Cortland vs Odell

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

Cortland and Odell 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 248 in Odell). Odell has the higher median household income ($70,000 vs $68,250 in Cortland). Cortland has the higher median home value ($173,400 vs $88,300 in Odell).

Population, income & housing

	Cortland	Odell
Population	629	248
Median age	35.5 yrs	44.8 yrs
Median household income	$68,250	$70,000
Median home value	$173,400	$88,300
Median gross rent	$950	$665
Housing units	229	130
Homeownership rate	86.0%	78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	15.1%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cortland	Odell
Population	497 → 629 (+26.6%)	396 → 248 (-37.4%)
Median household income	$59,861 → $68,250 (+14.0%)	$48,167 → $70,000 (+45.3%)
Median home value	$135,400 → $173,400 (+28.1%)	$57,400 → $88,300 (+53.8%)
Median gross rent	$786 → $950 (+20.9%)	$754 → $665 (-11.8%)

Cortland

Population

497629

Median household income

$59,861$68,250

Median home value

$135,400$173,400

Median gross rent

$786$950

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)

	Cortland	Odell
Under 5	2.4%	2.8%
5 to 17	28.0%	15.7%
18 to 24	4.3%	6.9%
25 to 34	15.1%	6.0%
35 to 44	9.9%	19.0%
45 to 54	12.1%	19.4%
55 to 64	11.0%	9.3%
65 to 74	7.5%	11.3%
75 and over	9.9%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cortland	Odell
White (non-Hispanic)	76.0%	84.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.8%
Two or more races	2.7%	8.9%
Hispanic or Latino	20.0%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cortland	Odell
No high school diploma	13.4%	3.8%
High school graduate	21.7%	43.8%
Some college or associate's	51.3%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.4%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cortland	Odell
Drove alone	76.5%	85.7%
Carpooled	14.0%	3.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.8%	3.8%
Other means	0.0%	3.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cortland	Odell
1-unit, detached	91.3%	92.3%
1-unit, attached	5.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Cortland	Odell
Poverty rate	4.9%	2.4%
Average household size	2.75	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	28	26
Median year structure built	1974	1938