Norfolk vs Tilden

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

Norfolk and Tilden 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 977 in Tilden). Tilden has the higher median household income ($66,731 vs $62,175 in Norfolk). Norfolk has the higher median home value ($199,100 vs $116,900 in Tilden).

Population, income & housing

	Norfolk	Tilden
Population	25,962	977
Median age	37.4 yrs	43.3 yrs
Median household income	$62,175	$66,731
Median home value	$199,100	$116,900
Median gross rent	$850	$633
Housing units	11,646	447
Homeownership rate	63.2%	78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.0%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Norfolk	Tilden
Population	24,424 → 25,962 (+6.3%)	1,105 → 977 (-11.6%)
Median household income	$49,372 → $62,175 (+25.9%)	$50,650 → $66,731 (+31.7%)
Median home value	$145,400 → $199,100 (+36.9%)	$71,700 → $116,900 (+63.0%)
Median gross rent	$696 → $850 (+22.1%)	$529 → $633 (+19.7%)

Norfolk

Population

24,42425,962

Median household income

$49,372$62,175

Median home value

$145,400$199,100

Median gross rent

$696$850

Tilden

Population

1,105977

Median household income

$50,650$66,731

Median home value

$71,700$116,900

Median gross rent

$529$633

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Norfolk	Tilden
Under 5	6.8%	9.9%
5 to 17	17.3%	16.6%
18 to 24	10.4%	5.6%
25 to 34	12.6%	9.5%
35 to 44	11.8%	10.8%
45 to 54	10.7%	12.7%
55 to 64	13.4%	12.5%
65 to 74	9.3%	14.5%
75 and over	7.7%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Norfolk	Tilden
White (non-Hispanic)	79.4%	88.4%
Black or African American	1.1%	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.5%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.9%
Two or more races	3.4%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	14.5%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Norfolk	Tilden
No high school diploma	7.2%	8.1%
High school graduate	30.8%	33.8%
Some college or associate's	38.1%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.1%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.9%	9.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Norfolk	Tilden
Drove alone	80.5%	78.8%
Carpooled	10.9%	16.0%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	1.9%
Other means	1.6%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Norfolk	Tilden
1-unit, detached	62.1%	77.4%
1-unit, attached	4.6%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	12.6%	1.8%
20 or more units	11.1%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	11.0%

Poverty & households

	Norfolk	Tilden
Poverty rate	12.7%	13.1%
Average household size	2.35	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	13	16
Median year structure built	1976	1956