Colon vs Leshara

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

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

Leshara has the higher population (143 vs 134 in Colon). Leshara has the higher median household income ($78,977 vs $60,625 in Colon). Colon has the higher median home value ($142,700 vs $140,900 in Leshara).

Population, income & housing

	Colon	Leshara
Population	134	143
Median age	41.2 yrs	53.6 yrs
Median household income	$60,625	$78,977
Median home value	$142,700	$140,900
Median gross rent	$625	—
Housing units	53	85
Homeownership rate	88.7%	96.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.6%	6.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colon	Leshara
Population	129 → 134 (+3.9%)	73 → 143 (+95.9%)
Median household income	$78,750 → $60,625 (-23.0%)	$60,625 → $78,977 (+30.3%)
Median home value	$106,900 → $142,700 (+33.5%)	$103,400 → $140,900 (+36.3%)
Median gross rent	$850 → $625 (-26.5%)	—

Colon

Population

129134

Median household income

$78,750$60,625

Median home value

$106,900$142,700

Median gross rent

$850$625

Leshara

Population

73143

Median household income

$60,625$78,977

Median home value

$103,400$140,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colon	Leshara
Under 5	7.5%	2.1%
5 to 17	18.7%	11.2%
18 to 24	9.0%	1.4%
25 to 34	9.0%	6.3%
35 to 44	16.4%	7.0%
45 to 54	3.0%	23.8%
55 to 64	11.9%	42.0%
65 to 74	14.9%	4.2%
75 and over	9.7%	2.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colon	Leshara
White (non-Hispanic)	97.0%	95.8%
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%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colon	Leshara
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	49.4%	55.7%
Some college or associate's	37.9%	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	8.0%	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colon	Leshara
Drove alone	87.1%	65.3%
Carpooled	1.6%	2.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.2%	11.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	20.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colon	Leshara
1-unit, detached	100.0%	78.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	7.1%

Poverty & households

	Colon	Leshara
Poverty rate	10.9%	4.9%
Average household size	2.53	1.91
Mean commute (minutes)	35	19
Median year structure built	1938	1962