Farnam

Population: 169
Median household income: $46,500
Median home value: $72,100

Farnam, a community in Dawson County, Nebraska, has 169 residents. At $46,500, its median household income sits below Dawson County's $65,383.

From 2019 to 2023, Farnam's population declined 21.8% from 216 to 169, while its median home value rose 17.6% from $61,300 to $72,100.

24.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 72.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 169
Median age: 36.8 yrs
Median household income: $46,500
Median home value: $72,100
Median gross rent: $708
Housing units: 78
Homeownership rate: 72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.1%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

216169

Median household income

$46,250$46,500

Median home value

$61,300$72,100

Median gross rent

$419$708

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	216	$46,250	$61,300	$419
2020	173	$49,167	$46,000	$419
2021	164	$47,083	$63,800	$433
2022	173	$44,500	$69,500	$481
2023	169	$46,500	$72,100	$708

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

Age distribution

Under 57.7%

5 to 1710.1%

18 to 243.6%

25 to 3423.1%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 544.7%

55 to 645.3%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over21.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	13	7.7%
5 to 17	17	10.1%
18 to 24	6	3.6%
25 to 34	39	23.1%
35 to 44	23	13.6%
45 to 54	8	4.7%
55 to 64	9	5.3%
65 to 74	18	10.7%
75 and over	36	21.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	164	97.0%
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	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.8%

High school graduate36.8%

Some college or associate's26.3%

Bachelor's degree9.0%

Graduate or professional degree15.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	17	12.8%
High school graduate	49	36.8%
Some college or associate's	35	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	12	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	20	15.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone81.9%

Carpooled8.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked8.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	68	81.9%
Carpooled	7	8.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	8.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1	1.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	16	19.5%
15 to 29 min	30	36.6%
30 to 44 min	24	29.3%
45 to 59 min	2	2.4%
60+ min	10	12.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 22.5% (38 of 169)

	Count	Share
Family households	52	68.4%
Nonfamily households	24	31.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	76	97.4%
Vacant	2	2.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	55	72.4%
Renter-occupied	21	27.6%

1-unit, detached92.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.8%

5 to 19 units2.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	72	92.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3	3.8%
5 to 19 units	2	2.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1	1.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3116725
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.67 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.7065, -100.2155