Nebraska · Census place 15360
Elm Creek, NE population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Elm Creek, Nebraska (Elm Creek, NE — Census place “Elm Creek village”) is 1,146 residents, ranking #109 of 593 places in Nebraska. Median household income is $75,625, the median home is worth $197,100 and median gross rent runs $767 a month. Looking for the Elm Creek Nebraska ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Elm Creek, NE: 68836.
- Population
- 1,146Elm Creek village residents
- Median household income
- $75,625Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $197,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $767Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 29.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 67.5%Owner-occupied households
Elm Creek ZIP codes (Nebraska)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Elm Creek.
The Elm Creek 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 Elm Creek village
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Elm Creek village median would spend about 12.2% 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 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.9% of residents and 67.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Elm Creek village, NE in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Elm Creek village is a small town in Nebraska, with 1,146 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #109 of 593 ranked by population — larger than 81% of them. The median age here is 29.4 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 Elm Creek village earn a median of $75,625 a year, 3.7% below the national figure of $78,538 and 12% above 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 9.9% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Elm Creek village is valued at $197,100, 35% below the national figure and 22% above the $161,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $767 a month, 45.4% below the national figure, or roughly $9,204 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 12.2% 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 2.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 67.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
A median age of 29.4 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.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Nebraska.
- Cairo village 1,117
- Bennet village 1,174
- Utica village 1,092
- Alma city 1,176
- Eagle village 1,089
- Creighton city 1,199
- Friend city 1,085
- Sutherland village 1,224
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Elm Creek village?
- Elm Creek village has 1,146 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #109 of 593 in Nebraska.
- What is the median household income in Elm Creek village?
- Median household income in Elm Creek village is $75,625 a year, 3.7% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Elm Creek village?
- Median gross rent is $767 a month and the median home value is $197,100, so rent absorbs about 12.2% of median household income.
- Is Elm Creek village affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Elm Creek village is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 12.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Elm Creek village 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.