Friend

Population: 1,085
Median household income: $84,861
Median home value: $171,200

Located in Saline County, Nebraska, Friend is a community with a population of 1,085. At $84,861, its median household income sits above Saline County's $77,027.

From 2019 to 2023, Friend's population declined 7.7% from 1,176 to 1,085, while its median home value rose 39.6% from $122,600 to $171,200.

The median resident is 37.4 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 22.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,085
Median age: 37.4 yrs
Median household income: $84,861
Median home value: $171,200
Median gross rent: $808
Housing units: 491
Homeownership rate: 81.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.7%
Unemployment rate: 0.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,1761,085

Median household income

$60,625$84,861

Median home value

$122,600$171,200

Median gross rent

$763$808

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,176	$60,625	$122,600	$763
2020	1,173	$67,750	$148,800	$773
2021	1,156	$74,886	$152,300	$594
2022	1,117	$77,386	$153,700	$575
2023	1,085	$84,861	$171,200	$808

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

Age distribution

Under 58.2%

5 to 1722.9%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 349.4%

35 to 4418.6%

45 to 548.6%

55 to 649.5%

65 to 745.1%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	89	8.2%
5 to 17	248	22.9%
18 to 24	92	8.5%
25 to 34	102	9.4%
35 to 44	202	18.6%
45 to 54	93	8.6%
55 to 64	103	9.5%
65 to 74	55	5.1%
75 and over	101	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	970	89.4%
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	5	0.5%
Two or more races	6	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	104	9.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.4%

High school graduate27.1%

Some college or associate's42.7%

Bachelor's degree16.5%

Graduate or professional degree11.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	16	2.4%
High school graduate	178	27.1%
Some college or associate's	280	42.7%
Bachelor's degree	108	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	74	11.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 42 min

Drove alone80.9%

Carpooled13.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.9%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home1.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	452	80.9%
Carpooled	73	13.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	22	3.9%
Bicycle	2	0.4%
Worked from home	10	1.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	148	27.0%
15 to 29 min	169	30.8%
30 to 44 min	61	11.1%
45 to 59 min	95	17.3%
60+ min	76	13.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 5.7% (61 of 1,079)

	Count	Share
Family households	305	70.4%
Nonfamily households	128	29.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	433	88.2%
Vacant	58	11.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	354	81.8%
Renter-occupied	79	18.2%

1-unit, detached91.9%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units3.7%

5 to 19 units0.6%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other1.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	451	91.9%
1-unit, attached	7	1.4%
2 to 4 units	18	3.7%
5 to 19 units	3	0.6%
20 or more units	4	0.8%
Mobile home & other	8	1.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3117775
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.83 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.6505, -97.2838