Colon vs Weston

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

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

Weston has the higher population (287 vs 134 in Colon). Weston has the higher median household income ($64,375 vs $60,625 in Colon). Weston has the higher median home value ($166,700 vs $142,700 in Colon).

Population, income & housing

	Colon	Weston
Population	134	287
Median age	41.2 yrs	54.1 yrs
Median household income	$60,625	$64,375
Median home value	$142,700	$166,700
Median gross rent	$625	$1,042
Housing units	53	139
Homeownership rate	88.7%	82.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.6%	9.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colon	Weston
Population	129 → 134 (+3.9%)	283 → 287 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$78,750 → $60,625 (-23.0%)	$45,417 → $64,375 (+41.7%)
Median home value	$106,900 → $142,700 (+33.5%)	$78,800 → $166,700 (+111.5%)
Median gross rent	$850 → $625 (-26.5%)	$775 → $1,042 (+34.5%)

Colon

Population

129134

Median household income

$78,750$60,625

Median home value

$106,900$142,700

Median gross rent

$850$625

Weston

Population

283287

Median household income

$45,417$64,375

Median home value

$78,800$166,700

Median gross rent

$775$1,042

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colon	Weston
Under 5	7.5%	10.5%
5 to 17	18.7%	10.8%
18 to 24	9.0%	2.8%
25 to 34	9.0%	18.1%
35 to 44	16.4%	2.4%
45 to 54	3.0%	8.7%
55 to 64	11.9%	22.3%
65 to 74	14.9%	14.3%
75 and over	9.7%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colon	Weston
White (non-Hispanic)	97.0%	96.9%
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%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colon	Weston
No high school diploma	0.0%	4.6%
High school graduate	49.4%	45.0%
Some college or associate's	37.9%	40.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.0%	4.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colon	Weston
Drove alone	87.1%	81.2%
Carpooled	1.6%	11.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	6.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colon	Weston
1-unit, detached	100.0%	92.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	7.2%

Poverty & households

	Colon	Weston
Poverty rate	10.9%	9.1%
Average household size	2.53	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	35	24
Median year structure built	1938	1944