Housing data for Cottonwood Township, NE

Cottonwood Township, NE has an estimated 61 residents and 45 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a township in Nance County.

52.2% of households rent.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
61 (±42)
Housing units
45 (±29)
Households that rent
52.2%
Residents since 2015–2019
+8.9%

What stands out in Cottonwood Township

Median household income: $78,281 (±$2,275) in Cottonwood Township, higher than in Nance County ($65,179).

Housing in Cottonwood Township at a glance

  • Rent burden: 0.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 52.2% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $78,281 median household income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Bedrooms: 75.5% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Age of homes: 75.5% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 73.9% heat with propane (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Growth: +8.9% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 13.0% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Cottonwood Township against Nance County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Cottonwood TownshipNance CountyNebraskaUnited States
Residents61 (±42)3,324 (exact)1,978,707 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units45 (±29)1,606 (±18)863,444 (±628)143,775,355
Households that rent52.2% (±31.1 points)27.1% (±3.8 points)33.5% (±0.4 points)34.8%
Median gross rent—$807 (±$53)$1,072 (±$8)$1,413
Median household income$78,281 (±$2,275)$65,179 (±$5,058)$76,475 (±$633)$80,734
Median home value—$132,000 (±$22,590)$238,600 (±$1,365)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)—$1,451 (±$220)$3,549 (±$22)$3,119
Built before 198075.5% (±83.6 points)80.6% (±7.7 points)57.2% (±0.5 points)49.7%
Average commute—22.5 minutes (±2.2)19.2 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband100.0% (±54.2 points)85.7% (±3.9 points)90.6% (±0.2 points)91.0%
Median age of residents31.4 years (±15.8)43.1 years (±1.2)37.2 years (±0.2)38.9 years

Cottonwood Township covers 45.7 square miles of land, about 1 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Cottonwood Township has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents56 (±28)61 (±42)+8.9%Not a measurable change
Housing units44 (±24)45 (±29)+2.3%Not a measurable change
Median household income$61,719 (±$49,460)$78,281 (±$2,275)+26.8%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent6.9% (±13.7 points)52.2% (±31.1 points)+45.3 percentage pointsMeasurable increase
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±100.0 points)0.0% (±75.1 points)0.0 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 Nance County

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

In 2025, the police departments that report for Nance County recorded 0 violent and 0 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.

ZIP codes in Cottonwood Township

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
6886426%958$925$184,200$83,365

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near Cottonwood Township

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Loup Ferry Township5.7 mi—$207,8000.0%
South Branch Township6.9 mi——46.2%
Loup Township (Merrick County)7.5 mi$850$150,00017.4%
Cushing8.0 mi——2.6%
Palmer8.0 mi$875$123,90019.2%
Timber Creek Township8.8 mi$547$42,70025.5%
Wolbach9.7 mi$713$67,30017.5%
West Newman Township10 mi—$235,00031.6%

HUD Fair Market Rent for Cottonwood Township, fiscal year 2027

Nance County, NE, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$734$931$1,014$1,208$1,334

HUD income limits for Cottonwood Township, fiscal year 2026

Nance County, NE, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$19,800$32,950$52,750
2 people$22,600$37,650$60,250
3 people$27,320$42,350$67,800
4 people$33,000$47,050$75,300
5 people$38,680$50,850$81,350
6 people$44,360$54,600$87,350
7 people$50,040$58,350$93,400
8 people$55,720$62,150$99,400

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Nance County, NE, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $92,600.

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 Cottonwood Township

Is Cottonwood Township growing?

In Cottonwood Township, the number of residents went from 56 in 2015–2019 to 61 in 2020–2024 (+8.9%), not a measurable change.

What ZIP codes are in Cottonwood Township?

The ZIP code that covers Cottonwood Township is 68864.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 68864?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 68864 is $925 (±$203) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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 Cottonwood township, Nance County, Nebraska (county subdivision:10845, in state:31 county:125).

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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