COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Valley County

Nebraska · 5,169 residents · 568 sq mi

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Valley County is a county of 5,169 people in Nebraska. At a median age of 40.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $23,600. Renters pay $228 a month at the median. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Households here earn about 26% less than in Nebraska as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 40.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 34%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,169

+11%vs 2000

vs 4,647 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

40.2

−8%vs 2000

vs 43.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

568 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.2%(322)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.6%(446)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.6%(342)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(324)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.8%(198)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.9%(617)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.4%(642)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.4%(540)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.5%(545)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411%(571)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.6%(447)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.4%(175)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,201

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,926 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,589

−36%vs 2000

vs $14,996 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.4%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$23,600

−34%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $47,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$228

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $289 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.8%

−3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.7% in 2000

28.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.5%(4,531)

Black0%(2)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(75)

Asian0.1%(5)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.5%(5,143)

Black0.1%(7)

Hispanic / Latino0%(2)

Asian0.2%(11)

Other0.2%(8)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.3%(53)

Puerto Rican0.5%(21)

Dominican0.1%(6)

Spaniard0.1%(3)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.1%(3)

Chinese0%(2)

Asian Indian0%(1)

Ancestry

German38.5%(1,566)

English11.4%(463)

Irish10.8%(439)

Polish9.8%(398)

Czech9.3%(377)

American5.6%(228)

Italian2.5%(101)

Swedish2%(82)

Danish1.8%(74)

Norwegian1.5%(60)

Dutch1%(42)

Scottish0.8%(32)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

French0.7%(28)

Swiss0.6%(26)

Russian0.5%(21)

Hungarian0.3%(13)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(13)

Austrian0.1%(4)

Welsh0.1%(4)

Belgian0%(1)

Portuguese0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Polish population · Largest Czech population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.6%

−4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.7%

−8.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

31.4 min

+144%vs 2000

vs 12.9 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%(484)

Married59.5%(991)

Widowed4.2%(70)

Divorced7.2%(120)

Women 15+

Never married19%(314)

Married63.4%(1,050)

Widowed7.1%(117)

Divorced10.6%(175)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.6%

−9.0 ptssince 2013

from 14.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.9%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 48.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

29.6%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 30.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.4%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 25.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.7%

+5.4 ptssince 2020

from 14.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.9%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 5.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

71.2%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 74.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.4%

+4.8 ptssince 2020

from 38.6% 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)8.6%(15)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)6.9%(12)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era50%(87)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.2%(9)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 174 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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