Tekamah

Population: 1,691
Median household income: $54,139
Median home value: $113,900

Tekamah, a community in Burt County, Nebraska, has 1,691 residents. Its median household income of $54,139 runs below the Burt County figure of $57,303.

From 2019 to 2023, Tekamah's population declined 6.2% from 1,802 to 1,691, while its median home value rose 20.3% from $94,700 to $113,900.

21.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 73.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,691
Median age: 40.8 yrs
Median household income: $54,139
Median home value: $113,900
Median gross rent: $677
Housing units: 780
Homeownership rate: 73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,8021,691

Median household income

$54,250$54,139

Median home value

$94,700$113,900

Median gross rent

$630$677

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,802	$54,250	$94,700	$630
2020	1,727	$52,581	$96,300	$718
2021	1,909	$57,386	$106,900	$653
2022	1,847	$51,639	$114,500	$648
2023	1,691	$54,139	$113,900	$677

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.8%

5 to 1718.2%

18 to 243.6%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 448.6%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 649.9%

65 to 7414.2%

75 and over10.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	149	8.8%
5 to 17	307	18.2%
18 to 24	61	3.6%
25 to 34	225	13.3%
35 to 44	145	8.6%
45 to 54	217	12.8%
55 to 64	167	9.9%
65 to 74	240	14.2%
75 and over	180	10.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,591	94.1%
Black or African American	3	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	18	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	8	0.5%
Two or more races	62	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.9%

High school graduate37.3%

Some college or associate's35.9%

Bachelor's degree15.0%

Graduate or professional degree6.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	57	4.9%
High school graduate	438	37.3%
Some college or associate's	422	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	176	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	81	6.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone74.1%

Carpooled16.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home7.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	492	74.1%
Carpooled	106	16.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	15	2.3%
Bicycle	3	0.5%
Worked from home	48	7.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	234	38.0%
15 to 29 min	115	18.7%
30 to 44 min	103	16.7%
45 to 59 min	126	20.5%
60+ min	38	6.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 20.9% (347 of 1,660)

	Count	Share
Family households	425	61.0%
Nonfamily households	272	39.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	697	89.4%
Vacant	83	10.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	510	73.2%
Renter-occupied	187	26.8%

1-unit, detached78.2%

1-unit, attached2.8%

2 to 4 units8.6%

5 to 19 units8.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	610	78.2%
1-unit, attached	22	2.8%
2 to 4 units	67	8.6%
5 to 19 units	66	8.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15	1.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3148515
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.57 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 41.7778, -96.2245