Battle Creek

Population: 1,478
Median household income: $93,750
Median home value: $188,100

Battle Creek, a community in Madison County, Nebraska, has 1,478 residents. At $93,750, its median household income sits above Madison County's $64,637.

Between 2019 and 2023, Battle Creek's population grew 21.6% from 1,215 to 1,478, while its median home value rose 28.5% from $146,400 to $188,100.

The median resident is 35.5 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 23.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,478
Median age: 35.5 yrs
Median household income: $93,750
Median home value: $188,100
Median gross rent: $1,108
Housing units: 529
Homeownership rate: 88.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.7%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2151,478

Median household income

$73,594$93,750

Median home value

$146,400$188,100

Median gross rent

$651$1,108

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,215	$73,594	$146,400	$651
2020	1,503	$73,056	$145,900	$717
2021	1,397	$81,154	$155,700	$815
2022	1,405	$89,191	$178,000	$863
2023	1,478	$93,750	$188,100	$1,108

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

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1723.6%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 348.9%

35 to 4415.7%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 746.9%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	107	7.2%
5 to 17	349	23.6%
18 to 24	120	8.1%
25 to 34	132	8.9%
35 to 44	232	15.7%
45 to 54	180	12.2%
55 to 64	161	10.9%
65 to 74	102	6.9%
75 and over	95	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,417	95.9%
Black or African American	2	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.2%
Asian	6	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	31	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	19	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.0%

High school graduate28.5%

Some college or associate's43.8%

Bachelor's degree18.4%

Graduate or professional degree7.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	18	2.0%
High school graduate	257	28.5%
Some college or associate's	395	43.8%
Bachelor's degree	166	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	66	7.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone90.0%

Carpooled3.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home3.4%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	605	90.0%
Carpooled	23	3.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	1.0%
Bicycle	3	0.4%
Worked from home	23	3.4%
Other means	11	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	168	25.9%
15 to 29 min	356	54.9%
30 to 44 min	100	15.4%
45 to 59 min	3	0.5%
60+ min	22	3.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.87
Poverty rate: 6.3% (90 of 1,418)

	Count	Share
Family households	351	70.3%
Nonfamily households	148	29.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	499	94.3%
Vacant	30	5.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	439	88.0%
Renter-occupied	60	12.0%

1-unit, detached80.0%

1-unit, attached4.2%

2 to 4 units0.4%

5 to 19 units3.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other12.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	423	80.0%
1-unit, attached	22	4.2%
2 to 4 units	2	0.4%
5 to 19 units	16	3.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	66	12.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3103250
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.71 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.9981, -97.5995