Cushing vs Elba

A side-by-side comparison of Cushing and Elba: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Elba has the higher population (181 vs 96 in Cushing). Cushing has the higher median household income ($95,924 vs $39,063 in Elba). Since 2019, Cushing's population has grown faster (+123.3% vs -45.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Cushing	Elba
Population	96	181
Median age	37.4 yrs	45.2 yrs
Median household income	$95,924	$39,063
Median home value	—	$96,000
Median gross rent	—	$909
Housing units	42	121
Homeownership rate	92.3%	61.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	5.1%
Unemployment rate	24.6%	9.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cushing	Elba
Population	43 → 96 (+123.3%)	334 → 181 (-45.8%)
Median household income	$18,125 → $95,924 (+429.2%)	$52,500 → $39,063 (-25.6%)
Median home value	$23,200 → $24,100 (+3.9%)	$90,600 → $96,000 (+6.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$605 → $909 (+50.2%)

Cushing

Population

4396

Median household income

$18,125$95,924

Median home value

$23,200$24,100

Elba

Population

334181

Median household income

$52,500$39,063

Median home value

$90,600$96,000

Median gross rent

$605$909

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cushing	Elba
Under 5	1.0%	3.3%
5 to 17	21.9%	13.8%
18 to 24	9.4%	7.2%
25 to 34	5.2%	17.1%
35 to 44	43.8%	6.6%
45 to 54	3.1%	19.9%
55 to 64	11.5%	11.6%
65 to 74	1.0%	12.2%
75 and over	3.1%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cushing	Elba
White (non-Hispanic)	91.7%	92.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	8.3%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cushing	Elba
No high school diploma	1.5%	9.5%
High school graduate	63.1%	22.6%
Some college or associate's	35.4%	62.8%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	3.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cushing	Elba
Drove alone	96.2%	80.3%
Carpooled	3.8%	10.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cushing	Elba
1-unit, detached	83.3%	78.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.7%	14.0%

Poverty & households

	Cushing	Elba
Poverty rate	0.0%	10.0%
Average household size	2.46	1.79
Mean commute (minutes)	28	27
Median year structure built	1938	1969