Central City vs Chapman

A side-by-side comparison of Central City and Chapman: population, income, housing, and more.

Central City and Chapman are places in Nebraska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Central City has the higher population (3,039 vs 325 in Chapman). Chapman has the higher median household income ($89,000 vs $62,012 in Central City). Central City has the higher median home value ($158,300 vs $114,300 in Chapman).

Population, income & housing

	Central City	Chapman
Population	3,039	325
Median age	38.8 yrs	35.1 yrs
Median household income	$62,012	$89,000
Median home value	$158,300	$114,300
Median gross rent	$729	$1,563
Housing units	1,268	135
Homeownership rate	67.4%	80.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.7%	17.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Central City	Chapman
Population	2,903 → 3,039 (+4.7%)	254 → 325 (+28.0%)
Median household income	$48,447 → $62,012 (+28.0%)	$46,000 → $89,000 (+93.5%)
Median home value	$106,100 → $158,300 (+49.2%)	$68,500 → $114,300 (+66.9%)
Median gross rent	$666 → $729 (+9.5%)	$811 → $1,563 (+92.7%)

Central City

Population

2,9033,039

Median household income

$48,447$62,012

Median home value

$106,100$158,300

Median gross rent

$666$729

Chapman

Population

254325

Median household income

$46,000$89,000

Median home value

$68,500$114,300

Median gross rent

$811$1,563

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Central City	Chapman
Under 5	6.4%	5.8%
5 to 17	17.3%	16.6%
18 to 24	7.9%	13.5%
25 to 34	13.6%	13.8%
35 to 44	10.2%	12.0%
45 to 54	10.3%	9.2%
55 to 64	14.5%	16.3%
65 to 74	9.0%	4.6%
75 and over	10.9%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Central City	Chapman
White (non-Hispanic)	86.2%	95.1%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.6%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	7.3%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Central City	Chapman
No high school diploma	7.9%	7.7%
High school graduate	34.8%	44.2%
Some college or associate's	37.6%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Central City	Chapman
Drove alone	86.8%	88.5%
Carpooled	6.7%	1.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	6.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.8%	3.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Central City	Chapman
1-unit, detached	75.0%	89.6%
1-unit, attached	8.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	7.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	9.6%

Poverty & households

	Central City	Chapman
Poverty rate	7.8%	5.3%
Average household size	2.40	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	18	28
Median year structure built	1967	1947