Beatrice, Nebraska
2026 Edition · 10 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
Steady. Within 1% of 2020, every year since.
12,318
people, the 15th-largest of Nebraska's cities and towns.
Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Nebraska's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
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The workday
5 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.
53.2%
of 6,361 jobs located in Beatrice are filled by in-commuters.
Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
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Rent
Median rent is up 35% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.
$758
a month. Nebraska's median is $1,072.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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The seam
Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $261.
A $261 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Gage County.
- $736 Tract 9652
- $997 Tract 9647
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Room to build
Local wages can carry more rent than the median charged today.
$976–$1,463
is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $758 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
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Building
Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 320 homes permitted in ten years, 2016–2025
- 55% of those were in multifamily buildings
- 90% of all homes were built before 2000
Census Building Permits Survey, 2016–2025; Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census Building Permits Survey, Census ACS 5-year
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Units needed
Closing the gap would add 0.3–1.1% to the 6,001 homes here.
18–64
is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.
Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
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Home value
A median home costs 33% less than Nebraska's.
$159,300
median home value in Beatrice.
- $159,300 Beatrice
- $238,600 Nebraska
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year