Merna

Population: 380
Median household income: $73,500
Median home value: $107,500

Merna is a community in Custer County, Nebraska, home to 380 residents. At $73,500, its median household income sits above Custer County's $66,310.

From 2019 to 2023, Merna's population grew 7.6% from 353 to 380, while its median home value rose 43.3% from $75,000 to $107,500.

The median gross rent is $1,083. 20.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 380
Median age: 33.3 yrs
Median household income: $73,500
Median home value: $107,500
Median gross rent: $1,083
Housing units: 166
Homeownership rate: 79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.1%
Unemployment rate: 1.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

353380

Median household income

$45,417$73,500

Median home value

$75,000$107,500

Median gross rent

$821$1,083

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	353	$45,417	$75,000	$821
2020	345	$49,318	$76,300	$832
2021	341	$67,500	$78,800	$850
2022	364	$71,042	$91,500	$975
2023	380	$73,500	$107,500	$1,083

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

Age distribution

Under 59.2%

5 to 1722.4%

18 to 244.2%

25 to 3415.8%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 745.5%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	35	9.2%
5 to 17	85	22.4%
18 to 24	16	4.2%
25 to 34	60	15.8%
35 to 44	47	12.4%
45 to 54	45	11.8%
55 to 64	50	13.2%
65 to 74	21	5.5%
75 and over	21	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	338	88.9%
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	19	5.0%
Two or more races	5	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	18	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.3%

High school graduate38.9%

Some college or associate's35.7%

Bachelor's degree13.9%

Graduate or professional degree6.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	13	5.3%
High school graduate	95	38.9%
Some college or associate's	87	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	34	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	15	6.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone73.0%

Carpooled12.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle5.1%

Worked from home4.6%

Other means4.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	143	73.0%
Carpooled	25	12.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	10	5.1%
Worked from home	9	4.6%
Other means	9	4.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	132	70.6%
15 to 29 min	38	20.3%
30 to 44 min	12	6.4%
45 to 59 min	3	1.6%
60+ min	2	1.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.71
Poverty rate: 8.5% (32 of 377)

	Count	Share
Family households	99	70.7%
Nonfamily households	41	29.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	140	84.3%
Vacant	26	15.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	111	79.3%
Renter-occupied	29	20.7%

1-unit, detached86.7%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units1.8%

5 to 19 units2.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other8.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	144	86.7%
1-unit, attached	1	0.6%
2 to 4 units	3	1.8%
5 to 19 units	4	2.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14	8.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3131780
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.54 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.4852, -99.7611