Cowles vs Red Cloud

A side-by-side comparison of Cowles and Red Cloud: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Red Cloud has the higher population (991 vs 3 in Cowles). Since 2019, Red Cloud's population has grown faster (-9.5% vs -72.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Cowles	Red Cloud
Population	3	991
Median age	54.5 yrs	45.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$50,536
Median home value	—	$64,800
Median gross rent	—	$549
Housing units	2	540
Homeownership rate	50.0%	71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	66.7%	15.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cowles	Red Cloud
Population	11 → 3 (-72.7%)	1,095 → 991 (-9.5%)
Median household income	—	$36,989 → $50,536 (+36.6%)
Median home value	—	$51,200 → $64,800 (+26.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$344 → $549 (+59.6%)

Cowles

Population

113

Red Cloud

Population

1,095991

Median household income

$36,989$50,536

Median home value

$51,200$64,800

Median gross rent

$344$549

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cowles	Red Cloud
Under 5	0.0%	4.9%
5 to 17	0.0%	15.5%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	12.6%
35 to 44	0.0%	9.3%
45 to 54	66.7%	13.5%
55 to 64	0.0%	15.1%
65 to 74	0.0%	13.4%
75 and over	33.3%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cowles	Red Cloud
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	87.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cowles	Red Cloud
No high school diploma	0.0%	6.4%
High school graduate	33.3%	38.8%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	39.4%
Bachelor's degree	66.7%	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cowles	Red Cloud
Drove alone	100.0%	78.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	8.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	6.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.5%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.8%
Other means	0.0%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cowles	Red Cloud
1-unit, detached	100.0%	85.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Cowles	Red Cloud
Poverty rate	0.0%	12.8%
Average household size	1.50	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	—	14
Median year structure built	—	1938