Crab Orchard vs Elk Creek

A side-by-side comparison of Crab Orchard and Elk Creek: population, income, housing, and more.

Crab Orchard and Elk Creek are places in Nebraska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Elk Creek has the higher population (129 vs 23 in Crab Orchard). Elk Creek has the higher median household income ($55,227 vs $43,750 in Crab Orchard). Since 2019, Elk Creek's population has grown faster (+61.3% vs -50.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Crab Orchard	Elk Creek
Population	23	129
Median age	38.9 yrs	50.4 yrs
Median household income	$43,750	$55,227
Median home value	$40,000	—
Median gross rent	—	$358
Housing units	21	65
Homeownership rate	72.7%	78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.1%	8.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crab Orchard	Elk Creek
Population	46 → 23 (-50.0%)	80 → 129 (+61.3%)
Median household income	$54,750 → $43,750 (-20.1%)	$33,250 → $55,227 (+66.1%)
Median home value	$9,999 → $40,000 (+300.0%)	$22,500 → $35,600 (+58.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$460 → $358 (-22.2%)

Crab Orchard

Population

4623

Median household income

$54,750$43,750

Median home value

$9,999$40,000

Elk Creek

Population

80129

Median household income

$33,250$55,227

Median home value

$22,500$35,600

Median gross rent

$460$358

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Crab Orchard	Elk Creek
Under 5	0.0%	9.3%
5 to 17	0.0%	1.6%
18 to 24	17.4%	19.4%
25 to 34	0.0%	13.2%
35 to 44	34.8%	1.6%
45 to 54	0.0%	11.6%
55 to 64	43.5%	5.4%
65 to 74	0.0%	27.1%
75 and over	4.3%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crab Orchard	Elk Creek
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	89.9%
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%	10.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crab Orchard	Elk Creek
No high school diploma	0.0%	1.1%
High school graduate	52.6%	68.9%
Some college or associate's	5.3%	21.1%
Bachelor's degree	42.1%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crab Orchard	Elk Creek
Drove alone	33.3%	83.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	10.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	66.7%	3.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crab Orchard	Elk Creek
1-unit, detached	95.2%	86.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Crab Orchard	Elk Creek
Poverty rate	13.0%	33.3%
Average household size	2.09	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	—	42
Median year structure built	1938	1952