Cairo vs Doniphan

A side-by-side comparison of Cairo and Doniphan: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Cairo has the higher population (1,117 vs 910 in Doniphan). Doniphan has the higher median household income ($77,250 vs $55,179 in Cairo). Doniphan has the higher median home value ($203,400 vs $184,000 in Cairo).

Population, income & housing

	Cairo	Doniphan
Population	1,117	910
Median age	31.2 yrs	44.2 yrs
Median household income	$55,179	$77,250
Median home value	$184,000	$203,400
Median gross rent	$805	$775
Housing units	454	413
Homeownership rate	63.7%	78.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.8%	14.6%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cairo	Doniphan
Population	916 → 1,117 (+21.9%)	958 → 910 (-5.0%)
Median household income	$56,583 → $55,179 (-2.5%)	$73,083 → $77,250 (+5.7%)
Median home value	$131,600 → $184,000 (+39.8%)	$134,200 → $203,400 (+51.6%)
Median gross rent	$738 → $805 (+9.1%)	$790 → $775 (-1.9%)

Cairo

Population

9161,117

Median household income

$56,583$55,179

Median home value

$131,600$184,000

Median gross rent

$738$805

Doniphan

Population

958910

Median household income

$73,083$77,250

Median home value

$134,200$203,400

Median gross rent

$790$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cairo	Doniphan
Under 5	9.8%	3.6%
5 to 17	25.3%	17.5%
18 to 24	8.8%	6.8%
25 to 34	13.8%	12.5%
35 to 44	13.2%	10.4%
45 to 54	9.0%	25.9%
55 to 64	7.9%	13.2%
65 to 74	7.2%	6.3%
75 and over	5.0%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cairo	Doniphan
White (non-Hispanic)	83.7%	94.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	13.4%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cairo	Doniphan
No high school diploma	15.2%	3.4%
High school graduate	31.2%	46.3%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cairo	Doniphan
Drove alone	84.1%	93.0%
Carpooled	9.4%	3.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.7%	0.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cairo	Doniphan
1-unit, detached	80.8%	81.1%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.6%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.7%
Mobile home & other	5.9%	5.8%

Poverty & households

	Cairo	Doniphan
Poverty rate	7.4%	7.6%
Average household size	2.53	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	23	16
Median year structure built	1962	1973