Nebraska · Census place 48480
Tecumseh, NE population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Tecumseh, Nebraska (Tecumseh, NE — Census place “Tecumseh city”) is 1,844 residents, ranking #67 of 593 places in Nebraska. Median household income is $46,127, the median home is worth $104,300 and median gross rent runs $842 a month. Looking for the Tecumseh Nebraska ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Tecumseh, NE: 68450.
- Population
- 1,844Tecumseh city residents
- Median household income
- $46,127Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $104,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $842Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 50.8%Owner-occupied households
Tecumseh ZIP codes (Nebraska)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Tecumseh.
The Tecumseh 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 Tecumseh city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Tecumseh city median would spend about 21.9% 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 2.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.6% of residents and 50.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Tecumseh city, NE in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Tecumseh city is a small town in Nebraska, with 1,844 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #67 of 593 ranked by population — larger than 88% of them. The median age here is 36.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger 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 Tecumseh city earn a median of $46,127 a year, 41.3% below the national figure of $78,538 and 32% below the $67,419 median for the 119 Nebraska cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 6.6% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Tecumseh city is valued at $104,300, 65.6% below the national figure and 36% below the $161,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $842 a month, 40.1% below the national figure, or roughly $10,104 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21.9% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.3×, 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. 50.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
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.
- Superior city 1,833
- Syracuse city 1,964
- Stanton city 1,824
- Pierce city 1,986
- Mitchell city 1,804
- Madison city 2,074
- Hartington city 1,736
- Kimball city 2,153
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Tecumseh city?
- Tecumseh city has 1,844 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #67 of 593 in Nebraska.
- What is the median household income in Tecumseh city?
- Median household income in Tecumseh city is $46,127 a year, 41.3% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Tecumseh city?
- Median gross rent is $842 a month and the median home value is $104,300, so rent absorbs about 21.9% of median household income.
- Is Tecumseh city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Tecumseh city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Tecumseh 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.