North Loup vs Ord

A side-by-side comparison of North Loup and Ord: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ord has the higher population (2,186 vs 263 in North Loup). Ord has the higher median household income ($53,274 vs $49,141 in North Loup). Ord has the higher median home value ($109,500 vs $55,000 in North Loup).

Population, income & housing

	North Loup	Ord
Population	263	2,186
Median age	40.8 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$49,141	$53,274
Median home value	$55,000	$109,500
Median gross rent	$615	$638
Housing units	168	1,119
Homeownership rate	84.0%	67.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.2%	27.5%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Loup	Ord
Population	281 → 263 (-6.4%)	2,310 → 2,186 (-5.4%)
Median household income	$31,667 → $49,141 (+55.2%)	$46,890 → $53,274 (+13.6%)
Median home value	$49,800 → $55,000 (+10.4%)	$97,300 → $109,500 (+12.5%)
Median gross rent	$350 → $615 (+75.7%)	$556 → $638 (+14.7%)

North Loup

Population

281263

Median household income

$31,667$49,141

Median home value

$49,800$55,000

Median gross rent

$350$615

Ord

Population

2,3102,186

Median household income

$46,890$53,274

Median home value

$97,300$109,500

Median gross rent

$556$638

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Loup	Ord
Under 5	9.1%	6.5%
5 to 17	14.4%	16.3%
18 to 24	4.6%	5.6%
25 to 34	10.3%	13.6%
35 to 44	12.2%	11.5%
45 to 54	8.0%	8.8%
55 to 64	17.5%	13.7%
65 to 74	9.9%	11.7%
75 and over	14.1%	12.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Loup	Ord
White (non-Hispanic)	93.2%	95.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Loup	Ord
No high school diploma	11.6%	6.7%
High school graduate	42.9%	33.0%
Some college or associate's	23.3%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	21.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Loup	Ord
Drove alone	78.4%	81.3%
Carpooled	9.6%	12.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.6%	3.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Loup	Ord
1-unit, detached	86.3%	78.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	North Loup	Ord
Poverty rate	12.2%	10.9%
Average household size	2.10	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	17	13
Median year structure built	1938	1962