Carleton

Population: 180
Median household income: $79,118
Median home value: $87,300

Located in Thayer County, Nebraska, Carleton is a community with a population of 180. At $79,118, its median household income sits above Thayer County's $63,095.

Between 2019 and 2023, Carleton's population grew 233.3% from 54 to 180, while its median home value rose 36.8% from $63,800 to $87,300.

Owners occupy 100.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 27.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 180
Median age: 27.0 yrs
Median household income: $79,118
Median home value: $87,300
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 64
Homeownership rate: 100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.8%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

54180

Median household income

$86,875$79,118

Median home value

$63,800$87,300

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	54	$86,875	$63,800
2020	199	$66,813	$76,700
2021	189	$69,750	—
2022	178	$76,765	—
2023	180	$79,118	$87,300

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

Age distribution

Under 58.9%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 2418.3%

25 to 3411.1%

35 to 449.4%

45 to 5421.7%

55 to 646.1%

65 to 743.3%

75 and over4.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	16	8.9%
5 to 17	30	16.7%
18 to 24	33	18.3%
25 to 34	20	11.1%
35 to 44	17	9.4%
45 to 54	39	21.7%
55 to 64	11	6.1%
65 to 74	6	3.3%
75 and over	8	4.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	174	96.7%
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	6	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate54.5%

Some college or associate's23.8%

Bachelor's degree21.8%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	55	54.5%
Some college or associate's	24	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	22	21.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone64.0%

Carpooled20.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.8%

Other means11.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	73	64.0%
Carpooled	23	20.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	3	2.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2	1.8%
Other means	13	11.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	21	18.8%
15 to 29 min	67	59.8%
30 to 44 min	23	20.5%
45 to 59 min	1	0.9%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.21
Poverty rate: 1.1% (2 of 180)

	Count	Share
Family households	50	89.3%
Nonfamily households	6	10.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1940

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	56	87.5%
Vacant	8	12.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	56	100.0%
Renter-occupied	0	0.0%

1-unit, detached100.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	64	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3107975
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.79 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.3033, -97.6836