Brainard

Population: 279
Median household income: $73,750
Median home value: $158,700

Brainard is a community in Butler County, Nebraska, home to 279 residents. At $73,750, its median household income sits below Butler County's $82,603.

From 2019 to 2023, Brainard's population declined 33.6% from 420 to 279, while its median home value rose 78.7% from $88,800 to $158,700.

The largest age group is 55 to 64, 17.6% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 96.1% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 279
Median age: 50.5 yrs
Median household income: $73,750
Median home value: $158,700
Median gross rent: $700
Housing units: 173
Homeownership rate: 82.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.5%
Unemployment rate: 0.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

420279

Median household income

$61,000$73,750

Median home value

$88,800$158,700

Median gross rent

$718$700

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	420	$61,000	$88,800	$718
2020	421	$66,667	$88,100	$713
2021	382	$56,875	$118,800	$768
2022	366	$71,250	$137,500	$838
2023	279	$73,750	$158,700	$700

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

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1713.3%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 449.3%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6417.6%

65 to 7412.2%

75 and over12.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	20	7.2%
5 to 17	37	13.3%
18 to 24	18	6.5%
25 to 34	32	11.5%
35 to 44	26	9.3%
45 to 54	29	10.4%
55 to 64	49	17.6%
65 to 74	34	12.2%
75 and over	34	12.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	268	96.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	3	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.5%

High school graduate39.2%

Some college or associate's36.8%

Bachelor's degree16.2%

Graduate or professional degree6.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3	1.5%
High school graduate	80	39.2%
Some college or associate's	75	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	33	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	13	6.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone78.8%

Carpooled3.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked9.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	134	78.8%
Carpooled	6	3.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	16	9.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	14	8.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	65	41.7%
15 to 29 min	36	23.1%
30 to 44 min	30	19.2%
45 to 59 min	21	13.5%
60+ min	4	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.05
Poverty rate: 3.9% (11 of 279)

	Count	Share
Family households	74	54.4%
Nonfamily households	62	45.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1946

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	136	78.6%
Vacant	37	21.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	112	82.4%
Renter-occupied	24	17.6%

1-unit, detached93.6%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units4.6%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	162	93.6%
1-unit, attached	1	0.6%
2 to 4 units	8	4.6%
5 to 19 units	2	1.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3106120
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.31 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.1817, -97.0023