Beatrice

Population: 12,233
Median household income: $54,583
Median home value: $152,900

Beatrice, a community in Gage County, Nebraska, has 12,233 residents. At $54,583, its median household income sits below Gage County's $64,426.

From 2019 to 2023, Beatrice's population held roughly steady from 12,300 to 12,233, while its median home value rose 43.4% from $106,600 to $152,900.

Owners occupy 63.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 43.1 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,233
Median age: 43.1 yrs
Median household income: $54,583
Median home value: $152,900
Median gross rent: $753
Housing units: 6,105
Homeownership rate: 63.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,30012,233

Median household income

$44,991$54,583

Median home value

$106,600$152,900

Median gross rent

$629$753

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,300	$44,991	$106,600	$629
2020	12,282	$42,103	$115,100	$621
2021	12,276	$45,858	$121,900	$624
2022	12,237	$49,537	$141,900	$686
2023	12,233	$54,583	$152,900	$753

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 3410.6%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6414.8%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over10.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	715	5.8%
5 to 17	1,988	16.3%
18 to 24	772	6.3%
25 to 34	1,300	10.6%
35 to 44	1,535	12.5%
45 to 54	1,410	11.5%
55 to 64	1,808	14.8%
65 to 74	1,393	11.4%
75 and over	1,312	10.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,272	92.1%
Black or African American	109	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	19	0.2%
Asian	120	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	298	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	415	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.5%

High school graduate37.3%

Some college or associate's34.3%

Bachelor's degree15.1%

Graduate or professional degree4.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	744	8.5%
High school graduate	3,266	37.3%
Some college or associate's	3,004	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,326	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	418	4.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone86.1%

Carpooled6.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.4%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,895	86.1%
Carpooled	378	6.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	146	2.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	191	3.4%
Other means	75	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,608	65.7%
15 to 29 min	860	15.7%
30 to 44 min	353	6.4%
45 to 59 min	363	6.6%
60+ min	310	5.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.13
Poverty rate: 19.9% (2,381 of 11,956)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,971	53.9%
Nonfamily households	2,539	46.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,510	90.3%
Vacant	595	9.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,509	63.7%
Renter-occupied	2,001	36.3%

1-unit, detached75.7%

1-unit, attached5.5%

2 to 4 units8.6%

5 to 19 units5.9%

20 or more units3.6%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,623	75.7%
1-unit, attached	338	5.5%
2 to 4 units	525	8.6%
5 to 19 units	361	5.9%
20 or more units	220	3.6%
Mobile home & other	38	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3103390
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.46 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 40.2733, -96.7460