Ralston

Population: 6,445
Median household income: $65,557
Median home value: $215,800

Located in Douglas County, Nebraska, Ralston is a community with a population of 6,445. The median household income of $65,557 is below the Douglas County median ($79,081).

From 2019 to 2023, Ralston's population declined 12.0% from 7,321 to 6,445, while its median home value rose 46.8% from $147,000 to $215,800.

27.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 58.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,445
Median age: 36.8 yrs
Median household income: $65,557
Median home value: $215,800
Median gross rent: $1,178
Housing units: 3,078
Homeownership rate: 58.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,3216,445

Median household income

$62,816$65,557

Median home value

$147,000$215,800

Median gross rent

$917$1,178

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,321	$62,816	$147,000	$917
2020	7,305	$60,106	$151,800	$945
2021	6,453	$64,735	$165,800	$1,012
2022	6,462	$61,554	$201,800	$1,087
2023	6,445	$65,557	$215,800	$1,178

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1713.8%

18 to 2410.1%

25 to 3417.0%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	377	5.8%
5 to 17	887	13.8%
18 to 24	653	10.1%
25 to 34	1,095	17.0%
35 to 44	739	11.5%
45 to 54	625	9.7%
55 to 64	833	12.9%
65 to 74	767	11.9%
75 and over	469	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,623	71.7%
Black or African American	52	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	62	1.0%
Asian	7	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	35	0.5%
Two or more races	136	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,530	23.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.2%

High school graduate27.8%

Some college or associate's34.0%

Bachelor's degree20.7%

Graduate or professional degree6.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	507	11.2%
High school graduate	1,260	27.8%
Some college or associate's	1,540	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	937	20.7%
Graduate or professional degree	284	6.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone81.7%

Carpooled10.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,911	81.7%
Carpooled	363	10.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	291	8.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	978	29.9%
15 to 29 min	1,894	57.8%
30 to 44 min	219	6.7%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	183	5.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.20
Poverty rate: 7.6% (492 of 6,436)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,583	54.0%
Nonfamily households	1,350	46.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,933	95.3%
Vacant	145	4.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,710	58.3%
Renter-occupied	1,223	41.7%

1-unit, detached59.4%

1-unit, attached5.7%

2 to 4 units1.6%

5 to 19 units14.9%

20 or more units18.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,828	59.4%
1-unit, attached	174	5.7%
2 to 4 units	50	1.6%
5 to 19 units	459	14.9%
20 or more units	567	18.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3140605
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.63 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.2000, -96.0378