With 10,102 people, Holt County is a county in Nebraska. Density works out to 4 people per square mile. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $165,100. 2% of people here were born outside the United States. Renters pay $714 a month at the median. The average commute runs 16 minutes.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $68,513, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 43%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Holt County
What changed most since 1990
Population12,599 → 10,102(−20%)US over the same years: +35%
White share99.5% → 90.9%(−8.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$48,143 → $68,513(+42%)US over the same years: +14%
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)10.8%(56)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.2%(84)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38.6%(200)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War13.5%(70)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.1%(11)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 518 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
Holt County, decade by decade
Holt 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
12,599
$48,143
$86,642
12.8%
1.2
2000
11,551
$55,994
$115,857
14.5%
3.7
2010
10,435
$62,509
$118,394
16.1%
9.6
2020
10,127
$72,982
$152,717
24.2%
18.7
2024
10,102
$68,513
$165,100
29.1%
21.2
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.
