Blue Springs

Population: 232
Median household income: $34,375
Median home value: $43,900

Blue Springs, a community in Gage County, Nebraska, has 232 residents. At $34,375, its median household income sits below Gage County's $64,426.

Between 2019 and 2023, Blue Springs's population declined 15.3% from 274 to 232, while its median home value rose 29.5% from $33,900 to $43,900.

The typical home was built around 1938. 30.2% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 232
Median age: 56.7 yrs
Median household income: $34,375
Median home value: $43,900
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 149
Homeownership rate: 93.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.5%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

274232

Median household income

$45,000$34,375

Median home value

$33,900$43,900

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	274	$45,000	$33,900
2020	269	$37,679	$34,800
2021	227	$38,929	$33,800
2022	199	$36,563	$36,900
2023	232	$34,375	$43,900

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

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1710.8%

18 to 245.2%

25 to 3410.8%

35 to 444.7%

45 to 547.8%

55 to 6429.7%

65 to 7412.9%

75 and over14.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	9	3.9%
5 to 17	25	10.8%
18 to 24	12	5.2%
25 to 34	25	10.8%
35 to 44	11	4.7%
45 to 54	18	7.8%
55 to 64	69	29.7%
65 to 74	30	12.9%
75 and over	33	14.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	229	98.7%
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	3	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.1%

High school graduate61.3%

Some college or associate's22.0%

Bachelor's degree7.5%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	17	9.1%
High school graduate	114	61.3%
Some college or associate's	41	22.0%
Bachelor's degree	14	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone66.3%

Carpooled25.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.4%

Other means2.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	55	66.3%
Carpooled	21	25.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	3	3.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2	2.4%
Other means	2	2.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	22	27.2%
15 to 29 min	31	38.3%
30 to 44 min	27	33.3%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	1	1.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.19
Poverty rate: 30.2% (70 of 232)

	Count	Share
Family households	60	56.6%
Nonfamily households	46	43.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	106	71.1%
Vacant	43	28.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	99	93.4%
Renter-occupied	7	6.6%

1-unit, detached88.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other11.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	132	88.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17	11.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3105630
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.78 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 40.1372, -96.6628