Minden

Population: 3,020
Median household income: $64,846
Median home value: $188,100

Minden is a community in Kearney County, Nebraska, home to 3,020 residents. At $64,846, its median household income sits below Kearney County's $79,167.

Between 2019 and 2023, Minden's population grew 7.5% from 2,808 to 3,020, while its median home value rose 35.6% from $138,700 to $188,100.

85.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1964.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,020
Median age: 38.8 yrs
Median household income: $64,846
Median home value: $188,100
Median gross rent: $769
Housing units: 1,381
Homeownership rate: 78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.6%
Unemployment rate: 1.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,8083,020

Median household income

$47,237$64,846

Median home value

$138,700$188,100

Median gross rent

$700$769

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,808	$47,237	$138,700	$700
2020	2,906	$50,739	$149,700	$639
2021	2,992	$54,325	$155,400	$725
2022	3,099	$65,345	$180,200	$746
2023	3,020	$64,846	$188,100	$769

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1722.1%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 349.5%

35 to 448.4%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over13.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	173	5.7%
5 to 17	668	22.1%
18 to 24	261	8.6%
25 to 34	287	9.5%
35 to 44	253	8.4%
45 to 54	294	9.7%
55 to 64	386	12.8%
65 to 74	299	9.9%
75 and over	399	13.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,772	91.8%
Black or African American	2	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	1	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	244	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.6%

High school graduate26.0%

Some college or associate's37.9%

Bachelor's degree20.4%

Graduate or professional degree4.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	222	11.6%
High school graduate	498	26.0%
Some college or associate's	727	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	391	20.4%
Graduate or professional degree	80	4.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone84.6%

Carpooled8.4%

Public transit0.4%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home3.7%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,318	84.6%
Carpooled	131	8.4%
Public transit	7	0.4%
Walked	26	1.7%
Bicycle	7	0.4%
Worked from home	58	3.7%
Other means	10	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	668	44.6%
15 to 29 min	382	25.5%
30 to 44 min	385	25.7%
45 to 59 min	18	1.2%
60+ min	46	3.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 4.2% (123 of 2,955)

	Count	Share
Family households	817	65.0%
Nonfamily households	440	35.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,257	91.0%
Vacant	124	9.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	982	78.1%
Renter-occupied	275	21.9%

1-unit, detached85.0%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units3.0%

5 to 19 units3.7%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other5.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,174	85.0%
1-unit, attached	35	2.5%
2 to 4 units	42	3.0%
5 to 19 units	51	3.7%
20 or more units	8	0.6%
Mobile home & other	71	5.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3132340
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.2 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.4982, -98.9670