Broken Bow

Population: 3,524
Median household income: $56,438
Median home value: $124,600

Broken Bow is a community in Custer County, Nebraska, home to 3,524 residents. Its median household income of $56,438 runs below the Custer County figure of $66,310.

From 2019 to 2023, Broken Bow's population held roughly steady from 3,517 to 3,524, while its median home value rose 17.4% from $106,100 to $124,600.

The median resident is 41.3 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 24.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,524
Median age: 41.3 yrs
Median household income: $56,438
Median home value: $124,600
Median gross rent: $826
Housing units: 1,795
Homeownership rate: 56.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,5173,524

Median household income

$42,890$56,438

Median home value

$106,100$124,600

Median gross rent

$638$826

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,517	$42,890	$106,100	$638
2020	3,503	$44,000	$114,500	$664
2021	3,522	$46,167	$104,900	$701
2022	3,510	$49,425	$108,600	$747
2023	3,524	$56,438	$124,600	$826

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

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 1724.0%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 747.0%

75 and over12.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	133	3.8%
5 to 17	844	24.0%
18 to 24	198	5.6%
25 to 34	384	10.9%
35 to 44	509	14.4%
45 to 54	330	9.4%
55 to 64	453	12.9%
65 to 74	247	7.0%
75 and over	426	12.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,114	88.4%
Black or African American	45	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	20	0.6%
Asian	10	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	127	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	208	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.7%

High school graduate37.0%

Some college or associate's34.9%

Bachelor's degree16.0%

Graduate or professional degree4.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	182	7.7%
High school graduate	869	37.0%
Some college or associate's	819	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	377	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	102	4.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 11 min

Drove alone81.7%

Carpooled10.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home6.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,240	81.7%
Carpooled	159	10.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	0.5%
Bicycle	15	1.0%
Worked from home	96	6.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,040	73.2%
15 to 29 min	297	20.9%
30 to 44 min	31	2.2%
45 to 59 min	34	2.4%
60+ min	19	1.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 14.6% (502 of 3,439)

	Count	Share
Family households	919	61.2%
Nonfamily households	583	38.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,502	83.7%
Vacant	293	16.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	852	56.7%
Renter-occupied	650	43.3%

1-unit, detached75.5%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units7.1%

5 to 19 units6.7%

20 or more units8.4%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,356	75.5%
1-unit, attached	35	1.9%
2 to 4 units	127	7.1%
5 to 19 units	120	6.7%
20 or more units	150	8.4%
Mobile home & other	7	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3106610
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.02 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.4052, -99.6408