Lodgepole

Population: 221
Median household income: $38,125
Median home value: $65,000

Lodgepole is a community in Cheyenne County, Nebraska, home to 221 residents. At $38,125, its median household income sits below Cheyenne County's $57,594.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lodgepole's population declined 32.0% from 325 to 221, while its median home value rose 20.4% from $54,000 to $65,000.

11.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 80.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 221
Median age: 60.1 yrs
Median household income: $38,125
Median home value: $65,000
Median gross rent: $536
Housing units: 169
Homeownership rate: 80.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
Unemployment rate: 7.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

325221

Median household income

$48,750$38,125

Median home value

$54,000$65,000

Median gross rent

$545$536

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	325	$48,750	$54,000	$545
2020	296	$37,031	$54,400	$540
2021	279	$39,375	$53,600	$550
2022	248	$37,361	$59,400	$547
2023	221	$38,125	$65,000	$536

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

Age distribution

Under 51.8%

5 to 177.2%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 344.1%

35 to 449.5%

45 to 5415.4%

55 to 6423.5%

65 to 7421.7%

75 and over16.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4	1.8%
5 to 17	16	7.2%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	9	4.1%
35 to 44	21	9.5%
45 to 54	34	15.4%
55 to 64	52	23.5%
65 to 74	48	21.7%
75 and over	37	16.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	212	95.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1	0.5%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	6	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.0%

High school graduate27.4%

Some college or associate's57.7%

Bachelor's degree8.0%

Graduate or professional degree4.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6	3.0%
High school graduate	55	27.4%
Some college or associate's	116	57.7%
Bachelor's degree	16	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8	4.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone80.7%

Carpooled4.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked9.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	67	80.7%
Carpooled	4	4.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	9.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4	4.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	30	38.0%
15 to 29 min	38	48.1%
30 to 44 min	9	11.4%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	2	2.5%

Households

Average household size: 1.53
Poverty rate: 21.0% (46 of 219)

	Count	Share
Family households	62	43.1%
Nonfamily households	82	56.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1952

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	144	85.2%
Vacant	25	14.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	116	80.6%
Renter-occupied	28	19.4%

1-unit, detached78.7%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units7.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other12.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	133	78.7%
1-unit, attached	3	1.8%
2 to 4 units	12	7.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21	12.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3128420
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.48 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.1489, -102.6386