Humboldt vs Rulo

A side-by-side comparison of Humboldt and Rulo: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Humboldt has the higher population (780 vs 142 in Rulo). Rulo has the higher median household income ($59,125 vs $45,500 in Humboldt). Rulo has the higher median home value ($72,700 vs $68,500 in Humboldt).

Population, income & housing

	Humboldt	Rulo
Population	780	142
Median age	50.6 yrs	57.5 yrs
Median household income	$45,500	$59,125
Median home value	$68,500	$72,700
Median gross rent	$480	—
Housing units	467	129
Homeownership rate	62.8%	83.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	8.7%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Humboldt	Rulo
Population	863 → 780 (-9.6%)	120 → 142 (+18.3%)
Median household income	$42,969 → $45,500 (+5.9%)	$48,594 → $59,125 (+21.7%)
Median home value	$46,800 → $68,500 (+46.4%)	$49,000 → $72,700 (+48.4%)
Median gross rent	$429 → $480 (+11.9%)	—

Humboldt

Population

863780

Median household income

$42,969$45,500

Median home value

$46,800$68,500

Median gross rent

$429$480

Rulo

Population

120142

Median household income

$48,594$59,125

Median home value

$49,000$72,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Humboldt	Rulo
Under 5	2.9%	4.9%
5 to 17	15.1%	14.1%
18 to 24	5.4%	0.0%
25 to 34	11.8%	2.8%
35 to 44	7.3%	2.8%
45 to 54	11.9%	12.7%
55 to 64	17.2%	33.8%
65 to 74	13.3%	17.6%
75 and over	15.0%	11.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Humboldt	Rulo
White (non-Hispanic)	85.9%	69.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	19.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.6%	11.3%
Hispanic or Latino	9.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Humboldt	Rulo
No high school diploma	13.4%	24.3%
High school graduate	43.0%	59.1%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	7.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.7%	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Humboldt	Rulo
Drove alone	75.8%	51.5%
Carpooled	5.0%	21.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	11.7%	12.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.5%	15.2%
Other means	4.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Humboldt	Rulo
1-unit, detached	87.2%	80.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	19.4%

Poverty & households

	Humboldt	Rulo
Poverty rate	15.0%	11.3%
Average household size	2.01	1.60
Mean commute (minutes)	25	17
Median year structure built	1938	1974