Howard City (Boelus) vs St. Libory

A side-by-side comparison of Howard City (Boelus) and St. Libory: population, income, housing, and more.

Howard City (Boelus) and St. Libory are places in Nebraska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

St. Libory has the higher population (311 vs 170 in Howard City (Boelus)). St. Libory has the higher median household income ($82,857 vs $61,250 in Howard City (Boelus)). St. Libory has the higher median home value ($156,800 vs $78,800 in Howard City (Boelus)).

Population, income & housing

	Howard City (Boelus)	St. Libory
Population	170	311
Median age	51.5 yrs	35.2 yrs
Median household income	$61,250	$82,857
Median home value	$78,800	$156,800
Median gross rent	$550	—
Housing units	97	127
Homeownership rate	80.0%	94.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.5%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Howard City (Boelus)	St. Libory
Population	170 → 170 (+0.0%)	166 → 311 (+87.3%)
Median household income	$49,875 → $61,250 (+22.8%)	$73,750 → $82,857 (+12.3%)
Median home value	$56,300 → $78,800 (+40.0%)	$125,900 → $156,800 (+24.5%)
Median gross rent	$914 → $550 (-39.8%)	—

Howard City (Boelus)

Population

170170

Median household income

$49,875$61,250

Median home value

$56,300$78,800

Median gross rent

$914$550

St. Libory

Population

166311

Median household income

$73,750$82,857

Median home value

$125,900$156,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Howard City (Boelus)	St. Libory
Under 5	4.7%	22.5%
5 to 17	11.8%	9.3%
18 to 24	4.1%	8.4%
25 to 34	10.0%	8.4%
35 to 44	8.2%	23.5%
45 to 54	15.3%	0.0%
55 to 64	19.4%	10.9%
65 to 74	11.2%	10.9%
75 and over	15.3%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Howard City (Boelus)	St. Libory
White (non-Hispanic)	95.9%	100.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Howard City (Boelus)	St. Libory
No high school diploma	4.4%	3.8%
High school graduate	45.2%	38.2%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	58.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Howard City (Boelus)	St. Libory
Drove alone	87.2%	80.3%
Carpooled	1.1%	19.7%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	0.0%
Other means	5.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Howard City (Boelus)	St. Libory
1-unit, detached	89.7%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Howard City (Boelus)	St. Libory
Poverty rate	8.8%	0.0%
Average household size	2.00	3.11
Mean commute (minutes)	32	26
Median year structure built	1938	1956