Axtell vs Norman

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

Axtell and Norman 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 41 in Norman). Axtell has the higher median household income ($64,196 vs $57,500 in Norman). Axtell has the higher median home value ($192,400 vs $84,000 in Norman).

Population, income & housing

	Axtell	Norman
Population	744	41
Median age	38.6 yrs	47.5 yrs
Median household income	$64,196	$57,500
Median home value	$192,400	$84,000
Median gross rent	$1,108	—
Housing units	342	28
Homeownership rate	89.5%	92.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.9%	24.1%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Axtell	Norman
Population	818 → 744 (-9.0%)	47 → 41 (-12.8%)
Median household income	$57,083 → $64,196 (+12.5%)	$51,667 → $57,500 (+11.3%)
Median home value	$128,700 → $192,400 (+49.5%)	$47,000 → $84,000 (+78.7%)
Median gross rent	$446 → $1,108 (+148.4%)	—

Axtell

Population

818744

Median household income

$57,083$64,196

Median home value

$128,700$192,400

Median gross rent

$446$1,108

Norman

Population

4741

Median household income

$51,667$57,500

Median home value

$47,000$84,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Axtell	Norman
Under 5	6.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	20.4%	0.0%
18 to 24	4.0%	29.3%
25 to 34	14.4%	19.5%
35 to 44	11.7%	0.0%
45 to 54	7.4%	24.4%
55 to 64	14.9%	19.5%
65 to 74	14.5%	0.0%
75 and over	5.9%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Axtell	Norman
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	Norman
No high school diploma	5.7%	10.3%
High school graduate	21.9%	17.2%
Some college or associate's	44.5%	48.3%
Bachelor's degree	22.1%	24.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Axtell	Norman
Drove alone	84.9%	100.0%
Carpooled	7.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	0.0%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Axtell	Norman
1-unit, detached	90.4%	85.7%
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%	14.3%

Poverty & households

	Axtell	Norman
Poverty rate	14.9%	0.0%
Average household size	2.29	1.46
Mean commute (minutes)	28	27
Median year structure built	1970	1938