Nebraska · Census place 11825
Curtis, NE population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Curtis, Nebraska (Curtis, NE — Census place “Curtis city”) is 761 residents, ranking #153 of 593 places in Nebraska. Median household income is $52,500, the median home is worth $144,400 and median gross rent runs $478 a month. Looking for the Curtis Nebraska ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Curtis, NE: 69025.
- Population
- 761Curtis city residents
- Median household income
- $52,500Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $144,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $478Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 30.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 55%Owner-occupied households
Curtis ZIP codes (Nebraska)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Curtis.
The Curtis 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 Curtis city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Curtis city median would spend about 10.9% 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 23.5% of residents and 55% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Curtis city, NE in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Curtis city is a very small community in Nebraska, with 761 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #153 of 593 ranked by population — larger than 74% of them. The median age here is 30.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. 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 Curtis city earn a median of $52,500 a year, 33.2% below the national figure of $78,538 and 22% below the $67,419 median for the 119 Nebraska cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 23.5% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.
The typical owner-occupied home in Curtis city is valued at $144,400, 52.4% below the national figure and 11% below the $161,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $478 a month, 66% below the national figure, or roughly $5,736 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 10.9% 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 2.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 55% 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.
With 761 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Curtis city against its county rather than against national figures.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. 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.
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- Friend city 1,085
- Eagle village 1,089
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Curtis city?
- Curtis city has 761 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #153 of 593 in Nebraska.
- What is the median household income in Curtis city?
- Median household income in Curtis city is $52,500 a year, 33.2% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Curtis city?
- Median gross rent is $478 a month and the median home value is $144,400, so rent absorbs about 10.9% of median household income.
- Is Curtis 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 Curtis city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 10.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Curtis 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.