Lyman vs Minatare

A side-by-side comparison of Lyman and Minatare: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Minatare has the higher population (731 vs 366 in Lyman). Lyman has the higher median household income ($52,621 vs $45,938 in Minatare). Minatare has the higher median home value ($76,100 vs $59,100 in Lyman).

Population, income & housing

	Lyman	Minatare
Population	366	731
Median age	54.4 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$52,621	$45,938
Median home value	$59,100	$76,100
Median gross rent	$792	—
Housing units	231	350
Homeownership rate	69.9%	64.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.0%	12.9%
Unemployment rate	11.1%	18.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lyman	Minatare
Population	379 → 366 (-3.4%)	896 → 731 (-18.4%)
Median household income	$49,167 → $52,621 (+7.0%)	$42,938 → $45,938 (+7.0%)
Median home value	$40,700 → $59,100 (+45.2%)	$60,100 → $76,100 (+26.6%)
Median gross rent	$660 → $792 (+20.0%)	$625 → $541 (-13.4%)

Lyman

Population

379366

Median household income

$49,167$52,621

Median home value

$40,700$59,100

Median gross rent

$660$792

Minatare

Population

896731

Median household income

$42,938$45,938

Median home value

$60,100$76,100

Median gross rent

$625$541

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lyman	Minatare
Under 5	0.8%	7.7%
5 to 17	10.7%	11.8%
18 to 24	6.3%	9.4%
25 to 34	10.4%	13.8%
35 to 44	10.7%	14.0%
45 to 54	16.4%	19.2%
55 to 64	8.7%	9.7%
65 to 74	18.0%	4.4%
75 and over	18.0%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lyman	Minatare
White (non-Hispanic)	45.6%	59.8%
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	1.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	53.3%	40.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lyman	Minatare
No high school diploma	25.9%	19.8%
High school graduate	48.2%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	22.9%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	2.7%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.3%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lyman	Minatare
Drove alone	63.8%	86.8%
Carpooled	8.6%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	19.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	3.4%
Other means	3.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lyman	Minatare
1-unit, detached	78.4%	63.4%
1-unit, attached	14.7%	14.0%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	8.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.5%	10.9%

Poverty & households

	Lyman	Minatare
Poverty rate	21.0%	20.2%
Average household size	1.75	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	13	17
Median year structure built	1946	1965