Heartwell, Nebraska

Population

Growing. Up 2.5% since 2020.

82

people, the 438th-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

Rent

Median rent is up 42% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

$825

a month. Nebraska's median is $1,072.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

The seam

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $134.

A $134 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Kearney County.

• $823 Tract 9667
• $957 Tract 9666

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Building

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

• 93% of all homes were built before 2000

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Home value

A median home costs 68% less than Nebraska's.

$77,500

median home value in Heartwell.

• $77,500 Heartwell
• $238,600 Nebraska
• $332,700 U.S.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year