What is the population of McCook city?

McCook city has 7,360 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #25 of 593 in Nebraska.

What is the median household income in McCook city?

Median household income in McCook city is $51,815 a year, 34% below the national figure of $78,538.

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

Median gross rent is $783 a month and the median home value is $137,400, so rent absorbs about 18.1% of median household income.

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

Homes cost about 2.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so McCook city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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McCook, NE population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of McCook, Nebraska (McCook, NE — Census place “McCook city”) is 7,360 residents, ranking #25 of 593 places in Nebraska. Median household income is $51,815, the median home is worth $137,400 and median gross rent runs $783 a month. Looking for the McCook Nebraska ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve McCook, NE: 69001.

Population: 7,360McCook city residents
Median household income: $51,815Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $137,400Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $783Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 40.7 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 67.1%Owner-occupied households

McCook ZIP codes (Nebraska)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps McCook.

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

69001

What the numbers mean in McCook city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the McCook city median would spend about 18.1% 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 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.4% of residents and 67.1% of households own their home.

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

McCook city, NE in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

McCook city is a mid-size town in Nebraska, with 7,360 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #25 of 593 ranked by population — larger than 95% of them. The median age here is 40.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in McCook city earn a median of $51,815 a year, 34% below the national figure of $78,538 and 23% 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 16.4% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in McCook city is valued at $137,400, 54.7% below the national figure and 15% below the $161,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $783 a month, 44.3% below the national figure, or roughly $9,396 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18.1% 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 2.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 67.1% 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.

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.

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What is the population of McCook city?: McCook city has 7,360 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #25 of 593 in Nebraska.
What is the median household income in McCook city?: Median household income in McCook city is $51,815 a year, 34% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in McCook city?: Median gross rent is $783 a month and the median home value is $137,400, so rent absorbs about 18.1% of median household income.
Is McCook city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so McCook city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this McCook city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.