Demographics of Ralston city, Nebraska

Ralston city, Nebraska had 6,382 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −101 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Ralston city, in four figures

6,382
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,472 ±46.; −1.6%
Change since July 2020: −101 people.; 37.3 ±3.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $69,403 ±$10,627
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Ralston city, Nebraska's population shrank 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Ralston city, Nebraska's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Ralston city, Nebraska's population shrank 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Ralston city, Nebraska's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	6,483	100.0	100.0
2021	6,478	99.9	100.2
2022	6,444	99.4	100.7
2023	6,443	99.4	101.6
2024	6,440	99.3	102.5
2025	6,382	98.4	103.1

Population of Ralston city, Nebraska on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,483	—
2021	6,478	−5
2022	6,444	−34
2023	6,443	−1
2024	6,440	−3
2025	6,382	−58

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.3 ±3.4: for men 36.5 ±3.2 and for women 38.0 ±5.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Ralston city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under 5	491 ±214	7.6% ±3.3	6.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	991 ±276	15.3% ±4.3	18.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	492 ±136	7.6% ±2.1	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,871 ±268	28.9% ±4.1	25.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,579 ±286	24.4% ±4.4	23.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,048 ±209	16.2% ±3.2	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $69,403 ±$10,627, and income per person $41,090 ±$4,175, in 2024 dollars. The median is $76,475 ±$633 in Nebraska and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Ralston city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under $25,000	331 ±122	11.5% ±4.1	13.8% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	662 ±172	23.1% ±5.7	18.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	503 ±154	17.5% ±5.1	17.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	298 ±120	10.4% ±4.1	13.5% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	615 ±168	21.4% ±5.5	18.9% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	286 ±90	10.0% ±3.0	9.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	177 ±85	6.2% ±2.9	9.4% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Ralston city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Nebraska	United States
All ages	255 ±96	4.0% ±1.5	10.6% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 49	0% to 3.3%	12.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	68 to 202	3.9% ±1.9	10.6% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	32 to 176	2.3% to 11.5%	9.1% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Ralston city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Ralston city	Nebraska	United States
Housing units	2,987 ±259	863,444 ±628	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.1% ±11.7	92.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.6% to 7.1%	7.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	63.3% ±3.1	66.5% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	36.7% ±5.8	33.5% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$230,800 ±$9,398	$238,600 ±$1,365	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,215 ±$88	$1,072 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±3	1975 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Ralston city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,571 ±550	24.3% ±8.5	12.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,577 ±517	70.7% ±8.0	75.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2 to 110	< 0.1% to 1.7%	4.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 48	0% to 0.7%	2.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.4%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 108	0% to 1.7%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	72 to 318	1.1% to 4.9%	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Ralston city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Born in the state	4,134 ±508	63.9% ±7.8	64.1% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,720 ±308	26.6% ±4.8	26.9% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	4 to 306	0.1% to 4.7%	1.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	463 ±207	7.2% ±3.2	8.0% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	96 to 450	1.5% to 7.0%	3.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	90 to 290	1.4% to 4.5%	4.6% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Ralston city among the places of Nebraska

29th of 34 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Nebraska page.

Places of Nebraska near Ralston city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Crete city	7,527 ±23
Nebraska City city	7,369 ±21
McCook city	7,314 ±31
Plattsmouth city	6,731 ±35
Schuyler city	6,578 ±17
Ralston city	6,472 ±46
Sidney city	6,419 ±71
Wayne city	6,121 ±18
Offutt AFB CDP	6,074 ±498
Holdrege city	5,546 ±18
Chadron city	5,160 ±16

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026