Howells

Population: 602
Median household income: $72,188
Median home value: $104,500

Located in Colfax County, Nebraska, Howells is a community with a population of 602. At $72,188, its median household income sits below Colfax County's $79,720.

Between 2019 and 2023, Howells's population declined 8.4% from 657 to 602, while its median home value rose 23.7% from $84,500 to $104,500.

Households average 2.22 people. The median gross rent is $558.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 602
Median age: 49.5 yrs
Median household income: $72,188
Median home value: $104,500
Median gross rent: $558
Housing units: 326
Homeownership rate: 88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.5%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

657602

Median household income

$58,750$72,188

Median home value

$84,500$104,500

Median gross rent

$533$558

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	657	$58,750	$84,500	$533
2020	648	$59,500	$87,600	$505
2021	657	$63,542	$84,600	$529
2022	699	$68,264	$96,200	—
2023	602	$72,188	$104,500	$558

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 348.6%

35 to 4410.3%

45 to 548.0%

55 to 6420.3%

65 to 747.0%

75 and over16.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	41	6.8%
5 to 17	101	16.8%
18 to 24	36	6.0%
25 to 34	52	8.6%
35 to 44	62	10.3%
45 to 54	48	8.0%
55 to 64	122	20.3%
65 to 74	42	7.0%
75 and over	98	16.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	579	96.2%
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	5	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	18	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.8%

High school graduate24.5%

Some college or associate's39.2%

Bachelor's degree18.6%

Graduate or professional degree10.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	29	6.8%
High school graduate	104	24.5%
Some college or associate's	166	39.2%
Bachelor's degree	79	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	46	10.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone79.9%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.0%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	238	79.9%
Carpooled	26	8.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	14	4.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	18	6.0%
Other means	2	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	142	50.7%
15 to 29 min	50	17.9%
30 to 44 min	32	11.4%
45 to 59 min	41	14.6%
60+ min	15	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 11.1% (67 of 602)

	Count	Share
Family households	145	53.5%
Nonfamily households	126	46.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1950

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	271	83.1%
Vacant	55	16.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	240	88.6%
Renter-occupied	31	11.4%

1-unit, detached89.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	291	89.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	21	6.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14	4.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3123340
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.58 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.7242, -97.0046