Howard City (Boelus) vs St. Paul

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

Howard City (Boelus) 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 170 in Howard City (Boelus)). Howard City (Boelus) has the higher median household income ($61,250 vs $58,493 in St. Paul). St. Paul has the higher median home value ($184,400 vs $78,800 in Howard City (Boelus)).

Population, income & housing

	Howard City (Boelus)	St. Paul
Population	170	2,574
Median age	51.5 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$61,250	$58,493
Median home value	$78,800	$184,400
Median gross rent	$550	$720
Housing units	97	1,054
Homeownership rate	80.0%	63.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.5%	27.3%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Howard City (Boelus)	St. Paul
Population	170 → 170 (+0.0%)	2,362 → 2,574 (+9.0%)
Median household income	$49,875 → $61,250 (+22.8%)	$60,250 → $58,493 (-2.9%)
Median home value	$56,300 → $78,800 (+40.0%)	$138,000 → $184,400 (+33.6%)
Median gross rent	$914 → $550 (-39.8%)	$684 → $720 (+5.3%)

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. 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)

	Howard City (Boelus)	St. Paul
Under 5	4.7%	7.8%
5 to 17	11.8%	18.0%
18 to 24	4.1%	6.4%
25 to 34	10.0%	10.6%
35 to 44	8.2%	12.2%
45 to 54	15.3%	9.3%
55 to 64	19.4%	12.6%
65 to 74	11.2%	9.1%
75 and over	15.3%	14.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Howard City (Boelus)	St. Paul
White (non-Hispanic)	95.9%	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	4.1%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Howard City (Boelus)	St. Paul
No high school diploma	4.4%	7.6%
High school graduate	45.2%	34.2%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	21.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Howard City (Boelus)	St. Paul
Drove alone	87.2%	82.5%
Carpooled	1.1%	4.5%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	7.8%
Other means	5.3%	3.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Howard City (Boelus)	St. Paul
1-unit, detached	89.7%	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	10.3%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	Howard City (Boelus)	St. Paul
Poverty rate	8.8%	5.4%
Average household size	2.00	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	32	27
Median year structure built	1938	1970