HomeNebraskaSaline CountyFriend
Friend, Nebraska: commercial real estate data.
Friend is a Census city of 1,155 people across 0.83 square miles of land, in Saline County. Median household income is $90,909, 85.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Friend
What Friend is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.83 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,397
- County holding the largest share of its areaSaline County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Friend
How many people live in Friend
- Population1,155
- Median age32.1 plus or minus 9.3
- Population under 18366 plus or minus 92
- Share under 1831.7 percent
- Population 65 and over145 plus or minus 32
- Share 65 and over12.6 percent
- Households462
- Family households322 plus or minus 65
- Share of households that are families69.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Friend
Income and work in Friend
- Median household income$90,909
- Per capita income$38,179
- Civilian labor force633 plus or minus 141
- Employed623 plus or minus 140
- Unemployed10 plus or minus 9
- Unemployment rate1.6 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Adults 25 and over687
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher26.9 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.2 percent plus or minus 7.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Friend
Housing in Friend
- Housing units497
- Occupied units462
- Vacant units35 plus or minus 23
- Vacancy rate7.0 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Owner occupied393
- Renter occupied69 plus or minus 30
- Ownership rate85.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$173,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$810 plus or minus $287
- Annual rent as a share of median income10.7 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Single family units462
- Share single family93.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more23 plus or minus 17
- Share in buildings of two or more4.6 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Mobile homes12 plus or minus 13
- Median year structure built1963
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Friend
How Friend gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute610 plus or minus 141
- Commuting under 15 minutes180 plus or minus 49
- Share commuting under 15 minutes29.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more233 plus or minus 86
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more38.2 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Drove alone81.7 percent
- Carpooled10.4 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked5.5 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Worked from home2.1 percent plus or minus 1.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Friend
Flood risk in Friend
- NFIP communityCity of Friend
- NFIP community number310369
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/04/10(M)
The City of Friend participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 310369 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Saline County, not Friend
Saline County context, not Friend figures
- Establishments in Saline County321
- Covered employment, Saline County6,653
- Average annual pay, Saline County$54,910
- Housing units permitted, Saline County37
Every figure in this section is published for Saline County as a whole and is not a measurement of Friend.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Friend questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Friend, Nebraska?
1,155, in 462 households. Friend city covers 0.83 square miles of land, which is 1,397 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Friend in?
Saline County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Friend?
$90,909. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $173,800. Median gross rent is $810 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Friend in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Friend appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Friend, city of, community 310369, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Friend figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Saline County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Friend.
Is zoning published for Friend?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
Nearby