Stromsburg

Population: 1,007
Median household income: $61,182
Median home value: $159,100

Stromsburg, a community in Polk County, Nebraska, has 1,007 residents. The median household income of $61,182 is below the Polk County median ($71,771).

Between 2019 and 2023, Stromsburg's population declined 6.9% from 1,082 to 1,007, while its median home value rose 82.2% from $87,300 to $159,100.

The median resident is 42.0 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,007
Median age: 42.0 yrs
Median household income: $61,182
Median home value: $159,100
Median gross rent: $831
Housing units: 476
Homeownership rate: 77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.4%
Unemployment rate: 1.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,0821,007

Median household income

$61,635$61,182

Median home value

$87,300$159,100

Median gross rent

$588$831

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,082	$61,635	$87,300	$588
2020	1,028	$52,000	$105,700	$429
2021	1,010	$55,156	$113,200	$553
2022	970	$58,162	$131,700	$615
2023	1,007	$61,182	$159,100	$831

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1719.7%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3410.2%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 649.1%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over16.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	61	6.1%
5 to 17	198	19.7%
18 to 24	80	7.9%
25 to 34	103	10.2%
35 to 44	97	9.6%
45 to 54	110	10.9%
55 to 64	92	9.1%
65 to 74	98	9.7%
75 and over	168	16.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	944	93.7%
Black or African American	3	0.3%
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	19	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	41	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.6%

High school graduate30.2%

Some college or associate's36.8%

Bachelor's degree12.7%

Graduate or professional degree10.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	64	9.6%
High school graduate	202	30.2%
Some college or associate's	246	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	85	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	71	10.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone83.1%

Carpooled3.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.0%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	359	83.1%
Carpooled	13	3.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	5	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	52	12.0%
Other means	3	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	184	48.4%
15 to 29 min	90	23.7%
30 to 44 min	47	12.4%
45 to 59 min	41	10.8%
60+ min	18	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 9.5% (91 of 957)

	Count	Share
Family households	230	56.2%
Nonfamily households	179	43.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1952

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	409	85.9%
Vacant	67	14.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	318	77.8%
Renter-occupied	91	22.2%

1-unit, detached89.5%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units2.3%

5 to 19 units4.8%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	426	89.5%
1-unit, attached	8	1.7%
2 to 4 units	11	2.3%
5 to 19 units	23	4.8%
20 or more units	8	1.7%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3147465
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.01 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.1164, -97.5906