Hay Springs vs Rushville

A side-by-side comparison of Hay Springs and Rushville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Rushville has the higher population (890 vs 659 in Hay Springs). Rushville has the higher median household income ($49,250 vs $45,833 in Hay Springs). Hay Springs has the higher median home value ($91,900 vs $82,500 in Rushville).

Population, income & housing

	Hay Springs	Rushville
Population	659	890
Median age	53.8 yrs	46.0 yrs
Median household income	$45,833	$49,250
Median home value	$91,900	$82,500
Median gross rent	$692	$758
Housing units	380	504
Homeownership rate	77.7%	56.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.7%	21.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hay Springs	Rushville
Population	596 → 659 (+10.6%)	807 → 890 (+10.3%)
Median household income	$37,024 → $45,833 (+23.8%)	$34,083 → $49,250 (+44.5%)
Median home value	$56,900 → $91,900 (+61.5%)	$60,800 → $82,500 (+35.7%)
Median gross rent	$665 → $692 (+4.1%)	$567 → $758 (+33.7%)

Hay Springs

Population

596659

Median household income

$37,024$45,833

Median home value

$56,900$91,900

Median gross rent

$665$692

Rushville

Population

807890

Median household income

$34,083$49,250

Median home value

$60,800$82,500

Median gross rent

$567$758

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hay Springs	Rushville
Under 5	2.9%	4.7%
5 to 17	12.1%	20.2%
18 to 24	6.1%	2.6%
25 to 34	13.4%	12.8%
35 to 44	5.8%	9.6%
45 to 54	11.7%	12.5%
55 to 64	21.2%	10.6%
65 to 74	11.1%	14.6%
75 and over	15.8%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hay Springs	Rushville
White (non-Hispanic)	95.4%	67.8%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	17.4%
Asian	0.6%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.4%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hay Springs	Rushville
No high school diploma	9.2%	14.1%
High school graduate	35.2%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	41.9%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hay Springs	Rushville
Drove alone	63.3%	78.4%
Carpooled	12.9%	14.4%
Public transit	1.9%	0.0%
Walked	16.6%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	4.3%
Other means	1.9%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hay Springs	Rushville
1-unit, detached	80.3%	86.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	7.4%	6.3%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.6%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Hay Springs	Rushville
Poverty rate	12.2%	11.9%
Average household size	1.99	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	19	17
Median year structure built	1938	1952