Nebraska · Census place 07345
Burwell, NE population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Burwell, Nebraska (Burwell, NE — Census place “Burwell city”) is 1,020 residents, ranking #116 of 593 places in Nebraska. Median household income is $64,821, the median home is worth $125,000 and median gross rent runs $492 a month. Looking for the Burwell Nebraska ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Burwell, NE: 68823.
- Population
- 1,020Burwell city residents
- Median household income
- $64,821Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $125,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $492Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 72.5%Owner-occupied households
Burwell ZIP codes (Nebraska)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Burwell.
The Burwell NE ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Burwell city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Burwell city median would spend about 9.1% 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 1.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.3% of residents and 72.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Burwell city, NE in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Burwell city is a small town in Nebraska, with 1,020 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #116 of 593 ranked by population — larger than 80% of them. The median age here is 43.5 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 Burwell city earn a median of $64,821 a year, 17.5% below the national figure of $78,538 and 4% below the $67,419 median for the 119 Nebraska cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 15.3% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Burwell city is valued at $125,000, 58.8% below the national figure and 23% below the $161,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $492 a month, 65% below the national figure, or roughly $5,904 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 9.1% 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 1.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 72.5% 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.
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.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Nebraska.
- Arapahoe city 1,010
- Cambridge city 1,036
- Stromsburg city 1,007
- Hooper city 1,078
- Harvard city 1,001
- Friend city 1,085
- Eagle village 1,089
- Utica village 1,092
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Burwell city?
- Burwell city has 1,020 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #116 of 593 in Nebraska.
- What is the median household income in Burwell city?
- Median household income in Burwell city is $64,821 a year, 17.5% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Burwell city?
- Median gross rent is $492 a month and the median home value is $125,000, so rent absorbs about 9.1% of median household income.
- Is Burwell city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 1.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Burwell city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 9.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Burwell 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.