Inavale vs Red Cloud

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

Inavale 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 36 in Inavale). Inavale has the higher median household income ($59,028 vs $50,536 in Red Cloud). Since 2019, Red Cloud's population has grown faster (-9.5% vs -44.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Inavale	Red Cloud
Population	36	991
Median age	64.4 yrs	45.8 yrs
Median household income	$59,028	$50,536
Median home value	—	$64,800
Median gross rent	—	$549
Housing units	32	540
Homeownership rate	100.0%	71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.8%	15.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Inavale	Red Cloud
Population	65 → 36 (-44.6%)	1,095 → 991 (-9.5%)
Median household income	$53,333 → $59,028 (+10.7%)	$36,989 → $50,536 (+36.6%)
Median home value	$52,800 → $56,000 (+6.1%)	$51,200 → $64,800 (+26.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$344 → $549 (+59.6%)

Inavale

Population

6536

Median household income

$53,333$59,028

Median home value

$52,800$56,000

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)

	Inavale	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	2.8%	9.3%
45 to 54	11.1%	13.5%
55 to 64	50.0%	15.1%
65 to 74	25.0%	13.4%
75 and over	11.1%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Inavale	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+

	Inavale	Red Cloud
No high school diploma	2.8%	6.4%
High school graduate	61.1%	38.8%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	39.4%
Bachelor's degree	2.8%	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Inavale	Red Cloud
Drove alone	95.7%	78.7%
Carpooled	4.3%	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)

	Inavale	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

	Inavale	Red Cloud
Poverty rate	0.0%	12.8%
Average household size	1.57	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	—	14
Median year structure built	1938	1938