What is the population of Chadron city?

Chadron city has 5,207 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #34 of 593 in Nebraska.

What is the median household income in Chadron city?

Median household income in Chadron city is $54,026 a year, 31.2% below the national figure of $78,538.

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

Median gross rent is $1,044 a month and the median home value is $153,300, so rent absorbs about 23.2% of median household income.

Is Chadron city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 2.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Chadron city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 23.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Chadron, NE population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Chadron, Nebraska (Chadron, NE — Census place “Chadron city”) is 5,207 residents, ranking #34 of 593 places in Nebraska. Median household income is $54,026, the median home is worth $153,300 and median gross rent runs $1,044 a month. Looking for the Chadron Nebraska ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Chadron, NE: 69337.

Population: 5,207Chadron city residents
Median household income: $54,026Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $153,300Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,044Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 26.8 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 61.2%Owner-occupied households

Chadron ZIP codes (Nebraska)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Chadron.

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

69337

What the numbers mean in Chadron city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Chadron city median would spend about 23.2% 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 13.8% of residents and 61.2% of households own their home.

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

Chadron city, NE in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Chadron city is a mid-size town in Nebraska, with 5,207 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #34 of 593 ranked by population — larger than 94% of them. The median age here is 26.8 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Chadron city earn a median of $54,026 a year, 31.2% below the national figure of $78,538 and 20% 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 13.8% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Chadron city is valued at $153,300, 49.5% below the national figure and 5% below the $161,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,044 a month, 25.7% below the national figure, or roughly $12,528 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 23.2% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 61.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

A median age of 26.8 means a large student or early-career population; income medians in places like this understate household resources, since many residents are supported from outside the address.

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 Chadron city?: Chadron city has 5,207 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #34 of 593 in Nebraska.
What is the median household income in Chadron city?: Median household income in Chadron city is $54,026 a year, 31.2% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Chadron city?: Median gross rent is $1,044 a month and the median home value is $153,300, so rent absorbs about 23.2% of median household income.
Is Chadron city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Chadron city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 23.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Chadron city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.