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Howells, NE

602 Population
0.6 square miles 1,044.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

49.5 ±12.8 Median age
  • about 1.3 times the figure in the Columbus, NE Micro Area: 37.5 ±0.6
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Nebraska: 37.1 ±0.2

Economics

$36,674 ±$8,155 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Columbus, NE Micro Area: $36,109 ±$1,648
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Nebraska: $40,637 ±$365
$72,188 ±$9,198 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in the Columbus, NE Micro Area: $75,501 ±$3,364
  • a little less than the amount in Nebraska: $74,985 ±$575

11.1% ±6.5% (67  ±41) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Columbus, NE Micro Area: 8.7% † 3,857 (±1.6% / ±703)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Nebraska: 10.3% 197,300 (±0.3% / ±5,207)

21.6 minutes ±3.8 (6,050  ±1,790) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.4 times the figure in the Columbus, NE Micro Area: 15.9 349,695 (±1.3 / ±29,680)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Nebraska: 19.1 17,371,744 (±0.1 / ±156,988)

Families

271 ±49 Number of households
  • the Columbus, NE Micro Area: 17,037 ±266
  • Nebraska: 786,885 ±2,232
2.2 ±0.1 (602  ±114) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Columbus, NE Micro Area: 2.6 44,385 (±0 / ±25)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Nebraska: 2.4 1,917,605

2.3% ±3.4% (2  ±3) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the Columbus, NE Micro Area: 8% † 712 (±1.9% / ±171)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Nebraska: 5.8% 25,969 (±0.2% / ±1,093)

Housing

326 ±53 Number of housing units
  • the Columbus, NE Micro Area: 18,206 ±41
  • Nebraska: 855,631 ±245

$104,500 ±$32,566 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in the Columbus, NE Micro Area: $194,600 ±$7,565
  • about half the amount in Nebraska: $223,800 ±$1,268

1.7% ±3% (10  ±18.3) Moved since previous year
  • about one-fifth of the rate in the Columbus, NE Micro Area: 8.8% † 3,871 (±1.4% / ±636.3)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Nebraska: 13.6% 265,006 (±0.3% / ±5,825.9)

Social

93.2% ±23% (395  ±67.8) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Columbus, NE Micro Area: 86.8% 25,118 (±3.6% / ±1,047.9)
  • about the same as the rate in Nebraska: 92.1% 1,188,000 (±0.5% / ±6,935.6)
29.5% ±8.5% (125  ±42.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Columbus, NE Micro Area: 21.8% 6,314 (±1.8% / ±517.9)
  • about 90 percent 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

1.7% ±1.8% (10  ±11) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in the Columbus, NE Micro Area: 16% 7,186
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Nebraska: 7.7% 151,436

8.3% ±3.9% (38  ±19) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Columbus, NE Micro Area: 5.6% † 1,828 (±0.9% / ±306)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Nebraska: 7.2% 105,516 (±0.1% / ±1,797)
38 Total veterans ±19 37 Male ±19 1 Female ±2

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