Crofton vs Niobrara

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

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

Crofton has the higher population (920 vs 365 in Niobrara). Crofton has the higher median household income ($80,000 vs $38,977 in Niobrara). Crofton has the higher median home value ($119,000 vs $91,300 in Niobrara).

Population, income & housing

	Crofton	Niobrara
Population	920	365
Median age	32.3 yrs	54.8 yrs
Median household income	$80,000	$38,977
Median home value	$119,000	$91,300
Median gross rent	$456	$582
Housing units	359	231
Homeownership rate	91.6%	75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.2%	19.7%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crofton	Niobrara
Population	868 → 920 (+6.0%)	293 → 365 (+24.6%)
Median household income	$51,364 → $80,000 (+55.8%)	$41,250 → $38,977 (-5.5%)
Median home value	$102,300 → $119,000 (+16.3%)	$76,900 → $91,300 (+18.7%)
Median gross rent	$393 → $456 (+16.0%)	$621 → $582 (-6.3%)

Crofton

Population

868920

Median household income

$51,364$80,000

Median home value

$102,300$119,000

Median gross rent

$393$456

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)

	Crofton	Niobrara
Under 5	9.7%	1.9%
5 to 17	24.6%	23.0%
18 to 24	7.2%	4.1%
25 to 34	12.4%	8.5%
35 to 44	17.7%	4.9%
45 to 54	3.9%	7.7%
55 to 64	7.8%	15.6%
65 to 74	10.2%	17.0%
75 and over	6.5%	17.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crofton	Niobrara
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	88.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	8.5%
Asian	1.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	5.5%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crofton	Niobrara
No high school diploma	3.3%	9.3%
High school graduate	36.5%	37.8%
Some college or associate's	44.9%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crofton	Niobrara
Drove alone	82.2%	77.0%
Carpooled	6.4%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	4.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	8.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crofton	Niobrara
1-unit, detached	89.7%	71.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.5%	22.1%

Poverty & households

	Crofton	Niobrara
Poverty rate	12.6%	9.9%
Average household size	2.88	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	16	18
Median year structure built	1970	1975