Nebraska · Census place 05350
Blair city, NE
Quick answer
Blair city has 7,868 residents, ranking #22 of 593 places in Nebraska. Median household income is $76,292, the median home is worth $211,000 and median gross rent runs $941 a month.
- Population
- 7,868Blair city residents
- Median household income
- $76,292Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $211,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $941Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 73.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Blair city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Blair city median would spend about 14.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.7% of residents and 73.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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