Mason City

Population: 175
Median household income: $49,917
Median home value: $175,700

Mason City, a community in Custer County, Nebraska, has 175 residents. At $49,917, its median household income sits below Custer County's $66,310.

From 2019 to 2023, Mason City's population declined 11.6% from 198 to 175, while its median home value rose 306.7% from $43,200 to $175,700.

The median resident is 27.8 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 26.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 175
Median age: 27.8 yrs
Median household income: $49,917
Median home value: $175,700
Median gross rent: $778
Housing units: 110
Homeownership rate: 79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.4%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

198175

Median household income

$35,341$49,917

Median home value

$43,200$175,700

Median gross rent

$569$778

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	198	$35,341	$43,200	$569
2020	163	$37,222	$44,500	$555
2021	143	$39,205	$63,200	$618
2022	152	$47,212	$175,000	$725
2023	175	$49,917	$175,700	$778

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

Age distribution

Under 510.3%

5 to 170.6%

18 to 2417.1%

25 to 3426.9%

35 to 444.0%

45 to 548.0%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 7419.4%

75 and over2.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	18	10.3%
5 to 17	1	0.6%
18 to 24	30	17.1%
25 to 34	47	26.9%
35 to 44	7	4.0%
45 to 54	14	8.0%
55 to 64	20	11.4%
65 to 74	34	19.4%
75 and over	4	2.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	171	97.7%
Black or African American	1	0.6%
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	3	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.2%

High school graduate27.8%

Some college or associate's24.6%

Bachelor's degree34.1%

Graduate or professional degree10.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4	3.2%
High school graduate	35	27.8%
Some college or associate's	31	24.6%
Bachelor's degree	43	34.1%
Graduate or professional degree	13	10.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone98.8%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	79	98.8%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1	1.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	37	46.8%
15 to 29 min	11	13.9%
30 to 44 min	22	27.8%
45 to 59 min	9	11.4%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 12.6% (22 of 175)

	Count	Share
Family households	54	70.1%
Nonfamily households	23	29.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	77	70.0%
Vacant	33	30.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	61	79.2%
Renter-occupied	16	20.8%

1-unit, detached97.3%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	107	97.3%
1-unit, attached	2	1.8%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1	0.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3131115
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.47 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.2222, -99.2988