Benkelman

Population: 946
Median household income: $42,500
Median home value: $84,800

Benkelman, a community in Dundy County, Nebraska, has 946 residents. Its median household income of $42,500 runs below the Dundy County figure of $56,563.

From 2019 to 2023, Benkelman's population declined 3.3% from 978 to 946, while its median home value rose 31.3% from $64,600 to $84,800.

22.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 75.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 946
Median age: 46.0 yrs
Median household income: $42,500
Median home value: $84,800
Median gross rent: $580
Housing units: 509
Homeownership rate: 75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.9%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

978946

Median household income

$41,667$42,500

Median home value

$64,600$84,800

Median gross rent

$463$580

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	978	$41,667	$64,600	$463
2020	959	$44,200	$62,000	$459
2021	938	$43,182	$73,800	$463
2022	921	$45,294	$85,000	$473
2023	946	$42,500	$84,800	$580

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1714.3%

18 to 249.8%

25 to 349.5%

35 to 448.2%

45 to 549.2%

55 to 6414.8%

65 to 7415.1%

75 and over11.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	67	7.1%
5 to 17	135	14.3%
18 to 24	93	9.8%
25 to 34	90	9.5%
35 to 44	78	8.2%
45 to 54	87	9.2%
55 to 64	140	14.8%
65 to 74	143	15.1%
75 and over	113	11.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	926	97.9%
Black or African American	3	0.3%
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	13	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.0%

High school graduate29.6%

Some college or associate's43.5%

Bachelor's degree9.4%

Graduate or professional degree13.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	26	4.0%
High school graduate	193	29.6%
Some college or associate's	283	43.5%
Bachelor's degree	61	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	88	13.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 8 min

Drove alone75.0%

Carpooled6.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked7.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	324	75.0%
Carpooled	30	6.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	31	7.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	47	10.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	330	85.7%
15 to 29 min	40	10.4%
30 to 44 min	15	3.9%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.17
Poverty rate: 17.2% (158 of 918)

	Count	Share
Family households	219	51.7%
Nonfamily households	205	48.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1950

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	424	83.3%
Vacant	85	16.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	318	75.0%
Renter-occupied	106	25.0%

1-unit, detached79.0%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units14.1%

5 to 19 units2.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	402	79.0%
1-unit, attached	6	1.2%
2 to 4 units	72	14.1%
5 to 19 units	13	2.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16	3.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3104230
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.2 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.0468, -101.5402