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Broken Bow, NE

3,502 Population
2 square miles 1,733.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.6 ±4 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Custer County: 42.1 ±0.8
  • about the same as the figure in Nebraska: 37.2 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$28,928 ±$1,928 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Custer County: $36,967 ±$1,985
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Nebraska: $41,751 ±$384
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$60,129 ±$9,831 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Custer County: $67,906 ±$4,824
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Nebraska: $76,475 ±$633
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

8.8% ±3.9% (300  ±131) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Custer County: 7.1% † 730 (±1.5% / ±154)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Nebraska: 10.6% 204,630 (±0.3% / ±5,789)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

8.8 minutes ±1.5 (13,155  ±2,735) Mean travel time to work
  • about half the figure in Custer County: 17.4 81,760 (±1.5 / ±8,141)
  • about half the figure in Nebraska: 19.2 17,325,040 (±0.1 / ±147,565)
  • about one-third of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,509 ±107 Number of households
  • Custer County: 4,502 ±159
  • Nebraska: 797,847 ±2,728
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.2 (3,410  ±45) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Custer County: 2.3 10,396 (±0.1 / ±20)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Nebraska: 2.4 1,931,011
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

11.1% ±7.7% (94  ±66) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Custer County: 9.7% † 196 (±4% / ±81)
  • nearly double the rate in Nebraska: 5.8% 26,331 (±0.3% / ±1,201)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,776 ±111 Number of housing units
  • Custer County: 5,334 ±31
  • Nebraska: 863,444 ±628
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$133,200 ±$19,822 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Custer County: $157,800 ±$10,494
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Nebraska: $238,600 ±$1,365
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

15.7% ±6.4% (538  ±219.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Custer County: 11% † 1,139 (±2.5% / ±254.5)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Nebraska: 13.2% 257,994 (±0.3% / ±5,628.5)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

93.7% ±9.9% (2,124  ±268.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Custer County: 95% 6,882 (±4.7% / ±342.1)
  • about the same as the rate in Nebraska: 92.2% 1,198,824 (±0.6% / ±7,286.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
20.7% ±5% (469  ±117.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Custer County: 24.3% † 1,758 (±2.5% / ±179.1)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Nebraska: 34.6% 449,651 (±0.3% / ±4,426.3)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

3.8% ±1.6% (132  ±56) Foreign-born population
  • about double the rate in Custer County: 1.9% 201
  • about half the rate in Nebraska: 8% 159,084
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.4% ±2.9% (162  ±74) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Custer County: 6% † 477 (±1.1% / ±87)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Nebraska: 6.9% 102,710 (±0.1% / ±1,710)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
162 Total veterans ±74 141 Male ±68 21 Female ±26

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