What is the population of Blue Hill city?

Blue Hill city has 794 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #145 of 593 in Nebraska.

What is the median household income in Blue Hill city?

Median household income in Blue Hill city is $62,273 a year, 20.7% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Blue Hill city?

Median gross rent is $723 a month and the median home value is $162,500, so rent absorbs about 13.9% of median household income.

Is Blue Hill city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 2.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Blue Hill city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 13.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Blue Hill, NE population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Blue Hill, Nebraska (Blue Hill, NE — Census place “Blue Hill city”) is 794 residents, ranking #145 of 593 places in Nebraska. Median household income is $62,273, the median home is worth $162,500 and median gross rent runs $723 a month. Looking for the Blue Hill Nebraska ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Blue Hill, NE: 68930.

Population: 794Blue Hill city residents
Median household income: $62,273Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $162,500Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $723Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 40.3 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 67.8%Owner-occupied households

Blue Hill ZIP codes (Nebraska)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Blue Hill.

The Blue Hill NE ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

68930

What the numbers mean in Blue Hill city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Blue Hill city median would spend about 13.9% 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 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.4% of residents and 67.8% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Blue Hill city, NE in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Blue Hill city is a very small community in Nebraska, with 794 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #145 of 593 ranked by population — larger than 75% of them. The median age here is 40.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Blue Hill city earn a median of $62,273 a year, 20.7% below the national figure of $78,538 and 8% below the $67,419 median for the 119 Nebraska cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 12.4% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Blue Hill city is valued at $162,500, 46.4% below the national figure and within a couple of points of the $161,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $723 a month, 48.6% below the national figure, or roughly $8,676 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 13.9% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 67.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

With 794 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Blue Hill city against its county rather than against national figures.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Blue Hill city?: Blue Hill city has 794 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #145 of 593 in Nebraska.
What is the median household income in Blue Hill city?: Median household income in Blue Hill city is $62,273 a year, 20.7% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Blue Hill city?: Median gross rent is $723 a month and the median home value is $162,500, so rent absorbs about 13.9% of median household income.
Is Blue Hill city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Blue Hill city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 13.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Blue Hill city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.