Valparaiso vs Weston

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

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

Valparaiso has the higher population (553 vs 287 in Weston). Valparaiso has the higher median household income ($72,750 vs $64,375 in Weston). Valparaiso has the higher median home value ($190,500 vs $166,700 in Weston).

Population, income & housing

	Valparaiso	Weston
Population	553	287
Median age	43.1 yrs	54.1 yrs
Median household income	$72,750	$64,375
Median home value	$190,500	$166,700
Median gross rent	$735	$1,042
Housing units	268	139
Homeownership rate	85.6%	82.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.1%	9.6%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Valparaiso	Weston
Population	605 → 553 (-8.6%)	283 → 287 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$51,488 → $72,750 (+41.3%)	$45,417 → $64,375 (+41.7%)
Median home value	$132,900 → $190,500 (+43.3%)	$78,800 → $166,700 (+111.5%)
Median gross rent	$804 → $735 (-8.6%)	$775 → $1,042 (+34.5%)

Valparaiso

Population

605553

Median household income

$51,488$72,750

Median home value

$132,900$190,500

Median gross rent

$804$735

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)

	Valparaiso	Weston
Under 5	2.2%	10.5%
5 to 17	15.9%	10.8%
18 to 24	12.5%	2.8%
25 to 34	13.7%	18.1%
35 to 44	7.6%	2.4%
45 to 54	10.5%	8.7%
55 to 64	15.6%	22.3%
65 to 74	7.8%	14.3%
75 and over	14.3%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Valparaiso	Weston
White (non-Hispanic)	97.5%	96.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Valparaiso	Weston
No high school diploma	8.1%	4.6%
High school graduate	38.0%	45.0%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	40.8%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	4.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Valparaiso	Weston
Drove alone	83.3%	81.2%
Carpooled	4.2%	11.3%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	5.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	6.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Valparaiso	Weston
1-unit, detached	91.4%	92.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	7.2%

Poverty & households

	Valparaiso	Weston
Poverty rate	4.0%	9.1%
Average household size	2.28	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	32	24
Median year structure built	1968	1944