Housing data for Tilden, NE

Tilden, NE has an estimated 936 residents and 436 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a city in Madison County.

22.8% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $697 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
936 (±156)
Housing units
436 (±62)
Households that rent
22.8%
Median gross rent
$697
Residents since 2015–2019
−15.3%

What stands out in Tilden

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 3.6% (±6.5 points) in Tilden, lower than in Madison County (19.8%).

Households that rent: 22.8% (±6.1 points) in Tilden, lower than in Madison County (34.6%).

Median real estate taxes: $1,969 (±$256) in Tilden, lower than in Madison County ($2,854).

Median home value: $156,500 (±$18,191) in Tilden, lower than in Madison County ($208,500).

Housing in Tilden at a glance

  • Median rent: $697 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent by bedrooms: $888 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 25.7% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 22.8% of households rent
  • Income and affordability: $69,118 median household income
  • Home values: $156,500 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,313 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $1,969 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 3.6% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 64.9% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 73.2% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 9.7% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 51.5% heat with utility gas
  • Commute and cars: 17.8 minutes average trip to work
  • Crime reported to police: 0 violent crimes per 100,000 residents (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Growth: −15.3% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 17.4% moved in since 2020
  • Crowding and facilities: 5.4% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Tilden against Madison County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
TildenMadison CountyNebraskaUnited States
Residents936 (±156)35,532 (exact)1,978,707 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units436 (±62)15,510 (±46)863,444 (±628)143,775,355
Households that rent22.8% (±6.1 points)34.6% (±2.0 points)33.5% (±0.4 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$697 (±$192)$881 (±$35)$1,072 (±$8)$1,413
Median household income$69,118 (±$8,958)$63,128 (±$4,259)$76,475 (±$633)$80,734
Median home value$156,500 (±$18,191)$208,500 (±$9,009)$238,600 (±$1,365)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$1,969 (±$256)$2,854 (±$141)$3,549 (±$22)$3,119
Built before 198073.2% (±13.1 points)61.0% (±3.7 points)57.2% (±0.5 points)49.7%
Average commute17.8 minutes (±1.9)14.3 minutes (±0.8)19.2 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband87.0% (±5.2 points)84.4% (±2.3 points)90.6% (±0.2 points)91.0%
Median age of residents41.6 years (±5.9)37.4 years (±0.6)37.2 years (±0.2)38.9 years

Tilden covers 0.8 square miles of land, about 1,206 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Tilden has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents1,105 (±203)936 (±156)−15.3%Not a measurable change
Housing units441 (±57)436 (±62)−1.1%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$529 (±$40)$697 (±$192)+31.8%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$71,700 (±$9,442)$156,500 (±$18,191)+118.3%Up after inflation
Median household income$50,650 (±$4,290)$69,118 (±$8,958)+36.5%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$883 (±$84)$1,313 (±$201)+48.7%Up after inflation
Median real estate taxes$1,324 (±$130)$1,969 (±$256)+48.7%Up after inflation
Households that rent29.0% (±7.7 points)22.8% (±6.1 points)−6.2 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±16.9 points)9.7% (±13.0 points)+9.7 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 Tilden

In 2025, the Tilden Police Department reported 0 violent and 0 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI.

Across Madison County, the departments that report recorded 189 violent and 775 property crimes per 100,000 residents that year.

Places near Tilden

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Meadow Grove5.0 mi—$67,5007.2%
Oakdale7.2 mi$563$46,70012.1%
Neligh12 mi$598$150,60025.8%
Battle Creek12 mi$960$194,30018.0%
Elgin14 mi$656$110,60021.6%
Foster18 mi——0.0%
Petersburg18 mi$800$152,30011.2%
Pierce19 mi$1,274$179,40022.8%

Places in Nebraska most like Tilden

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Alma$641$163,800$75,70318.6%
Spencer Township$731$143,800$75,62518.7%
Hebron$772$139,100$65,83330.1%
Dorchester$638$163,200$74,28625.6%
Gibbon$810$173,800$70,06927.1%
Homer$677$162,900$80,71419.4%

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 Tilden, fiscal year 2027

Madison County, NE, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$753$866$1,082$1,400$1,665

HUD income limits for Tilden, fiscal year 2026

Madison 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 Madison County, NE, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $90,000.

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 Tilden

How many renters are there in Tilden?

Tilden has an estimated 93 (±30) renting households, 22.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in Tilden?

The median household income in Tilden is $69,118 (±$8,958) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Tilden, NE?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $156,500 (±$18,191) for owner-occupied homes in Tilden (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Tilden?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Tilden, NE is $1,313 (±$201) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Tilden?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Tilden, NE is $1,969 (±$256) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in Tilden?

Tilden, NE has an estimated 436 (±62) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Tilden growing?

In Tilden, the number of residents went from 1,105 in 2015–2019 to 936 in 2020–2024 (−15.3%), 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 Tilden city, Nebraska (place:48935, 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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