Brule vs Martin

A side-by-side comparison of Brule and Martin: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Brule has the higher population (287 vs 86 in Martin). Martin has the higher median household income ($52,841 vs $47,404 in Brule). Martin has the higher median home value ($189,200 vs $101,100 in Brule).

Population, income & housing

	Brule	Martin
Population	287	86
Median age	55.4 yrs	66.8 yrs
Median household income	$47,404	$52,841
Median home value	$101,100	$189,200
Median gross rent	$608	—
Housing units	156	165
Homeownership rate	74.1%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brule	Martin
Population	311 → 287 (-7.7%)	51 → 86 (+68.6%)
Median household income	$41,500 → $47,404 (+14.2%)	$37,143 → $52,841 (+42.3%)
Median home value	$79,200 → $101,100 (+27.7%)	$160,000 → $189,200 (+18.3%)
Median gross rent	$513 → $608 (+18.5%)	—

Brule

Population

311287

Median household income

$41,500$47,404

Median home value

$79,200$101,100

Median gross rent

$513$608

Martin

Population

5186

Median household income

$37,143$52,841

Median home value

$160,000$189,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brule	Martin
Under 5	5.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	16.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	1.4%	3.5%
25 to 34	16.7%	0.0%
35 to 44	7.3%	0.0%
45 to 54	2.1%	0.0%
55 to 64	19.5%	15.1%
65 to 74	20.9%	50.0%
75 and over	10.5%	31.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brule	Martin
White (non-Hispanic)	89.2%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brule	Martin
No high school diploma	8.6%	3.6%
High school graduate	42.5%	69.9%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brule	Martin
Drove alone	83.7%	100.0%
Carpooled	7.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	0.0%
Other means	2.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brule	Martin
1-unit, detached	87.2%	39.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.5%	60.6%

Poverty & households

	Brule	Martin
Poverty rate	14.6%	8.1%
Average household size	2.13	1.37
Mean commute (minutes)	16	—
Median year structure built	1960	1977