Bloomfield vs Niobrara

A side-by-side comparison of Bloomfield and Niobrara: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bloomfield has the higher population (870 vs 365 in Niobrara). Bloomfield has the higher median household income ($58,500 vs $38,977 in Niobrara). Niobrara has the higher median home value ($91,300 vs $78,500 in Bloomfield).

Population, income & housing

	Bloomfield	Niobrara
Population	870	365
Median age	59.7 yrs	54.8 yrs
Median household income	$58,500	$38,977
Median home value	$78,500	$91,300
Median gross rent	$717	$582
Housing units	488	231
Homeownership rate	82.1%	75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.6%	19.7%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bloomfield	Niobrara
Population	885 → 870 (-1.7%)	293 → 365 (+24.6%)
Median household income	$40,598 → $58,500 (+44.1%)	$41,250 → $38,977 (-5.5%)
Median home value	$68,800 → $78,500 (+14.1%)	$76,900 → $91,300 (+18.7%)
Median gross rent	$577 → $717 (+24.3%)	$621 → $582 (-6.3%)

Bloomfield

Population

885870

Median household income

$40,598$58,500

Median home value

$68,800$78,500

Median gross rent

$577$717

Niobrara

Population

293365

Median household income

$41,250$38,977

Median home value

$76,900$91,300

Median gross rent

$621$582

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bloomfield	Niobrara
Under 5	1.8%	1.9%
5 to 17	15.6%	23.0%
18 to 24	1.0%	4.1%
25 to 34	11.1%	8.5%
35 to 44	8.2%	4.9%
45 to 54	7.8%	7.7%
55 to 64	14.4%	15.6%
65 to 74	17.5%	17.0%
75 and over	22.5%	17.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bloomfield	Niobrara
White (non-Hispanic)	88.5%	88.2%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5.5%	8.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.4%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bloomfield	Niobrara
No high school diploma	9.9%	9.3%
High school graduate	39.8%	37.8%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bloomfield	Niobrara
Drove alone	77.0%	77.0%
Carpooled	16.9%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	4.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.7%	8.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bloomfield	Niobrara
1-unit, detached	83.6%	71.4%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	22.1%

Poverty & households

	Bloomfield	Niobrara
Poverty rate	14.2%	9.9%
Average household size	2.04	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	24	18
Median year structure built	1956	1975