Paxton

Population: 643
Median household income: $73,750
Median home value: $114,700

Paxton, a community in Keith County, Nebraska, has 643 residents. The median household income of $73,750 is above the Keith County median ($58,132).

Between 2019 and 2023, Paxton's population grew 20.9% from 532 to 643, while its median home value rose 42.8% from $80,300 to $114,700.

The median resident is 30.8 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 26.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 643
Median age: 30.8 yrs
Median household income: $73,750
Median home value: $114,700
Median gross rent: $842
Housing units: 282
Homeownership rate: 73.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.3%
Unemployment rate: 1.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

532643

Median household income

$63,571$73,750

Median home value

$80,300$114,700

Median gross rent

$616$842

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	532	$63,571	$80,300	$616
2020	537	$67,891	$87,700	$611
2021	593	$61,250	$86,100	$675
2022	577	$60,938	$97,200	$775
2023	643	$73,750	$114,700	$842

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

Age distribution

Under 57.5%

5 to 1726.9%

18 to 242.3%

25 to 3417.6%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 547.2%

55 to 6415.2%

65 to 746.4%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	48	7.5%
5 to 17	173	26.9%
18 to 24	15	2.3%
25 to 34	113	17.6%
35 to 44	67	10.4%
45 to 54	46	7.2%
55 to 64	98	15.2%
65 to 74	41	6.4%
75 and over	42	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	574	89.3%
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	14	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	55	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.2%

High school graduate30.7%

Some college or associate's41.8%

Bachelor's degree17.2%

Graduate or professional degree6.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	17	4.2%
High school graduate	125	30.7%
Some college or associate's	170	41.8%
Bachelor's degree	70	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	25	6.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone87.9%

Carpooled6.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	299	87.9%
Carpooled	22	6.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	2.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	11	3.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	138	41.9%
15 to 29 min	78	23.7%
30 to 44 min	91	27.7%
45 to 59 min	10	3.0%
60+ min	12	3.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.66
Poverty rate: 5.7% (36 of 632)

	Count	Share
Family households	183	75.6%
Nonfamily households	59	24.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	242	85.8%
Vacant	40	14.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	177	73.1%
Renter-occupied	65	26.9%

1-unit, detached85.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.4%

5 to 19 units5.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	241	85.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4	1.4%
5 to 19 units	15	5.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22	7.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3138610
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.03 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.1234, -101.3520