With 7,751 people, Richardson County is a county in Nebraska. At a median age of 47.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $100,300. The foreign-born share is 0%. 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. There are 14 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $60,108, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 47.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 31%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Richardson County
What changed most since 1990
Population9,937 → 7,751(−22%)US over the same years: +35%
White share97.9% → 90.4%(−7.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
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)14.7%(60)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.8%(73)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.3%(128)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War10%(41)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 409 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
Richardson County, decade by decade
Richardson 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
9,937
$46,852
$58,082
11.7%
5.1
2000
9,531
$54,438
$76,510
13.6%
11.8
2010
8,363
$50,587
$91,637
15.2%
15.1
2020
7,871
$53,965
$89,327
18.8%
23.0
2024
7,751
$60,108
$100,300
23.8%
22.1
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.
