Nebraska · Census place 08605
Chadron city, NE
Quick answer
Chadron city has 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.
- 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
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
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- Waverly city 4,363
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