What is the population of Gothenburg city?

Gothenburg city has 3,436 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #46 of 593 in Nebraska.

What is the median household income in Gothenburg city?

Median household income in Gothenburg city is $79,519 a year, 1.2% above the national figure of $78,538.

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

Median gross rent is $838 a month and the median home value is $173,200, so rent absorbs about 12.6% of median household income.

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

Homes cost about 2.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Gothenburg city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 12.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Gothenburg, NE population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Gothenburg, Nebraska (Gothenburg, NE — Census place “Gothenburg city”) is 3,436 residents, ranking #46 of 593 places in Nebraska. Median household income is $79,519, the median home is worth $173,200 and median gross rent runs $838 a month. Looking for the Gothenburg Nebraska ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Gothenburg, NE: 69138.

Population: 3,436Gothenburg city residents
Median household income: $79,519Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $173,200Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $838Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 39.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 69.1%Owner-occupied households

Gothenburg ZIP codes (Nebraska)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Gothenburg.

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

69138

What the numbers mean in Gothenburg city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Gothenburg city median would spend about 12.6% 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 2.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7% of residents and 69.1% of households own their home.

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

Gothenburg city, NE in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Gothenburg city is a small town in Nebraska, with 3,436 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #46 of 593 ranked by population — larger than 92% of them. The median age here is 39.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. 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 Gothenburg city earn a median of $79,519 a year, 1.2% above the national figure of $78,538 and 18% 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 7% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Gothenburg city is valued at $173,200, 42.9% below the national figure and 7% above the $161,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $838 a month, 40.4% below the national figure, or roughly $10,056 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 12.6% 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 2.2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 69.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

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 Gothenburg city?: Gothenburg city has 3,436 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #46 of 593 in Nebraska.
What is the median household income in Gothenburg city?: Median household income in Gothenburg city is $79,519 a year, 1.2% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Gothenburg city?: Median gross rent is $838 a month and the median home value is $173,200, so rent absorbs about 12.6% of median household income.
Is Gothenburg city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Gothenburg city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 12.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Gothenburg 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.