COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Red Willow County

Nebraska · 11,705 residents · 717 sq mi

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Red Willow County is a county of 11,705 people in Nebraska. Median home value sits at $39,100. Median rent is $281 a month. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The average commute runs 16 minutes. Households take in $22,336 at the median, 26% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 13%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

11,705

+2%vs 2000

vs 11,448 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.0

−12%vs 2000

vs 39.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

717 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(838)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.1%(945)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(917)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(872)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245%(582)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.5%(1,702)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.1%(1,532)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.5%(1,110)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.3%(1,201)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.1%(1,063)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.7%(668)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.3%(275)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,336

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,293 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,146

−32%vs 2000

vs $16,303 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.9%

+3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,100

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $59,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$281

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $393 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.7%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.6% in 2000

30.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.3%(11,020)

Black0.1%(16)

Hispanic / Latino2.5%(281)

Asian0.2%(18)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.3%(11,509)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(196)

Asian0.4%(52)

Other1.2%(144)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican5.5%(580)

Central American0.4%(43)

Guatemalan0.4%(42)

Puerto Rican0.1%(10)

Salvadoran0%(1)

Asian origin

Filipino0.3%(27)

Ancestry

German36%(3,805)

Irish11.7%(1,240)

English11.6%(1,224)

American3.3%(350)

Swedish2.8%(291)

Scottish2.5%(263)

Danish2.3%(242)

Polish2.1%(226)

Austrian1.9%(204)

Italian1.4%(151)

Norwegian1.3%(132)

Czech0.9%(100)

+ 14 more ancestry groups with data

French0.8%(86)

Swiss0.8%(82)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(55)

Russian0.4%(39)

French Canadian0.3%(29)

Welsh0.2%(26)

Dutch0.2%(23)

West Indian0.2%(23)

Jamaican0.2%(23)

Lithuanian0.2%(16)

Arab0.1%(9)

Egyptian0.1%(9)

Canadian0%(2)

Subsaharan African0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.9%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

82.2%

−5.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.9%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.0 min

+63%vs 2000

vs 9.8 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%(1,244)

Married54.1%(2,315)

Widowed6.1%(261)

Divorced10.8%(463)

Women 15+

Never married20.6%(889)

Married57.2%(2,467)

Widowed11.5%(495)

Divorced10.7%(460)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.9%

−1.3 ptssince 2013

from 10.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.2%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 56.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

23.1%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 24.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.0%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 22.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.1%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 11.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 3.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.7%

−4.9 ptssince 2020

from 74.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.4%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 32.2% 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)24.3%(131)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17.1%(92)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31.2%(168)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War14.3%(77)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.3%(7)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 538 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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