Colon vs Ithaca

A side-by-side comparison of Colon and Ithaca: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ithaca has the higher population (145 vs 134 in Colon). Ithaca has the higher median home value ($157,400 vs $142,700 in Colon). Since 2019, Ithaca's population has grown faster (+18.9% vs +3.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Colon	Ithaca
Population	134	145
Median age	41.2 yrs	55.5 yrs
Median household income	$60,625	—
Median home value	$142,700	$157,400
Median gross rent	$625	$860
Housing units	53	83
Homeownership rate	88.7%	84.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.6%	18.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colon	Ithaca
Population	129 → 134 (+3.9%)	122 → 145 (+18.9%)
Median household income	$78,750 → $60,625 (-23.0%)	$58,750 → $35,938 (-38.8%)
Median home value	$106,900 → $142,700 (+33.5%)	$97,500 → $157,400 (+61.4%)
Median gross rent	$850 → $625 (-26.5%)	$850 → $860 (+1.2%)

Colon

Population

129134

Median household income

$78,750$60,625

Median home value

$106,900$142,700

Median gross rent

$850$625

Ithaca

Population

122145

Median household income

$58,750$35,938

Median home value

$97,500$157,400

Median gross rent

$850$860

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colon	Ithaca
Under 5	7.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	18.7%	13.8%
18 to 24	9.0%	2.1%
25 to 34	9.0%	6.9%
35 to 44	16.4%	15.2%
45 to 54	3.0%	11.7%
55 to 64	11.9%	20.0%
65 to 74	14.9%	24.8%
75 and over	9.7%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colon	Ithaca
White (non-Hispanic)	97.0%	93.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colon	Ithaca
No high school diploma	0.0%	21.3%
High school graduate	49.4%	27.9%
Some college or associate's	37.9%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	8.0%	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	13.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colon	Ithaca
Drove alone	87.1%	84.1%
Carpooled	1.6%	11.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	4.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colon	Ithaca
1-unit, detached	100.0%	97.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	Colon	Ithaca
Poverty rate	10.9%	5.5%
Average household size	2.53	1.93
Mean commute (minutes)	35	33
Median year structure built	1938	1969