COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Loup County

Nebraska · 683 residents · 563 sq mi

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Loup County is home to 683 people in Nebraska. Getting to work takes 61 minutes on average. The typical home is worth $14,999. The median age is 39.5, about 6 years above the US median. Renters pay $182 a month at the median. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 57%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

683

−4%vs 2000

vs 712 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.5

−8%vs 2000

vs 42.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

563 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024578

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(49)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.9%(40)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410.4%(71)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.4%(37)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 242.2%(15)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.6%(93)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.3%(91)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.7%(87)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.5%(72)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.5%(72)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.7%(46)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(10)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,933

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,250 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,817

−29%vs 2000

vs $12,427 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.4%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$14,999

−57%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $46,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$182

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $278 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.8%

−5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.2% in 2000

27.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.8%(696)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(12)

Asian0.1%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.7%(681)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(2)

Asian0.3%(2)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican6.2%(36)

Ancestry

German43.9%(254)

Irish18.2%(105)

English13.1%(76)

Norwegian5%(29)

Swedish3.5%(20)

American3.1%(18)

Danish2.2%(13)

Czech1.6%(9)

Scotch-Irish1.4%(8)

Polish1.2%(7)

Dutch0.7%(4)

Italian0.3%(2)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

Scottish0.2%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Norwegian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.8%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.3%

−13.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 91.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.1%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

60.7 min

+262%vs 2000

vs 16.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married29.4%(80)

Married56.6%(154)

Widowed2.2%(6)

Divorced11.8%(32)

Women 15+

Never married13.9%(29)

Married71.6%(149)

Widowed7.2%(15)

Divorced7.2%(15)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.5%

−3.6 ptssince 2013

from 13.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

38.4%

+10.9 ptssince 2020

from 27.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

35.5%

−13.8 ptssince 2020

from 49.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.9%

+5.6 ptssince 2020

from 23.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.6%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 12.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.2%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.5%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 72.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.1%

+8.9 ptssince 2020

from 31.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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