Loup County is a county of 578 people in Nebraska. Few US counties rank higher on income. Density works out to 1 people per square mile. The median age is 43.9, about 5 years above the US median. 2% of people here were born outside the United States. The typical home is worth $182,300, having more than tripled since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $71,667, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
27% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 116%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Loup County
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$35,999 → $182,300(+406%)US over the same years: +67%
Median household income (2024 dollars)$43,040 → $71,667(+67%)US over the same years: +14%
Population683 → 578(−15%)US over the same years: +35%
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)35.1%(13)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)10.8%(4)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.8%(14)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War18.9%(7)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 37 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
Loup County, decade by decade
Loup 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
683
$43,040
$35,999
9.8%
1.5
2000
712
$47,818
$84,525
13.3%
5.5
2010
632
$49,226
$84,732
10.0%
5.8
2020
607
$55,888
$99,630
20.6%
16.6
2024
578
$71,667
$182,300
27.2%
28.1
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.
