Battle Creek vs Norfolk

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

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

Norfolk has the higher population (25,962 vs 1,478 in Battle Creek). Battle Creek has the higher median household income ($93,750 vs $62,175 in Norfolk). Norfolk has the higher median home value ($199,100 vs $188,100 in Battle Creek).

Population, income & housing

	Battle Creek	Norfolk
Population	1,478	25,962
Median age	35.5 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	$93,750	$62,175
Median home value	$188,100	$199,100
Median gross rent	$1,108	$850
Housing units	529	11,646
Homeownership rate	88.0%	63.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.7%	24.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Battle Creek	Norfolk
Population	1,215 → 1,478 (+21.6%)	24,424 → 25,962 (+6.3%)
Median household income	$73,594 → $93,750 (+27.4%)	$49,372 → $62,175 (+25.9%)
Median home value	$146,400 → $188,100 (+28.5%)	$145,400 → $199,100 (+36.9%)
Median gross rent	$651 → $1,108 (+70.2%)	$696 → $850 (+22.1%)

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

Norfolk

Population

24,42425,962

Median household income

$49,372$62,175

Median home value

$145,400$199,100

Median gross rent

$696$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Battle Creek	Norfolk
Under 5	7.2%	6.8%
5 to 17	23.6%	17.3%
18 to 24	8.1%	10.4%
25 to 34	8.9%	12.6%
35 to 44	15.7%	11.8%
45 to 54	12.2%	10.7%
55 to 64	10.9%	13.4%
65 to 74	6.9%	9.3%
75 and over	6.4%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Battle Creek	Norfolk
White (non-Hispanic)	95.9%	79.4%
Black or African American	0.1%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.9%
Asian	0.4%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	14.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Battle Creek	Norfolk
No high school diploma	2.0%	7.2%
High school graduate	28.5%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	43.8%	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	18.4%	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Battle Creek	Norfolk
Drove alone	90.0%	80.5%
Carpooled	3.4%	10.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	1.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.1%
Worked from home	3.4%	4.8%
Other means	1.6%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Battle Creek	Norfolk
1-unit, detached	80.0%	62.1%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	12.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	11.1%
Mobile home & other	12.5%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Battle Creek	Norfolk
Poverty rate	6.3%	12.7%
Average household size	2.87	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	22	13
Median year structure built	1971	1976