Garden County is a county of 1,761 people in Nebraska. At a median age of 49.9, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Households here earn about 45% less than in Nebraska as a whole. 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. There are 1 people per square mile. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $110,400.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $41,882, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 49.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 27%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Garden County
What changed most since 1990
Population2,460 → 1,761(−28%)US over the same years: +35%
White share99.1% → 93.4%(−5.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants68.7% → 78.7%(+10.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)7.6%(11)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era56.9%(82)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.4%(2)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 144 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Garden County, decade by decade
Garden County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
2,460
$44,675
$73,682
13.9%
2.1
2000
2,292
$48,197
$86,711
14.2%
6.6
2010
2,057
$47,418
$84,444
20.2%
13.4
2020
1,874
$50,998
$93,448
23.1%
19.2
2024
1,761
$41,882
$110,400
21.1%
15.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
