Niobrara

Population: 365
Median household income: $38,977
Median home value: $91,300

Niobrara is a community in Knox County, Nebraska, home to 365 residents. At $38,977, its median household income sits below Knox County's $64,821.

From 2019 to 2023, Niobrara's population grew 24.6% from 293 to 365, while its median home value rose 18.7% from $76,900 to $91,300.

19.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 75.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 365
Median age: 54.8 yrs
Median household income: $38,977
Median home value: $91,300
Median gross rent: $582
Housing units: 231
Homeownership rate: 75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

293365

Median household income

$41,250$38,977

Median home value

$76,900$91,300

Median gross rent

$621$582

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	293	$41,250	$76,900	$621
2020	322	$36,875	$77,500	$521
2021	323	$40,833	$80,000	$660
2022	344	$37,452	$89,400	$659
2023	365	$38,977	$91,300	$582

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

Age distribution

Under 51.9%

5 to 1723.0%

18 to 244.1%

25 to 348.5%

35 to 444.9%

45 to 547.7%

55 to 6415.6%

65 to 7417.0%

75 and over17.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7	1.9%
5 to 17	84	23.0%
18 to 24	15	4.1%
25 to 34	31	8.5%
35 to 44	18	4.9%
45 to 54	28	7.7%
55 to 64	57	15.6%
65 to 74	62	17.0%
75 and over	63	17.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	322	88.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	31	8.5%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	2	0.5%
Two or more races	10	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.3%

High school graduate37.8%

Some college or associate's33.2%

Bachelor's degree16.6%

Graduate or professional degree3.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	24	9.3%
High school graduate	98	37.8%
Some college or associate's	86	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	43	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8	3.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone77.0%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	114	77.0%
Carpooled	15	10.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	4.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	12	8.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	68	50.0%
15 to 29 min	43	31.6%
30 to 44 min	7	5.1%
45 to 59 min	13	9.6%
60+ min	5	3.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.15
Poverty rate: 9.9% (36 of 364)

	Count	Share
Family households	100	58.8%
Nonfamily households	70	41.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	170	73.6%
Vacant	61	26.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	128	75.3%
Renter-occupied	42	24.7%

1-unit, detached71.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other22.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	165	71.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15	6.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	51	22.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3134370
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.73 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.7499, -98.0315