Ponca

Population: 707
Median household income: $53,077
Median home value: $173,800

Ponca, a community in Dixon County, Nebraska, has 707 residents. Its median household income of $53,077 runs below the Dixon County figure of $69,156.

Between 2019 and 2023, Ponca's population declined 22.7% from 915 to 707, while its median home value rose 92.5% from $90,300 to $173,800.

The median resident is 42.6 years old. The largest age group is 75 and over, 18.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 707
Median age: 42.6 yrs
Median household income: $53,077
Median home value: $173,800
Median gross rent: $575
Housing units: 380
Homeownership rate: 71.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

915707

Median household income

$52,604$53,077

Median home value

$90,300$173,800

Median gross rent

$575$575

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	915	$52,604	$90,300	$575
2020	942	$51,458	$94,100	$601
2021	832	$54,107	$93,100	$668
2022	713	$58,542	$117,300	$600
2023	707	$53,077	$173,800	$575

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

Age distribution

Under 58.5%

5 to 179.1%

18 to 245.0%

25 to 3417.0%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 747.5%

75 and over18.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	60	8.5%
5 to 17	64	9.1%
18 to 24	35	5.0%
25 to 34	120	17.0%
35 to 44	83	11.7%
45 to 54	67	9.5%
55 to 64	98	13.9%
65 to 74	53	7.5%
75 and over	127	18.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	636	90.0%
Black or African American	2	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	1.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	26	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	34	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.0%

High school graduate35.0%

Some college or associate's32.1%

Bachelor's degree18.4%

Graduate or professional degree6.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	44	8.0%
High school graduate	192	35.0%
Some college or associate's	176	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	101	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	35	6.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone80.4%

Carpooled7.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	307	80.4%
Carpooled	30	7.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	22	5.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	23	6.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	172	47.9%
15 to 29 min	41	11.4%
30 to 44 min	117	32.6%
45 to 59 min	29	8.1%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.86
Poverty rate: 2.6% (17 of 653)

	Count	Share
Family households	152	43.2%
Nonfamily households	200	56.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	352	92.6%
Vacant	28	7.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	252	71.6%
Renter-occupied	100	28.4%

1-unit, detached72.6%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units0.8%

5 to 19 units8.7%

20 or more units6.8%

Mobile home & other9.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	276	72.6%
1-unit, attached	7	1.8%
2 to 4 units	3	0.8%
5 to 19 units	33	8.7%
20 or more units	26	6.8%
Mobile home & other	35	9.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3139695
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.77 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.5649, -96.7092