Phelps County is home to 9,009 people in Nebraska. Density works out to 17 people per square mile. 2% of residents were born outside the United States. Getting to work takes 15 minutes on average. The typical home is worth $194,900, having more than doubled since 2000. Renters pay $815 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $68,919, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 50%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Phelps County
What changed most since 1990
White share98.1% → 89.5%(−8.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$95,043 → $194,900(+105%)US over the same years: +67%
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)13.6%(73)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)13.4%(72)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33%(177)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.1%(38)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 537 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
Phelps County, decade by decade
Phelps 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
9,715
$64,065
$95,043
15.5%
4.6
2000
9,747
$67,982
$130,066
20.4%
8.2
2010
9,188
$65,054
$129,759
22.7%
12.9
2020
8,968
$70,426
$169,564
25.6%
21.5
2024
9,009
$68,919
$194,900
29.9%
24.1
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.
