Atkinson vs O'Neill

A side-by-side comparison of Atkinson and O'Neill: population, income, housing, and more.

Atkinson and O'Neill are places in Nebraska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

O'Neill has the higher population (3,574 vs 1,433 in Atkinson). Atkinson has the higher median household income ($72,857 vs $66,458 in O'Neill). Atkinson has the higher median home value ($147,600 vs $130,900 in O'Neill).

Population, income & housing

	Atkinson	O'Neill
Population	1,433	3,574
Median age	38.5 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$72,857	$66,458
Median home value	$147,600	$130,900
Median gross rent	$655	$712
Housing units	619	1,688
Homeownership rate	78.0%	66.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.5%	20.3%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Atkinson	O'Neill
Population	1,462 → 1,433 (-2.0%)	3,615 → 3,574 (-1.1%)
Median household income	$48,947 → $72,857 (+48.8%)	$58,194 → $66,458 (+14.2%)
Median home value	$95,900 → $147,600 (+53.9%)	$117,300 → $130,900 (+11.6%)
Median gross rent	$550 → $655 (+19.1%)	$732 → $712 (-2.7%)

Atkinson

Population

1,4621,433

Median household income

$48,947$72,857

Median home value

$95,900$147,600

Median gross rent

$550$655

O'Neill

Population

3,6153,574

Median household income

$58,194$66,458

Median home value

$117,300$130,900

Median gross rent

$732$712

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Atkinson	O'Neill
Under 5	5.7%	7.1%
5 to 17	22.9%	16.1%
18 to 24	7.7%	6.2%
25 to 34	9.5%	12.7%
35 to 44	9.4%	10.8%
45 to 54	7.6%	10.5%
55 to 64	14.4%	13.9%
65 to 74	15.6%	14.5%
75 and over	7.2%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Atkinson	O'Neill
White (non-Hispanic)	94.0%	87.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.0%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	8.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Atkinson	O'Neill
No high school diploma	6.5%	9.5%
High school graduate	30.6%	37.0%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	28.5%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	9.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Atkinson	O'Neill
Drove alone	87.1%	85.9%
Carpooled	7.0%	5.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	4.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.2%	2.2%
Other means	0.7%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Atkinson	O'Neill
1-unit, detached	87.7%	76.8%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	5.6%
20 or more units	2.3%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Atkinson	O'Neill
Poverty rate	9.6%	14.9%
Average household size	2.65	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	13	11
Median year structure built	1965	1966