Axtell vs Heartwell

A side-by-side comparison of Axtell and Heartwell: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Axtell has the higher population (744 vs 91 in Heartwell). Axtell has the higher median household income ($64,196 vs $58,750 in Heartwell). Axtell has the higher median home value ($192,400 vs $95,000 in Heartwell).

Population, income & housing

	Axtell	Heartwell
Population	744	91
Median age	38.6 yrs	29.8 yrs
Median household income	$64,196	$58,750
Median home value	$192,400	$95,000
Median gross rent	$1,108	$825
Housing units	342	46
Homeownership rate	89.5%	54.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.9%	8.9%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Axtell	Heartwell
Population	818 → 744 (-9.0%)	83 → 91 (+9.6%)
Median household income	$57,083 → $64,196 (+12.5%)	$45,313 → $58,750 (+29.7%)
Median home value	$128,700 → $192,400 (+49.5%)	$42,100 → $95,000 (+125.7%)
Median gross rent	$446 → $1,108 (+148.4%)	$756 → $825 (+9.1%)

Axtell

Population

818744

Median household income

$57,083$64,196

Median home value

$128,700$192,400

Median gross rent

$446$1,108

Heartwell

Population

8391

Median household income

$45,313$58,750

Median home value

$42,100$95,000

Median gross rent

$756$825

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Axtell	Heartwell
Under 5	6.7%	1.1%
5 to 17	20.4%	17.6%
18 to 24	4.0%	19.8%
25 to 34	14.4%	17.6%
35 to 44	11.7%	4.4%
45 to 54	7.4%	7.7%
55 to 64	14.9%	19.8%
65 to 74	14.5%	7.7%
75 and over	5.9%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Axtell	Heartwell
White (non-Hispanic)	91.3%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Axtell	Heartwell
No high school diploma	5.7%	0.0%
High school graduate	21.9%	71.4%
Some college or associate's	44.5%	19.6%
Bachelor's degree	22.1%	3.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Axtell	Heartwell
Drove alone	84.9%	66.7%
Carpooled	7.0%	25.5%
Public transit	0.0%	3.9%
Walked	2.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	3.9%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Axtell	Heartwell
1-unit, detached	90.4%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Axtell	Heartwell
Poverty rate	14.9%	11.0%
Average household size	2.29	1.98
Mean commute (minutes)	28	21
Median year structure built	1970	1941