Housing data for Axtell, NE

Axtell, NE has an estimated 818 residents and 366 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a village in Kearney County.

9.2% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $1,115 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
818 (±157)
Housing units
366 (±60)
Households that rent
9.2%
Median gross rent
$1,115
Residents since 2015–2019
0.0%

What stands out in Axtell

Households that rent: 9.2% (±5.6 points) in Axtell, lower than in Kearney County (22.5%).

Median gross rent: $1,115 (±$181) in Axtell, higher than in Kearney County ($857).

Housing in Axtell at a glance

  • Median rent: $1,115 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent by bedrooms: $1,106 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 30.8% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 9.2% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $72,083 median household income
  • Home values: $205,100 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,461 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $2,476 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 1.6% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 77.0% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 71.4% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 53.6% heat with utility gas
  • Commute and cars: 24.6 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: 0.0% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 19.5% moved in since 2020
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Axtell against Kearney County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
AxtellKearney CountyNebraskaUnited States
Residents818 (±157)6,713 (exact)1,978,707 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units366 (±60)2,988 (±21)863,444 (±628)143,775,355
Households that rent9.2% (±5.6 points)22.5% (±3.8 points)33.5% (±0.4 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$1,115 (±$181)$857 (±$69)$1,072 (±$8)$1,413
Median household income$72,083 (±$14,661)$78,631 (±$10,435)$76,475 (±$633)$80,734
Median home value$205,100 (±$23,618)$223,400 (±$11,096)$238,600 (±$1,365)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$2,476 (±$231)$2,740 (±$160)$3,549 (±$22)$3,119
Built before 198071.4% (±13.9 points)78.4% (±8.1 points)57.2% (±0.5 points)49.7%
Average commute24.6 minutes (±5.5)21.3 minutes (±2.0)19.2 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband96.6% (±2.8 points)90.0% (±3.0 points)90.6% (±0.2 points)91.0%
Median age of residents37.7 years (±4.6)40.2 years (±1.9)37.2 years (±0.2)38.9 years

Axtell covers 0.5 square miles of land, about 1,763 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Axtell has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents818 (±131)818 (±157)0.0%Not a measurable change
Housing units328 (±55)366 (±60)+11.6%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$446 (±$428)$1,115 (±$181)+150.0%Up after inflation
Median home value$128,700 (±$17,841)$205,100 (±$23,618)+59.4%Up after inflation
Median household income$57,083 (±$11,753)$72,083 (±$14,661)+26.3%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,194 (±$85)$1,461 (±$148)+22.4%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$1,773 (±$163)$2,476 (±$231)+39.7%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent8.1% (±4.5 points)9.2% (±5.6 points)+1.1 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate16.7% (±26.6 points)0.0% (±46.0 points)−16.7 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Kearney County

Axtell has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Kearney County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Kearney County recorded 44 violent and 59 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

Places near Axtell

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Funk6.5 mi—$172,1002.4%
Wilcox8.2 mi$678$109,80032.1%
Minden8.6 mi$823$208,50024.6%
Hildreth11 mi$698$115,30010.7%
Lincoln Township (Franklin County)12 mi—$350,00041.7%
Holdrege13 mi$835$198,90037.5%
Salem Township14 mi$690$115,00011.9%
Ragan14 mi—$70,0000.0%

Places in Nebraska most like Axtell

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Cortland$1,075$183,200$74,58312.6%
Murray$1,094$182,100$80,2509.0%
Richland Township$1,014$211,900$91,1118.9%
Duncan$1,313$162,500$74,6884.4%
North Cedar Township$1,056$178,000$84,62512.2%
Creston Township$960$201,800$67,37512.9%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Nebraska.

HUD Fair Market Rent for Axtell, fiscal year 2027

Kearney County, NE, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$765$807$1,056$1,258$1,437

HUD income limits for Axtell, fiscal year 2026

Kearney County, NE, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$20,900$34,800$55,650
2 people$23,850$39,750$63,600
3 people$27,320$44,700$71,550
4 people$33,000$49,650$79,450
5 people$38,680$53,650$85,850
6 people$44,360$57,600$92,200
7 people$50,040$61,600$98,550
8 people$55,720$65,550$104,900

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Kearney County, NE, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $99,300.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Axtell

What is the median household income in Axtell?

The median household income in Axtell is $72,083 (±$14,661) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Axtell, NE?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $205,100 (±$23,618) for owner-occupied homes in Axtell (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Axtell?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Axtell, NE is $1,461 (±$148) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Axtell?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Axtell, NE is $2,476 (±$231) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in Axtell?

Axtell, NE has an estimated 366 (±60) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the most common home size in Axtell?

The most common size is 3 bedrooms, 49.7% of homes in Axtell, NE.

Is Axtell growing?

In Axtell, the number of residents went from 818 in 2015–2019 to 818 in 2020–2024 (0.0%), not a measurable change.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Axtell village, Nebraska (place:02830, in state:31).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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