	9.5%
25 to 34	10.8%	6.8%
35 to 44	4.7%	15.8%
45 to 54	7.8%	7.9%
55 to 64	29.7%	10.5%
65 to 74	12.9%	14.7%
75 and over	14.2%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blue Springs	Pickrell
White (non-Hispanic)	98.7%	96.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blue Springs	Pickrell
No high school diploma	9.1%	0.0%
High school graduate	61.3%	47.2%
Some college or associate's	22.0%	37.8%
Bachelor's degree	7.5%	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blue Springs	Pickrell
Drove alone	66.3%	86.3%
Carpooled	25.3%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.6%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.4%	0.0%
Other means	2.4%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blue Springs	Pickrell
1-unit, detached	88.6%	96.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Blue Springs	Pickrell
Poverty rate	30.2%	2.6%
Average household size	2.19	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	20	28
Median year structure built	1938	1964