Nebraska · Census place 09375
Clay Center city, NE
Quick answer
Clay Center city has 750 residents, ranking #156 of 593 places in Nebraska. Median household income is $75,833, the median home is worth $148,300 and median gross rent runs $620 a month.
- Population
- 750Clay Center city residents
- Median household income
- $75,833Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $148,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $620Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 82.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Clay Center city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Clay Center city median would spend about 9.8% 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 2.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 2.9% of residents and 82.1% 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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