Leigh

Population: 451
Median household income: $68,068
Median home value: $89,000

Leigh is a community in Colfax County, Nebraska, home to 451 residents. The median household income of $68,068 is below the Colfax County median ($79,720).

From 2019 to 2023, Leigh's population grew 13.9% from 396 to 451, while its median home value rose 50.3% from $59,200 to $89,000.

86.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1961.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 451
Median age: 37.6 yrs
Median household income: $68,068
Median home value: $89,000
Median gross rent: $638
Housing units: 232
Homeownership rate: 86.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.6%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

396451

Median household income

$49,821$68,068

Median home value

$59,200$89,000

Median gross rent

$663$638

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	396	$49,821	$59,200	$663
2020	375	$49,063	$72,400	$667
2021	388	$53,409	$75,600	$638
2022	429	$58,194	$85,500	$765
2023	451	$68,068	$89,000	$638

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1723.9%

18 to 244.0%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 447.5%

45 to 5414.6%

55 to 644.9%

65 to 747.3%

75 and over20.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	29	6.4%
5 to 17	108	23.9%
18 to 24	18	4.0%
25 to 34	51	11.3%
35 to 44	34	7.5%
45 to 54	66	14.6%
55 to 64	22	4.9%
65 to 74	33	7.3%
75 and over	90	20.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	402	89.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	1.1%
Asian	2	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	42	9.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.4%

High school graduate30.1%

Some college or associate's44.9%

Bachelor's degree18.2%

Graduate or professional degree1.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	16	5.4%
High school graduate	89	30.1%
Some college or associate's	133	44.9%
Bachelor's degree	54	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4	1.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone71.8%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked9.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.6%

Other means4.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	140	71.8%
Carpooled	17	8.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	18	9.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	11	5.6%
Other means	9	4.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	95	51.6%
15 to 29 min	39	21.2%
30 to 44 min	48	26.1%
45 to 59 min	1	0.5%
60+ min	1	0.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 3.5% (16 of 451)

	Count	Share
Family households	99	52.4%
Nonfamily households	90	47.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	189	81.5%
Vacant	43	18.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	164	86.8%
Renter-occupied	25	13.2%

1-unit, detached86.2%

1-unit, attached6.9%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units5.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	200	86.2%
1-unit, attached	16	6.9%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	12	5.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4	1.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3126560
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.6 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 41.7033, -97.2407