2020 census As of the
2020 census, Nebraska City had a population of 7,222. The median age was 39.9 years. 24.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 20.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 93.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 89.9 males age 18 and over. 96.9% of residents lived in urban areas, while 3.1% lived in rural areas. There were 2,918 households in Nebraska City, of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 44.4% were married-couple households, 19.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 28.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2010, there were 7,289 people, 2,960 households, and 1,867 families residing in the city. The
population density was . There were 3,265 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 91.5%
White, 0.4%
African American, 0.3%
Native American, 0.7%
Asian, 0.2%
Pacific Islander, 5.3% from
other races, and 1.6% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 10.9% of the population. There were 2,960 households, of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.1% were
married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.9% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.97. The median age in the city was 40.9 years. 24.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22% were from 25 to 44; 26.2% were from 45 to 64; and 19.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.3% male and 52.7% female.
2000 census As of the
census of 2000, there were 7,228 people, 2,898 households, and 1,872 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 3,154 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 96.00%
White, 0.37%
African American, 0.30%
Native American, 0.37%
Asian, 0.07%
Pacific Islander, 2.01% from
other races, and 0.87% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 4.40% of the population. There were 2,898 households, out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.3% were
married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.01. In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.8% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.0 males. As of 2000 the median income for a household in the city was $34,952, and the median income for a family was $42,860. Males had a median income of $29,507 versus $19,859 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $16,969. About 6.3% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 12.0% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over. ==Arts and culture==