Clarks

Population: 337
Median household income: $55,625
Median home value: $92,000

Clarks, a community in Merrick County, Nebraska, has 337 residents. The median household income of $55,625 is below the Merrick County median ($62,849).

From 2019 to 2023, Clarks's population declined 9.9% from 374 to 337, while its median home value rose 68.8% from $54,500 to $92,000.

The median gross rent is $925. 10.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 337
Median age: 42.9 yrs
Median household income: $55,625
Median home value: $92,000
Median gross rent: $925
Housing units: 162
Homeownership rate: 83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

374337

Median household income

$49,167$55,625

Median home value

$54,500$92,000

Median gross rent

$713$925

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	374	$49,167	$54,500	$713
2020	334	$51,250	$57,100	$918
2021	333	$51,094	$56,900	$883
2022	372	$52,750	$66,100	$875
2023	337	$55,625	$92,000	$925

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1715.1%

18 to 244.5%

25 to 3416.6%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 6419.3%

65 to 7412.5%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	16	4.7%
5 to 17	51	15.1%
18 to 24	15	4.5%
25 to 34	56	16.6%
35 to 44	39	11.6%
45 to 54	32	9.5%
55 to 64	65	19.3%
65 to 74	42	12.5%
75 and over	21	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	276	81.9%
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	8	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	53	15.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.8%

High school graduate39.6%

Some college or associate's38.4%

Bachelor's degree4.7%

Graduate or professional degree5.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	30	11.8%
High school graduate	101	39.6%
Some college or associate's	98	38.4%
Bachelor's degree	12	4.7%
Graduate or professional degree	14	5.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone69.1%

Carpooled19.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	130	69.1%
Carpooled	37	19.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	3.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	14	7.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	71	40.8%
15 to 29 min	54	31.0%
30 to 44 min	21	12.1%
45 to 59 min	22	12.6%
60+ min	6	3.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 17.1% (57 of 334)

	Count	Share
Family households	91	61.5%
Nonfamily households	57	38.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1946

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	148	91.4%
Vacant	14	8.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	124	83.8%
Renter-occupied	24	16.2%

1-unit, detached92.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units3.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	150	92.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6	3.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6	3.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3109165
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.31 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.2163, -97.8395