Nebraska · Census place 06610
Broken Bow city, NE
Quick answer
Broken Bow city has 3,524 residents, ranking #43 of 593 places in Nebraska. Median household income is $56,438, the median home is worth $124,600 and median gross rent runs $826 a month.
- Population
- 3,524Broken Bow city residents
- Median household income
- $56,438Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $124,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $826Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 56.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Broken Bow city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Broken Bow city median would spend about 17.6% 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 2.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.6% of residents and 56.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- Valley city 3,113
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