Cortland vs Pickrell

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

Cortland and Pickrell 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 190 in Pickrell). Cortland has the higher median household income ($68,250 vs $66,250 in Pickrell). Cortland has the higher median home value ($173,400 vs $170,800 in Pickrell).

Population, income & housing

	Cortland	Pickrell
Population	629	190
Median age	35.5 yrs	41.9 yrs
Median household income	$68,250	$66,250
Median home value	$173,400	$170,800
Median gross rent	$950	$840
Housing units	229	89
Homeownership rate	86.0%	86.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cortland	Pickrell
Population	497 → 629 (+26.6%)	247 → 190 (-23.1%)
Median household income	$59,861 → $68,250 (+14.0%)	$83,750 → $66,250 (-20.9%)
Median home value	$135,400 → $173,400 (+28.1%)	$111,100 → $170,800 (+53.7%)
Median gross rent	$786 → $950 (+20.9%)	$775 → $840 (+8.4%)

Cortland

Population

497629

Median household income

$59,861$68,250

Median home value

$135,400$173,400

Median gross rent

$786$950

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)

	Cortland	Pickrell
Under 5	2.4%	8.4%
5 to 17	28.0%	15.3%
18 to 24	4.3%	9.5%
25 to 34	15.1%	6.8%
35 to 44	9.9%	15.8%
45 to 54	12.1%	7.9%
55 to 64	11.0%	10.5%
65 to 74	7.5%	14.7%
75 and over	9.9%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cortland	Pickrell
White (non-Hispanic)	76.0%	96.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	20.0%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cortland	Pickrell
No high school diploma	13.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	21.7%	47.2%
Some college or associate's	51.3%	37.8%
Bachelor's degree	11.4%	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cortland	Pickrell
Drove alone	76.5%	86.3%
Carpooled	14.0%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cortland	Pickrell
1-unit, detached	91.3%	96.6%
1-unit, attached	5.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Cortland	Pickrell
Poverty rate	4.9%	2.6%
Average household size	2.75	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	28	28
Median year structure built	1974	1964