Battle Creek vs Newman Grove

A side-by-side comparison of Battle Creek and Newman Grove: population, income, housing, and more.

Battle Creek and Newman Grove are places in Nebraska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Battle Creek has the higher population (1,478 vs 934 in Newman Grove). Battle Creek has the higher median household income ($93,750 vs $57,000 in Newman Grove). Battle Creek has the higher median home value ($188,100 vs $82,500 in Newman Grove).

Population, income & housing

	Battle Creek	Newman Grove
Population	1,478	934
Median age	35.5 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	$93,750	$57,000
Median home value	$188,100	$82,500
Median gross rent	$1,108	$689
Housing units	529	361
Homeownership rate	88.0%	72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.7%	10.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	12.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Battle Creek	Newman Grove
Population	1,215 → 1,478 (+21.6%)	723 → 934 (+29.2%)
Median household income	$73,594 → $93,750 (+27.4%)	$47,292 → $57,000 (+20.5%)
Median home value	$146,400 → $188,100 (+28.5%)	$66,700 → $82,500 (+23.7%)
Median gross rent	$651 → $1,108 (+70.2%)	$550 → $689 (+25.3%)

Battle Creek

Population

1,2151,478

Median household income

$73,594$93,750

Median home value

$146,400$188,100

Median gross rent

$651$1,108

Newman Grove

Population

723934

Median household income

$47,292$57,000

Median home value

$66,700$82,500

Median gross rent

$550$689

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Battle Creek	Newman Grove
Under 5	7.2%	7.8%
5 to 17	23.6%	18.8%
18 to 24	8.1%	6.3%
25 to 34	8.9%	16.2%
35 to 44	15.7%	14.7%
45 to 54	12.2%	10.1%
55 to 64	10.9%	11.1%
65 to 74	6.9%	6.9%
75 and over	6.4%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Battle Creek	Newman Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	95.9%	58.9%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	37.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Battle Creek	Newman Grove
No high school diploma	2.0%	12.3%
High school graduate	28.5%	49.0%
Some college or associate's	43.8%	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	18.4%	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	1.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Battle Creek	Newman Grove
Drove alone	90.0%	84.4%
Carpooled	3.4%	4.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	6.9%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.7%
Worked from home	3.4%	3.7%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Battle Creek	Newman Grove
1-unit, detached	80.0%	86.1%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	2.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	12.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Battle Creek	Newman Grove
Poverty rate	6.3%	14.7%
Average household size	2.87	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	22	23
Median year structure built	1971	1938