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Benkelman, NE

946 Population
1.2 square miles 788.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

46 ±9.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Dundy County: 45.6 † ±5.6
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Nebraska: 37.1 ±0.2

Economics

$31,048 ±$4,416 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Dundy County: $37,387 † ±$4,315
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Nebraska: $40,637 ±$365
$42,500 ±$13,069 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Dundy County: $56,563 † ±$8,068
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Nebraska: $74,985 ±$575

17.2% ±9.4% (158  ±91) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Dundy County: 12% † 214 (±5.6% / ±102)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Nebraska: 10.3% 197,300 (±0.3% / ±5,207)

7.5 minutes ±1.7 (2,900  ±1,055) Mean travel time to work
  • about half the figure in Dundy County: 14 † 11,850 (±1.6 / ±2,221)
  • about two-fifths of the figure in Nebraska: 19.1 17,371,744 (±0.1 / ±156,988)

Families

424 ±64 Number of households
  • Dundy County: 804 ±64
  • Nebraska: 786,885 ±2,232
2.2 ±0.3 (918  ±176) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Dundy County: 2.2 1,771 (±0.1 / ±169)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Nebraska: 2.4 1,917,605

7.4% ±6.9% (15  ±15) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Dundy County: 10.8% † 38 (±6.8% / ±25)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Nebraska: 5.8% 25,969 (±0.2% / ±1,093)

Housing

509 ±73 Number of housing units
  • Dundy County: 1,002 ±66
  • Nebraska: 855,631 ±245

$84,800 ±$21,370 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Dundy County: $118,200 † ±$30,024
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Nebraska: $223,800 ±$1,268

18% ±7.3% (168  ±74.9) Moved since previous year
  • nearly double the rate in Dundy County: 9.9% † 176 (±4.1% / ±75.4)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Nebraska: 13.6% 265,006 (±0.3% / ±5,825.9)

Social

96% ±22.4% (625  ±99.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Dundy County: 95.2% 1,218 (±6.8% / ±133.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in Nebraska: 92.1% 1,188,000 (±0.5% / ±6,935.6)
22.9% ±6.6% (149  ±49.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Dundy County: 23.3% † 298 (±4.7% / ±65.3)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Nebraska: 34.1% 440,234 (±0.3% / ±4,128.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.1% ±0.3% (1  ±3) Foreign-born population
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Dundy County: 0.8% † 14 (±0.8% / ±14)
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Nebraska: 7.7% 151,436

5% ±2.8% (37  ±22) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Dundy County: 4.7% † 67 (±1.8% / ±27)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Nebraska: 7.2% 105,516 (±0.1% / ±1,797)
37 Total veterans ±22 37 Male ±22 N/A Female ±10

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