Cushing vs St. Paul

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

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

St. Paul has the higher population (2,574 vs 96 in Cushing). Cushing has the higher median household income ($95,924 vs $58,493 in St. Paul). Since 2019, Cushing's population has grown faster (+123.3% vs +9.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Cushing	St. Paul
Population	96	2,574
Median age	37.4 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$95,924	$58,493
Median home value	—	$184,400
Median gross rent	—	$720
Housing units	42	1,054
Homeownership rate	92.3%	63.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	27.3%
Unemployment rate	24.6%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cushing	St. Paul
Population	43 → 96 (+123.3%)	2,362 → 2,574 (+9.0%)
Median household income	$18,125 → $95,924 (+429.2%)	$60,250 → $58,493 (-2.9%)
Median home value	$23,200 → $24,100 (+3.9%)	$138,000 → $184,400 (+33.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$684 → $720 (+5.3%)

Cushing

Population

4396

Median household income

$18,125$95,924

Median home value

$23,200$24,100

St. Paul

Population

2,3622,574

Median household income

$60,250$58,493

Median home value

$138,000$184,400

Median gross rent

$684$720

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cushing	St. Paul
Under 5	1.0%	7.8%
5 to 17	21.9%	18.0%
18 to 24	9.4%	6.4%
25 to 34	5.2%	10.6%
35 to 44	43.8%	12.2%
45 to 54	3.1%	9.3%
55 to 64	11.5%	12.6%
65 to 74	1.0%	9.1%
75 and over	3.1%	14.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cushing	St. Paul
White (non-Hispanic)	91.7%	85.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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%	10.7%
Hispanic or Latino	8.3%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cushing	St. Paul
No high school diploma	1.5%	7.6%
High school graduate	63.1%	34.2%
Some college or associate's	35.4%	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	21.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cushing	St. Paul
Drove alone	96.2%	82.5%
Carpooled	3.8%	4.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.8%
Other means	0.0%	3.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cushing	St. Paul
1-unit, detached	83.3%	82.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	16.7%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	Cushing	St. Paul
Poverty rate	0.0%	5.4%
Average household size	2.46	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	28	27
Median year structure built	1938	1970