Brule vs Paxton

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

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

Paxton has the higher population (643 vs 287 in Brule). Paxton has the higher median household income ($73,750 vs $47,404 in Brule). Paxton has the higher median home value ($114,700 vs $101,100 in Brule).

Population, income & housing

	Brule	Paxton
Population	287	643
Median age	55.4 yrs	30.8 yrs
Median household income	$47,404	$73,750
Median home value	$101,100	$114,700
Median gross rent	$608	$842
Housing units	156	282
Homeownership rate	74.1%	73.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	23.3%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brule	Paxton
Population	311 → 287 (-7.7%)	532 → 643 (+20.9%)
Median household income	$41,500 → $47,404 (+14.2%)	$63,571 → $73,750 (+16.0%)
Median home value	$79,200 → $101,100 (+27.7%)	$80,300 → $114,700 (+42.8%)
Median gross rent	$513 → $608 (+18.5%)	$616 → $842 (+36.7%)

Brule

Population

311287

Median household income

$41,500$47,404

Median home value

$79,200$101,100

Median gross rent

$513$608

Paxton

Population

532643

Median household income

$63,571$73,750

Median home value

$80,300$114,700

Median gross rent

$616$842

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brule	Paxton
Under 5	5.6%	7.5%
5 to 17	16.0%	26.9%
18 to 24	1.4%	2.3%
25 to 34	16.7%	17.6%
35 to 44	7.3%	10.4%
45 to 54	2.1%	7.2%
55 to 64	19.5%	15.2%
65 to 74	20.9%	6.4%
75 and over	10.5%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brule	Paxton
White (non-Hispanic)	89.2%	89.3%
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%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	7.7%	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brule	Paxton
No high school diploma	8.6%	4.2%
High school graduate	42.5%	30.7%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	41.8%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brule	Paxton
Drove alone	83.7%	87.9%
Carpooled	7.8%	6.5%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	3.2%
Other means	2.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brule	Paxton
1-unit, detached	87.2%	85.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	5.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.5%	7.8%

Poverty & households

	Brule	Paxton
Poverty rate	14.6%	5.7%
Average household size	2.13	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	16	19
Median year structure built	1960	1955