Axtell

Population: 744
Median household income: $64,196
Median home value: $192,400

Axtell is a community in Kearney County, Nebraska, home to 744 residents. The median household income of $64,196 is below the Kearney County median ($79,167).

From 2019 to 2023, Axtell's population declined 9.0% from 818 to 744, while its median home value rose 49.5% from $128,700 to $192,400.

The median gross rent is $1,108. 27.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 744
Median age: 38.6 yrs
Median household income: $64,196
Median home value: $192,400
Median gross rent: $1,108
Housing units: 342
Homeownership rate: 89.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.9%
Unemployment rate: 1.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

818744

Median household income

$57,083$64,196

Median home value

$128,700$192,400

Median gross rent

$446$1,108

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	818	$57,083	$128,700	$446
2020	829	$54,375	$147,100	$806
2021	793	$64,375	$165,900	$975
2022	781	$63,125	$179,500	$992
2023	744	$64,196	$192,400	$1,108

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1720.4%

18 to 244.0%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 547.4%

55 to 6414.9%

65 to 7414.5%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	50	6.7%
5 to 17	152	20.4%
18 to 24	30	4.0%
25 to 34	107	14.4%
35 to 44	87	11.7%
45 to 54	55	7.4%
55 to 64	111	14.9%
65 to 74	108	14.5%
75 and over	44	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	679	91.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	9	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	27	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	29	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.7%

High school graduate21.9%

Some college or associate's44.5%

Bachelor's degree22.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	29	5.7%
High school graduate	112	21.9%
Some college or associate's	228	44.5%
Bachelor's degree	113	22.1%
Graduate or professional degree	30	5.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone84.9%

Carpooled7.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.3%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	303	84.9%
Carpooled	25	7.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	2.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	19	5.3%
Other means	3	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	61	18.0%
15 to 29 min	181	53.6%
30 to 44 min	52	15.4%
45 to 59 min	11	3.3%
60+ min	33	9.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 14.9% (110 of 739)

	Count	Share
Family households	220	67.7%
Nonfamily households	105	32.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	325	95.0%
Vacant	17	5.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	291	89.5%
Renter-occupied	34	10.5%

1-unit, detached90.4%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units1.8%

5 to 19 units1.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other5.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	309	90.4%
1-unit, attached	2	0.6%
2 to 4 units	6	1.8%
5 to 19 units	5	1.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20	5.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3102830
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.46 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.4798, -99.1292