Nebraska · Census place 29925
McCook city, NE
Quick answer
McCook city has 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.
- 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
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
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