Newman Grove vs Norfolk

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

Newman 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 934 in Newman Grove). Norfolk has the higher median household income ($62,175 vs $57,000 in Newman Grove). Norfolk has the higher median home value ($199,100 vs $82,500 in Newman Grove).

Population, income & housing

	Newman Grove	Norfolk
Population	934	25,962
Median age	35.4 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	$57,000	$62,175
Median home value	$82,500	$199,100
Median gross rent	$689	$850
Housing units	361	11,646
Homeownership rate	72.4%	63.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.4%	24.0%
Unemployment rate	12.2%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Newman Grove	Norfolk
Population	723 → 934 (+29.2%)	24,424 → 25,962 (+6.3%)
Median household income	$47,292 → $57,000 (+20.5%)	$49,372 → $62,175 (+25.9%)
Median home value	$66,700 → $82,500 (+23.7%)	$145,400 → $199,100 (+36.9%)
Median gross rent	$550 → $689 (+25.3%)	$696 → $850 (+22.1%)

Newman Grove

Population

723934

Median household income

$47,292$57,000

Median home value

$66,700$82,500

Median gross rent

$550$689

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)

	Newman Grove	Norfolk
Under 5	7.8%	6.8%
5 to 17	18.8%	17.3%
18 to 24	6.3%	10.4%
25 to 34	16.2%	12.6%
35 to 44	14.7%	11.8%
45 to 54	10.1%	10.7%
55 to 64	11.1%	13.4%
65 to 74	6.9%	9.3%
75 and over	8.1%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Newman Grove	Norfolk
White (non-Hispanic)	58.9%	79.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
Asian	1.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	37.6%	14.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Newman Grove	Norfolk
No high school diploma	12.3%	7.2%
High school graduate	49.0%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	28.3%	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.3%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Newman Grove	Norfolk
Drove alone	84.4%	80.5%
Carpooled	4.2%	10.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	6.9%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.1%
Worked from home	3.7%	4.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Newman Grove	Norfolk
1-unit, detached	86.1%	62.1%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	7.5%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	12.6%
20 or more units	2.2%	11.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Newman Grove	Norfolk
Poverty rate	14.7%	12.7%
Average household size	2.92	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	23	13
Median year structure built	1938	1976