Curtis, NE

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2021 Population

794

5.81% 1-year decline

US Senator

Deb Fischer

Republican Party

US Senator

Pete Ricketts

Republican Party

2021 Median Age

31.3

1.62% 1-year increase

2021 Poverty Rate

19%

10.2% 1-year decrease

2021 Median Household Income

$50,990

12.4% 1-year growth

2021 Median Property Value

$125,000

16% 1-year growth

2021 Employed Population

373

6.98% 1-year decline

About

In 2021, Curtis, NE had a population of 794 people with a median age of 31.3 and a median household income of $50,990. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Curtis, NE declined from 843 to 794, a −5.81% decrease and its median household income grew from $45,357 to $50,990, a 12.4% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Curtis, NE are White (Non-Hispanic) (85.6%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (5.29%), White (Hispanic) (4.16%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (2.64%), and Other (Hispanic) (1.39%).

None of the households in Curtis, NE reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.4% of the residents in Curtis, NE are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Curtis, NE are Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (68 degrees awarded in 2021).

In 2021, the median property value in Curtis, NE was $125,000, and the homeownership rate was 66.2%.

Most people in Curtis, NE drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Curtis, NE was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Curtis, NE is home to a population of 794 people, from which 99.4% are citizens. As of 2021, 1.26% of Curtis, NE residents were born outside of the country (10 people).

In 2021, there were 16.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (680 people) in Curtis, NE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 42 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 33 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.4%

2021 Citizenship

98.9%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 99.4% of Curtis, NE residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Curtis, NE was 98.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Curtis, NE compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Curtis, NE

White (Non-Hispanic)
680 ± 93
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
42 ± 26
White (Hispanic)
33 ± 19

6.42%

Hispanic Population

51 people

6.42% of the people in Curtis, NE are hispanic (51 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Curtis, NE as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Nebraska.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
49,893 ± 5,413 people
Guatemala
9,174 ± 2,346 people
India
6,256 ± 1,939 people

In 2021, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Nebraska was Mexico, the natal country of 49,893 Nebraska residents, followed by Guatemala with 9,174 and India with 6,256.

Foreign-Born Population

1.26%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

10 people

1.42%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

12 people

As of 2021, 1.26% of Curtis, NE residents (10 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Curtis, NE was 1.42%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Curtis, NE compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
16 ± 24
Vietnam
14 ± 14
Gulf War (1990s)
3 ± 11

Curtis, NE has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.14 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Curtis, NE employs 373 people. The largest industries in Curtis, NE are Educational Services (75 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (40 people), and Construction (35 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($61,250), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($48,750), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($48,750).

Males in Nebraska have an average income that is 1.32 times higher than the average income of females, which is $50,864. The income inequality in Nebraska (measured using the Gini index) is 0.444, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

373

2021 Value

± 76

−6.98%

1 Year decline

± 29.6%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Curtis, NE declined at a rate of −6.98%, from 401 employees to 373 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Curtis, NE, are Management Occupations (54 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (37 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (36 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Curtis, NE.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Nebraska (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

373

2021 Value

± 76

−6.98%

1 Year decline

± 29.6%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Curtis, NE declined at a rate of −6.98%, from 401 employees to 373 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Curtis, NE, are Educational Services (75 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (40 people), and Construction (35 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Curtis, NE, though some of these residents may live in Curtis, NE and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$34,076

Median earning men ± $4,962

$25,000

Median earning women ± $17,002

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($102,500), Public Administration ($50,208), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($45,795).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($41,875), Public Administration ($33,125), and Retail Trade ($30,417).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.75%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Nebraska. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Nebraska.

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Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Nebraska to other states, or from other states to Nebraska.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Nebraska product (by dollars) was Meat/seafood with $26B, followed by Live animals/fish ($14.9B) and Cereal grains ($13.5B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Nebraska products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$145B

2020 Value in Nebraska

$286B

Projected 2050 Value in Nebraska

97.1% growth

In 2020, total outbound Nebraska trade was $145B. This is expected to increase 97.1% to $286B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Nebraska trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Nebraska to other states, or from other states to Nebraska.

Most Common Trade Partners

Iowa
$10.2B
Kansas
$7.65B
Texas
$6.86B

In 2020, the top outbound Nebraska domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Iowa with $10.2B, followed by Kansas with $7.65B and Texas and $6.86B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Nebraska shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Nebraska went to Donald J. Trump with 58.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (39.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.12%).

Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts are the senators currently representing the state of Nebraska. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Nebraska is currently represented by 3 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (58.2%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (39.2%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (2.12%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Nebraska went to Donald J. Trump with 58.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (39.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.12%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Nebraska for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Nebraska

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Senator from Nebraska

Deb Fischer
Assumed office on January 3, 2013
Pete Ricketts
Assumed office on January 23, 2023
Appointed to the seat on January 12, 2023 following the resignation of Ben Sasse.

Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts are the senators currently representing Nebraska.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Nebraska over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Nebraska

Nebraska is currently represented by 3 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Nebraska have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2021, universities in Curtis, NE awarded 68 degrees. The student population of Curtis, NE in 2021 is skewed towards women, with 96 male students and 186 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Curtis, NE are White (61 and 89.7%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (6 and 8.82%), Two or More Races (1 and 1.47%), and Asian (0 and 0%).

The largest universities in Curtis, NE by number of degrees awarded are Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (68 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Curtis, NE are General Agricultural Production Operations (40 and 58.8%) and General Agriculture Management (5 and 7.35%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2021 there were 282 students enrolled in Curtis, NE, 34% men and 66% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 264 records, of which 65.2% were women and 34.8% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Agricultural Production Operations
32 degrees awarded
General Agriculture Management
5 degrees awarded

In 2021, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Curtis, NE was General Agricultural Production Operations with 32 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Curtis, NE according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

68 degrees awarded

In 2021, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture with 68 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2021, 23 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Curtis, NE, which is 0.511 times less than the 45 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2021 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 61 degrees mean that there were 10.2 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 6 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($4,726) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2021.

Public, 2-year ($757) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2021.

Public, 2-year ($728) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2021, 0.964% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.968% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (380k), Some college (367k), and Bachelors Degree (301k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Curtis, NE was $125,000 in 2021, which is 0.51 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $107,800 to $125,000, a 16% increase. The homeownership rate in Curtis, NE is 66.2%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Curtis, NE have an average commute time of 17.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Curtis, NE is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$125,000

Median Property Value 2021

±$20,989

$190

Median Property Taxes

±$43

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Curtis, NE the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Curtis, NE compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

66.2%

Homeownership

2021

63.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 66.2% of the housing units in Curtis, NE were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 60.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Curtis, NE compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Curtis, NE colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$50,990

Median Household Income

± $4,105

287

Number of Households

± 52

In 2021, the median household income of the 287 households in Curtis, NE grew to $50,990 from the previous year's value of $45,357.

The following chart displays the households in Curtis, NE distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Curtis, NE is from Nebraska.

0.444

2021 Wage GINI in Nebraska

0.441

2020 Wage GINI in Nebraska

In 2021, the income inequality in Nebraska was 0.444 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.499% growth from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Nebraska was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Nebraska in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Nebraska across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021

Drove Alone (76.2%)
Walked (14.1%)
Worked At Home (4.07%)

In 2021, 76.2% of workers in Curtis, NE drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (14.1%) and those who worked at home (4.07%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

17.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Curtis, NE have a shorter commute time (17.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 1.98% of the workforce in Curtis, NE have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Curtis, NE compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Curtis, NE distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Curtis, NE have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

19% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Curtis, NE (129 out of 680 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Curtis, NE is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

93.2% of the population of Curtis, NE has health coverage, with 45.5% on employee plans, 18.9% on Medicaid, 11.9% on Medicare, 14.3% on non-group plans, and 2.68% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25% under 18 years, 26.2% between 18 and 34 years, 32.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.7% were men and 51.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

6.77%

Uninsured

45.5%

Employer Coverage

18.9%

Medicaid

11.9%

Medicare

14.3%

Non-Group

2.68%

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Curtis, NE grew by 20.1% from 5.64% to 6.77%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Curtis, NE changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.