Martin vs Ogallala

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

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

Ogallala has the higher population (4,800 vs 86 in Martin). Ogallala has the higher median household income ($55,481 vs $52,841 in Martin). Martin has the higher median home value ($189,200 vs $135,500 in Ogallala).

Population, income & housing

	Martin	Ogallala
Population	86	4,800
Median age	66.8 yrs	46.8 yrs
Median household income	$52,841	$55,481
Median home value	$189,200	$135,500
Median gross rent	—	$738
Housing units	165	2,539
Homeownership rate	100.0%	64.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	23.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Martin	Ogallala
Population	51 → 86 (+68.6%)	4,536 → 4,800 (+5.8%)
Median household income	$37,143 → $52,841 (+42.3%)	$41,765 → $55,481 (+32.8%)
Median home value	$160,000 → $189,200 (+18.3%)	$107,200 → $135,500 (+26.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$635 → $738 (+16.2%)

Martin

Population

5186

Median household income

$37,143$52,841

Median home value

$160,000$189,200

Ogallala

Population

4,5364,800

Median household income

$41,765$55,481

Median home value

$107,200$135,500

Median gross rent

$635$738

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Martin	Ogallala
Under 5	0.0%	4.9%
5 to 17	0.0%	18.1%
18 to 24	3.5%	5.6%
25 to 34	0.0%	8.9%
35 to 44	0.0%	10.8%
45 to 54	0.0%	12.8%
55 to 64	15.1%	13.9%
65 to 74	50.0%	11.6%
75 and over	31.4%	13.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Martin	Ogallala
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	80.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	13.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Martin	Ogallala
No high school diploma	3.6%	11.5%
High school graduate	69.9%	31.8%
Some college or associate's	26.5%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Martin	Ogallala
Drove alone	100.0%	81.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	7.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	0.0%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Martin	Ogallala
1-unit, detached	39.4%	72.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	60.6%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Martin	Ogallala
Poverty rate	8.1%	13.6%
Average household size	1.37	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	—	15
Median year structure built	1977	1970