Ithaca vs Leshara

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

Ithaca and Leshara 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 143 in Leshara). Ithaca has the higher median home value ($157,400 vs $140,900 in Leshara). Since 2019, Leshara's population has grown faster (+95.9% vs +18.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Ithaca	Leshara
Population	145	143
Median age	55.5 yrs	53.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$78,977
Median home value	$157,400	$140,900
Median gross rent	$860	—
Housing units	83	85
Homeownership rate	84.0%	96.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.9%	6.6%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ithaca	Leshara
Population	122 → 145 (+18.9%)	73 → 143 (+95.9%)
Median household income	$58,750 → $35,938 (-38.8%)	$60,625 → $78,977 (+30.3%)
Median home value	$97,500 → $157,400 (+61.4%)	$103,400 → $140,900 (+36.3%)
Median gross rent	$850 → $860 (+1.2%)	—

Ithaca

Population

122145

Median household income

$58,750$35,938

Median home value

$97,500$157,400

Median gross rent

$850$860

Leshara

Population

73143

Median household income

$60,625$78,977

Median home value

$103,400$140,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ithaca	Leshara
Under 5	0.0%	2.1%
5 to 17	13.8%	11.2%
18 to 24	2.1%	1.4%
25 to 34	6.9%	6.3%
35 to 44	15.2%	7.0%
45 to 54	11.7%	23.8%
55 to 64	20.0%	42.0%
65 to 74	24.8%	4.2%
75 and over	5.5%	2.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ithaca	Leshara
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	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	0.0%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ithaca	Leshara
No high school diploma	21.3%	0.0%
High school graduate	27.9%	55.7%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	4.9%	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	13.9%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ithaca	Leshara
Drove alone	84.1%	65.3%
Carpooled	11.4%	2.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	11.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	20.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ithaca	Leshara
1-unit, detached	97.6%	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	2.4%	7.1%

Poverty & households

	Ithaca	Leshara
Poverty rate	5.5%	4.9%
Average household size	1.93	1.91
Mean commute (minutes)	33	19
Median year structure built	1969	1962