Meadow Grove vs Norfolk

A side-by-side comparison of Meadow Grove and Norfolk: population, income, housing, and more.

Meadow Grove 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 207 in Meadow Grove). Norfolk has the higher median household income ($62,175 vs $56,250 in Meadow Grove). Norfolk has the higher median home value ($199,100 vs $68,200 in Meadow Grove).

Population, income & housing

	Meadow Grove	Norfolk
Population	207	25,962
Median age	39.3 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	$56,250	$62,175
Median home value	$68,200	$199,100
Median gross rent	—	$850
Housing units	107	11,646
Homeownership rate	89.9%	63.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.8%	24.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Meadow Grove	Norfolk
Population	249 → 207 (-16.9%)	24,424 → 25,962 (+6.3%)
Median household income	$50,500 → $56,250 (+11.4%)	$49,372 → $62,175 (+25.9%)
Median home value	$52,500 → $68,200 (+29.9%)	$145,400 → $199,100 (+36.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,350 → $1,625 (+20.4%)	$696 → $850 (+22.1%)

Meadow Grove

Population

249207

Median household income

$50,500$56,250

Median home value

$52,500$68,200

Median gross rent

$1,350$1,625

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)

	Meadow Grove	Norfolk
Under 5	2.4%	6.8%
5 to 17	19.3%	17.3%
18 to 24	4.8%	10.4%
25 to 34	16.9%	12.6%
35 to 44	14.0%	11.8%
45 to 54	10.6%	10.7%
55 to 64	13.5%	13.4%
65 to 74	11.6%	9.3%
75 and over	6.8%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Meadow Grove	Norfolk
White (non-Hispanic)	87.9%	79.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	8.7%	14.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Meadow Grove	Norfolk
No high school diploma	1.3%	7.2%
High school graduate	46.7%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	38.2%	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Meadow Grove	Norfolk
Drove alone	92.3%	80.5%
Carpooled	6.2%	10.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.8%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	0.8%	4.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Meadow Grove	Norfolk
1-unit, detached	98.1%	62.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	12.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	11.1%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Meadow Grove	Norfolk
Poverty rate	4.8%	12.7%
Average household size	2.33	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	21	13
Median year structure built	1938	1976