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Nebraska has 528 PEP place records in this directory. Omaha city is the largest in this covered universe at 488,797 residents as of July 1, 2025. Its place population decreased by 450 ( 0.1%) from July 1, 2024.

Together, these places hold 1,561,155 residents; 176 of 528 gained population between July 2024 and July 2025. Statewide, the ACS 2020–2024 median household income is $76,475 (5.3% below the U.S.); median home value is $238,600 (28.3% below the U.S.); median gross rent is $1,072 (24.1% below the U.S.). Unincorporated areas count toward state totals but not toward this directory.

All 19,483 PEP places have published profiles. Income, home value and rent filters use nationwide exact-GEOID ACS matches; unavailable and suppressed estimates are excluded when those filters are active. Rent is the 2020–2024 survey median, not a current listing price. Open-ended medians meet a numeric filter only when the entire source range meets its condition.

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528 places · showing the first 50 by population

PEP place population · July 1, 2025 · growth from July 1, 2024
Place State Population Annual growth City profile / shortlist
Omaha city Nebraska 488,797 -0.1% View profile
Lincoln city Nebraska 301,522 0.8% View profile
Bellevue city Nebraska 64,863 0.1% View profile
Grand Island city Nebraska 53,943 -0.3% View profile
Kearney city Nebraska 34,782 0.1% View profile
Fremont city Nebraska 28,350 0.4% View profile
Norfolk city Nebraska 26,677 1.3% View profile
Columbus city Nebraska 25,248 0.1% View profile
Papillion city Nebraska 25,127 -0.1% View profile
Hastings city Nebraska 25,121 -0.2% View profile
North Platte city Nebraska 22,524 0.0% View profile
La Vista city Nebraska 16,543 0.2% View profile
Scottsbluff city Nebraska 14,259 -0.3% View profile
South Sioux City city Nebraska 14,158 1.0% View profile
Beatrice city Nebraska 12,318 0.2% View profile
Lexington city Nebraska 11,176 -0.4% View profile
Gretna city Nebraska 9,207 0.1% View profile
Gering city Nebraska 8,535 -0.0% View profile
York city Nebraska 8,284 0.8% View profile
Blair city Nebraska 7,997 -0.1% View profile
Alliance city Nebraska 7,914 -1.5% View profile
Seward city Nebraska 7,892 1.1% View profile
Crete city Nebraska 7,747 0.6% View profile
Nebraska City city Nebraska 7,512 0.4% View profile
McCook city Nebraska 7,157 -0.8% View profile
Plattsmouth city Nebraska 6,955 1.0% View profile
Schuyler city Nebraska 6,800 0.6% View profile
Sidney city Nebraska 6,432 -0.1% View profile
Ralston city Nebraska 6,382 -0.9% View profile
Wayne city Nebraska 6,338 1.5% View profile
Holdrege city Nebraska 5,555 -0.2% View profile
Wahoo city Nebraska 5,023 1.0% View profile
Chadron city Nebraska 4,975 -2.5% View profile
Aurora city Nebraska 4,787 0.6% View profile
Ogallala city Nebraska 4,698 -1.2% View profile
Waverly city Nebraska 4,533 0.3% View profile
Falls City city Nebraska 3,988 -0.5% View profile
Cozad city Nebraska 3,924 -0.6% View profile
Fairbury city Nebraska 3,812 -1.4% View profile
Hickman city Nebraska 3,663 11.5% View profile
O'Neill city Nebraska 3,567 0.3% View profile
Broken Bow city Nebraska 3,507 -0.1% View profile
Auburn city Nebraska 3,498 -0.1% View profile
Ashland city Nebraska 3,483 3.0% View profile
Gothenburg city Nebraska 3,430 -0.3% View profile
Valley city Nebraska 3,412 2.2% View profile
West Point city Nebraska 3,411 -0.9% View profile
Central City city Nebraska 3,184 1.2% View profile
Minden city Nebraska 3,133 0.4% View profile
David City city Nebraska 3,068 1.1% View profile
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Nebraska city highlights

Lists use the same Census records as each profile. Income, rent and home-value lists are limited to places with at least 5,000 residents, where survey estimates are generally more precise; open a profile to see each margin of error.

Largest places

  1. Omaha 488,797
  2. Lincoln 301,522
  3. Bellevue 64,863
  4. Grand Island 53,943
  5. Kearney 34,782
  6. Fremont 28,350
  7. Norfolk 26,677
  8. Columbus 25,248
  9. Papillion 25,127
  10. Hastings 25,121

July 1, 2025 residents

Fastest growing, 2024–2025

  1. Wayne +1.5%
  2. Norfolk +1.3%
  3. Seward +1.1%
  4. South Sioux City +1.0%
  5. Plattsmouth +1.0%
  6. Wahoo +1.0%
  7. York +0.8%
  8. Lincoln +0.8%
  9. Schuyler +0.6%
  10. Crete +0.6%

Places with 5,000+ residents

Most jobs located in the place

  1. Omaha 336,681
  2. Lincoln 171,183
  3. Grand Island 31,301
  4. Kearney 21,266
  5. Papillion 18,147
  6. Bellevue 15,951
  7. Fremont 15,261
  8. Columbus 15,010
  9. Norfolk 14,757
  10. Hastings 13,200

LODES 8.4 workplace jobs, latest year

Highest median household income

  1. Gretna $123,992
  2. Papillion $111,679
  3. Wahoo $89,457
  4. Bellevue $85,462
  5. La Vista $81,961
  6. Blair $81,452
  7. Schuyler $80,399
  8. Crete $77,209
  9. Gering $75,093
  10. Plattsmouth $73,929

ACS 2020–2024 · 5,000+ residents

Lowest median gross rent

  1. Alliance $694
  2. Beatrice $758
  3. Wayne $792
  4. Sidney $819
  5. Gering $823
  6. McCook $823
  7. Holdrege $835
  8. Hastings $858
  9. York $862
  10. Norfolk $875

ACS 2020–2024 · 5,000+ residents

Highest median home value

  1. Gretna $341,600
  2. Papillion $311,000
  3. Lincoln $264,000
  4. La Vista $260,900
  5. Bellevue $247,000
  6. Omaha $245,500
  7. Kearney $244,600
  8. Seward $244,600
  9. Wahoo $243,600
  10. Ralston $230,800

ACS 2020–2024 · 5,000+ residents

Lowest median home value

  1. Scottsbluff $137,700
  2. Sidney $139,400
  3. Schuyler $145,700
  4. McCook $154,300
  5. Lexington $159,100
  6. Beatrice $159,300
  7. Alliance $161,800
  8. Nebraska City $162,000
  9. North Platte $169,100
  10. South Sioux City $174,700

ACS 2020–2024 · 5,000+ residents

Detailed profiles in Nebraska

Selected city profiles · population July 1, 2025; dollar medians ACS 2020–2024
City Population Annual growth Household income Home value Monthly rent
Omaha, NE 488,797 -0.1% $73,201 $245,500 $1,187
Lincoln, NE 301,522 + 0.8% $71,867 $264,000 $1,086
Bellevue, NE 64,863 + 0.1% $85,462 $247,000 $1,226
Grand Island, NE 53,943 -0.3% $63,795 $218,600 $947
Kearney, NE 34,782 + 0.1% $69,724 $244,600 $949
Fremont, NE 28,350 + 0.4% $71,152 $214,700 $1,080
Norfolk, NE 26,677 + 1.3% $58,884 $211,700 $875
Columbus, NE 25,248 + 0.1% $64,626 $213,600 $892
Papillion, NE 25,127 -0.1% $111,679 $311,000 $1,269
Hastings, NE 25,121 -0.2% $64,048 $184,700 $858

All Nebraska city and town profiles

Every covered place has its own population history and geographic record. Survey-backed profiles add housing, household composition, resident industries and commuting. Browse the complete list below, ordered alphabetically; identical place names retain their entity labels and Census identifiers.

How Nebraska’s population is spread across places

Places of 100,000 or more residents hold the largest share of Nebraska’s covered place population: 50.6% across 2 places. Between July 2024 and July 2025, places of 2,500 to 9,999 residents changed fastest as a group (+0.3%), while places of under 500 residents changed least (−0.1%). Size bands use July 2025 populations; group change sums each band’s 2024 and 2025 estimates.

Nebraska places by size · PEP Vintage 2025
Residents in July 2025 Places Combined population Share of place population Places that grew Group change 2024–2025
100,000 or more 2 790,319 50.6% 1 of 2 +0.2%
25,000 to 99,999 8 284,111 18.2% 5 of 8 +0.1%
10,000 to 24,999 6 90,978 5.8% 3 of 6 +0.1%
2,500 to 9,999 35 186,438 11.9% 18 of 35 +0.3%
500 to 2,499 146 149,390 9.6% 58 of 146 −0.1%
Under 500 331 59,919 3.8% 91 of 331 −0.1%

What this state directory covers

The list uses Census Population Estimates Program place records (summary level 162): mostly incorporated cities, towns and villages, with their official labels and identifiers. Unincorporated communities and most census-designated places are outside this release, so a named community can be absent even though people live there, and the place totals above are smaller than the state population. Annual changes can reflect boundary adjustments as well as population change. Dollar figures are ACS 2020–2024 five-year medians in 2024 dollars, joined by exact place GEOID. Read the full methodology.

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