How long do people stay in their homes in Elm Creek, NE?

Name: How long people stay in Elm Creek, NE, 2020–2024
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20.4% (±6.9 points) of households in Elm Creek, NE moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

24.5% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 20.4% (±6.9 points)
Since before 2000: 24.5%

When households in Elm Creek moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Elm Creek	Buffalo County	Nebraska	United States
2023 or later	0.5% (±0.8 points)	4.9%	4.9%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	19.9% (±6.9 points)	22.4%	20.9%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	41.2% (±8.8 points)	39.0%	39.4%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	13.8% (±8.9 points)	15.7%	15.9%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	13.8% (±5.9 points)	10.3%	9.2%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	10.7% (±4.7 points)	7.6%	9.7%	9.5%

A high share of recent movers usually means more renting households and more turnover; a high share of long-time residents usually means more owners who have stayed.

In Elm Creek, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Buffalo County (27.3%).

It is not measurably different from Nebraska (25.8%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (24.8%).

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near Elm Creek

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Elm Creek
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Elm Creek	—	20.4% (±6.9 points)	—
Overton	8.6 mi	25.2% (±12.3 points)	Not measurably different
Amherst	9.9 mi	8.1% (±20.7 points)	Not measurably different
Riverdale	12 mi	5.6% (±24.6 points)	Not measurably different
Miller	14 mi	8.3% (±39.6 points)	Not measurably different
Kearney	15 mi	32.3% (±2.7 points)	Higher
Sumner	17 mi	19.6% (±15.9 points)	Not measurably different
Loomis	18 mi	18.9% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different
Funk	19 mi	35.3% (±29.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Kearney, NE (32.3%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that moved in since 2020 across Buffalo County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
1	Kearney	32.3% (±2.7 points)
2	Gibbon	28.0% (±7.9 points)
3	Elm Creek	20.4% (±6.9 points)
4	Ravenna	18.2% (±5.9 points)
5	Shelton	14.9% (±6.6 points)
6	Pleasanton	10.2% (±6.6 points)
7	Miller	8.3% (±39.6 points)
8	Amherst	8.1% (±20.7 points)
9	Riverdale	5.6% (±24.6 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Elm Creek

How often do people move in Elm Creek?

20.4% of households in Elm Creek, NE moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Elm Creek have?

24.5% of households in Elm Creek have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Elm Creek village, Nebraska

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DP04_0051PE, DP04_0051PM, DP04_0052PE, DP04_0052PM, DP04_0053PE, DP04_0053PM, DP04_0054PE, DP04_0054PM, DP04_0055PE, DP04_0055PM, DP04_0056PE, DP04_0056PM

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