Martell vs Sprague

A side-by-side comparison of Martell and Sprague: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sprague has the higher population (140 vs 124 in Martell). Sprague has the higher median household income ($85,156 vs $81,458 in Martell). Sprague has the higher median home value ($189,300 vs $180,900 in Martell).

Population, income & housing

	Martell	Sprague
Population	124	140
Median age	61.9 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$81,458	$85,156
Median home value	$180,900	$189,300
Median gross rent	—	$1,563
Housing units	79	57
Homeownership rate	100.0%	84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.6%	34.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	8.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Martell	Sprague
Population	142 → 124 (-12.7%)	91 → 140 (+53.8%)
Median household income	$69,306 → $81,458 (+17.5%)	$56,250 → $85,156 (+51.4%)
Median home value	$156,300 → $180,900 (+15.7%)	$117,500 → $189,300 (+61.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$950 → $1,563 (+64.5%)

Martell

Population

142124

Median household income

$69,306$81,458

Median home value

$156,300$180,900

Sprague

Population

91140

Median household income

$56,250$85,156

Median home value

$117,500$189,300

Median gross rent

$950$1,563

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Martell	Sprague
Under 5	0.0%	7.1%
5 to 17	0.0%	17.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	10.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	15.7%
35 to 44	8.1%	8.6%
45 to 54	14.5%	9.3%
55 to 64	43.5%	12.1%
65 to 74	25.0%	14.3%
75 and over	8.9%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Martell	Sprague
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	97.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Martell	Sprague
No high school diploma	6.5%	6.5%
High school graduate	8.9%	32.6%
Some college or associate's	58.1%	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	16.1%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10.5%	16.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Martell	Sprague
Drove alone	100.0%	74.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	3.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	19.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Martell	Sprague
1-unit, detached	58.2%	94.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	41.8%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Martell	Sprague
Poverty rate	12.9%	10.0%
Average household size	1.57	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	22	29
Median year structure built	1949	1941