Ulysses

Population: 157
Median household income: $78,125
Median home value: $29,900

Ulysses, a community in Butler County, Nebraska, has 157 residents. The median household income of $78,125 is below the Butler County median ($82,603).

From 2019 to 2023, Ulysses's population declined 22.7% from 203 to 157, while its median home value fell 32.4% from $44,200 to $29,900.

1.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 86.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 157
Median age: 48.8 yrs
Median household income: $78,125
Median home value: $29,900
Median gross rent: $688
Housing units: 100
Homeownership rate: 86.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 1.5%
Unemployment rate: 17.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

203157

Median household income

$36,719$78,125

Median home value

$44,200$29,900

Median gross rent

$570$688

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	203	$36,719	$44,200	$570
2020	162	$46,786	$30,600	$570
2021	166	$49,688	$29,700	$619
2022	192	$52,083	$35,000	$669
2023	157	$78,125	$29,900	$688

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

Age distribution

Under 51.3%

5 to 178.9%

18 to 243.8%

25 to 3425.5%

35 to 444.5%

45 to 5415.9%

55 to 6422.3%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2	1.3%
5 to 17	14	8.9%
18 to 24	6	3.8%
25 to 34	40	25.5%
35 to 44	7	4.5%
45 to 54	25	15.9%
55 to 64	35	22.3%
65 to 74	15	9.6%
75 and over	13	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	138	87.9%
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	6	3.8%
Two or more races	12	7.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.2%

High school graduate34.1%

Some college or associate's62.2%

Bachelor's degree0.7%

Graduate or professional degree0.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3	2.2%
High school graduate	46	34.1%
Some college or associate's	84	62.2%
Bachelor's degree	1	0.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1	0.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone67.2%

Carpooled3.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked12.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.5%

Other means4.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	43	67.2%
Carpooled	2	3.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	12.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	8	12.5%
Other means	3	4.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	14	25.0%
15 to 29 min	11	19.6%
30 to 44 min	13	23.2%
45 to 59 min	13	23.2%
60+ min	5	8.9%

Households

Average household size: 1.96
Poverty rate: 13.4% (21 of 157)

	Count	Share
Family households	58	72.5%
Nonfamily households	22	27.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	80	80.0%
Vacant	20	20.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	69	86.3%
Renter-occupied	11	13.8%

1-unit, detached91.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other9.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	91	91.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9	9.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3149460
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.22 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.0721, -97.2031