Ralston, Nebraska demographics

Ralston, NE demographics: median age 37.3; 26.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Ralston city, Nebraska · Incorporated city · GEOID 3140605. The survey estimates a population of 6,472 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Ralston is 37.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.4 years. There are 2,872 households (±247). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	37.3 ±3.4	37.2 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,472
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
Under 18	1,482 ±349	22.9% ±5.4 pp	24.5%	22.0%
18–34	1,561 ±247	24.1% ±3.8 pp	22.7%	22.8%
35–64	2,381 ±333	36.8% ±5.1 pp	36.1%	38.0%
65 and older	1,048 ±209	16.2% ±3.2 pp	16.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,472
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
Male	3,232 ±191	49.9% ±2.9 pp	50.3%	49.5%
Female	3,240 ±194	50.1% ±3.0 pp	49.7%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,472
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
White alone	4,777 ±489	73.8% ±7.5 pp	77.9%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	56 ±54 · low precision	0.9% ±0.8 pp · low precision	4.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	45 ±59 · low precision	0.7% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.9%
Asian alone	20 ±28 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	2.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	679 ±357 · low precision	10.5% ±5.5 pp · low precision	4.6%	7.1%
Two or more races	895 ±534 · low precision	13.8% ±8.3 pp · low precision	9.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,472
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,901 ±556	75.7% ±8.6 pp	87.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,571 ±550	24.3% ±8.5 pp	12.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,872
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,292 ±135	45.0% ±2.7 pp	48.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	96 ±61 · low precision	3.3% ±2.1 pp · low precision	4.5%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	183 ±93 · low precision	6.4% ±3.2 pp · low precision	9.4%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,090 ±219	38.0% ±6.9 pp	30.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	211 ±80	7.3% ±2.7 pp	6.6%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,872
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
Households with people under 18	709 ±128	24.7% ±3.9 pp	30.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,163 ±314	75.3% ±8.8 pp	69.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,872
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,090 ±219	38.0% ±6.9 pp	30.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	949 ±168	33.0% ±5.1 pp	34.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	313 ±114	10.9% ±3.9 pp	13.0%	15.3%
Four-person households	311 ±121	10.8% ±4.1 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	115 ±67 · low precision	4.0% ±2.3 pp · low precision	6.1%	5.9%
Six-person households	37 ±46 · low precision	1.3% ±1.6 pp · low precision	2.6%	2.2%
Seven or more people	57 ±71 · low precision	2.0% ±2.5 pp · low precision	1.4%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,472
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
Native	6,009 ±212	92.8% ±3.2 pp	92.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	463 ±207	7.2% ±3.2 pp	8.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 5,981
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
English only	4,826 ±456	80.7% ±7.1 pp	87.2%	77.7%
Spanish	1,049 ±342	17.5% ±5.7 pp	8.4%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	13 ±21 · low precision	0.2% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	19 ±29 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.8%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	20 ±28 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.8%	1.1%
Arabic	28 ±43 · low precision	0.5% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	26 ±39 · low precision	0.4% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 4,498
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	456 ±195	10.1% ±4.3 pp	7.8%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,397 ±277	31.1% ±5.8 pp	25.0%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	966 ±216	21.5% ±4.6 pp	21.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	475 ±158	10.6% ±3.4 pp	11.0%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	947 ±215	21.1% ±4.6 pp	22.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	257 ±128	5.7% ±2.8 pp	12.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 6,351
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
Same house	5,808 ±189	91.5% ±2.7 pp	86.8%	87.7%
Moved within same county	260 ±122	4.1% ±1.9 pp	7.0%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	185 ±142 · low precision	2.9% ±2.2 pp · low precision	3.3%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	84 ±81 · low precision	1.3% ±1.3 pp · low precision	2.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	14 ±21 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

11.8% of Ralston residents (±6.0 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.2% in Nebraska and 8.4% nationally. 97.0% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Ralston	Nebraska	U.S.	Compared with Nebraska
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	11.8% ±6.0 pp · low precision	7.2%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	97.0% ±1.2 pp	90.6%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	9.9% ±2.9 pp	6.9%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

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