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Nebraska

1,978,707 residents · 93 counties · 593 cities · 553 census tracts
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Nebraska has roughly average household income, with a median household income of $76,475. Population has grown 16% since 2000. Median home value has more than doubled since 2000, reaching $238,600.

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Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
1,978,707
+16%since 2000
from 1,711,263 in 2000
1990 – 2024
Population density
26 / sq mi
+12%since 2009
from 23 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
37.2
+5%since 2000
from 35.3 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Population, 1990 – 2024
1.5M1.7M1.8M1.9M2.0M1990201020202024Nebraska
20242.0M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.3%(125,375)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.7%(133,117)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.1%(140,948)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.1%(139,684)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247%(139,173)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.9%(254,673)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.1%(258,557)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.1%(220,530)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.9%(235,845)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.9%(196,312)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.8%(94,720)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2%(39,773)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$76,475
+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $39,250 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$41,751
+113%since 2000
from $19,613 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
50.9%
+23.8 ptssince 2009
from 27.1% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
10.6%
+0.9 ptssince 2000
from 9.7% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.456
+6%since 2010
from 0.432 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information10.6%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade10.4%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services7.8%
US avg: 6.7%
Wholesale trade7.1%
US avg: 6.9%
Public administration6.6%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance6%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.7%
US avg: 5.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing4.3%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction4.1%
US avg: 1.2%
Transportation & warehousing2.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.4%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services1.2%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$238,600
+51%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $86,900 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,072
+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $491 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
66.5%
−0.9 ptssince 2000
from 67.4% in 2000
33.5% rent
Vacancy rate
7.6%
−2.2 ptssince 2009
from 9.8% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Owner cost-burdened
18.2%
−3.7 ptssince 2009
from 21.9% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
41.9%
+3.9 ptssince 2009
from 38.0% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.1
+25%since 2009
from 2.5 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index: median home value divided by median household income. Lower is more affordable.
RELATED:See current rent listings in Nebraska on RentDataNow
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic87.3%(1,494,494)
Black3.9%(67,537)
Hispanic / Latino5.5%(94,425)
Asian1.3%(21,677)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic75.3%(1,489,928)
Black4.6%(90,861)
Hispanic / Latino12.7%(252,023)
Asian2.6%(50,564)
Other4.8%(95,331)
Diversity Score
51
+46%since 2009
from 35 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican8.7%(172,513)
Guatemalan1%(20,233)
Salvadoran0.6%(11,341)
Cuban0.4%(8,425)
South American0.4%(7,768)
Puerto Rican0.3%(6,354)
Honduran0.2%(4,932)
Spaniard0.2%(2,993)
Colombian0.1%(2,551)
Venezuelan0.1%(1,921)
Dominican0.1%(1,406)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Nicaraguan0.1%(1,329)
Chilean0.1%(1,045)
Peruvian0%(986)
Panamanian0%(748)
Argentine0%(420)
Ecuadorian0%(345)
Bolivian0%(290)
Uruguayan0%(137)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.5%(9,771)
Vietnamese0.5%(9,099)
Burmese0.3%(6,766)
Chinese0.3%(5,405)
Filipino0.3%(4,961)
Nepalese0.1%(2,941)
Korean0.1%(2,107)
Kazakh0.1%(1,430)
Japanese0.1%(1,275)
Thai0.1%(1,120)
Laotian0%(989)
Bhutanese0%(980)
+ 10 more asian origin groups with data
Taiwanese0%(352)
Cambodian0%(287)
Pakistani0%(245)
Sri Lankan0%(243)
Malaysian0%(229)
Hmong0%(199)
Indonesian0%(107)
Mongolian0%(80)
Uzbek0%(21)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.1%(1,348)
Samoan0%(661)
Chamorro0%(549)
Guamanian0%(91)
Tongan0%(27)
Fijian0%(14)
Ancestry
German31%(612,926)
Irish11.7%(231,984)
English9.4%(186,223)
Czech3.6%(70,282)
American3.5%(69,484)
Swedish3.2%(62,571)
Polish2.9%(58,018)
Italian2.4%(47,659)
Danish1.7%(33,693)
Norwegian1.7%(32,857)
French1.7%(32,724)
Scottish1.5%(28,773)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Dutch1.3%(25,018)
Subsaharan African1.1%(20,871)
Scotch-Irish0.6%(12,833)
Russian0.5%(8,971)
Arab0.4%(8,725)
Welsh0.4%(8,211)
Swiss0.3%(6,142)
British0.3%(5,854)
French Canadian0.2%(4,377)
Greek0.2%(3,909)
Ukrainian0.2%(3,897)
Austrian0.2%(2,990)
Hungarian0.1%(2,760)
Iraqi0.1%(2,638)
West Indian0.1%(2,561)
Canadian0.1%(2,449)
Lithuanian0.1%(2,321)
Lebanese0.1%(2,110)
Croatian0.1%(2,084)
Somali0.1%(2,062)
Finnish0.1%(1,797)
Belgian0.1%(1,730)
Portuguese0.1%(1,657)
Nigerian0.1%(1,589)
Ethiopian0.1%(1,271)
Iranian0.1%(1,111)
Slovak0%(975)
Syrian0%(959)
Serbian0%(812)
Romanian0%(803)
Jamaican0%(803)
Latvian0%(779)
Haitian0%(687)
Brazilian0%(487)
Turkish0%(450)
Egyptian0%(381)
Slovene0%(363)
Armenian0%(352)
Kenyan0%(342)
Australian0%(292)
Jordanian0%(284)
Guyanese0%(239)
Ghanaian0%(223)
Moroccan0%(165)
Bulgarian0%(149)
Israeli0%(51)
Barbadian0%(42)
RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Czech population
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
34.6%
+10.8 ptssince 2000
from 23.7% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
92.2%
+5.6 ptssince 2000
from 86.6% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
12.3%
+5.0 ptssince 2000
from 7.3% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
19.2 min
+61%since 2000
from 11.9 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
76.1%
−3.8 ptssince 2009
from 79.8% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.7%
−1.5 ptssince 2009
from 10.1% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.5%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.7% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
11.0%
+6.2 ptssince 2009
from 4.8% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.3%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 3.2% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.4%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 5.5% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.0%
−2.4 ptssince 2011
from 5.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
68.6%
−2.5 ptssince 2011
from 71.0% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Self-employed
13.7%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 12.6% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
41.2%
−22.6 ptssince 2009
from 63.8% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.3%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 49.5% in 2009
Female
49.7%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 50.5% in 2009
Foreign born
8.0%
+2.4 ptssince 2009
from 5.6% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.9%
−41.9 ptssince 2009
from 48.8% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
12.3%
+1.5 ptssince 2012
from 10.8% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
7.2%
−81.3 ptssince 2013
from 88.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
90.6%
+12.1 ptssince 2017
from 78.5% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
English only at home
87.2%
−1.7 ptssince 2016
from 89.0% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
8.4%
+1.1 ptssince 2016
from 7.4% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married34.9%(275,261)
Married53.5%(422,714)
Widowed2.6%(20,368)
Divorced9%(71,070)
Women 15+
Never married28.5%(225,075)
Married51.8%(409,245)
Widowed8.1%(64,367)
Divorced11.5%(91,167)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 02

Largest cities

1.Omaha488,797
2.Lincoln301,522
3.Bellevue64,863
4.Grand Island53,943
5.Kearney34,782
6.Fremont28,350
7.Norfolk26,677
8.Columbus25,248
9.Papillion25,127
10.Hastings25,121
11.North Platte22,524
12.La Vista16,543
Frequently asked

How many people live in Nebraska?

Nebraska has about 1,978,707 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Nebraska?

The typical household in Nebraska earns about $76,475 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Nebraska expensive?

In Nebraska, the median home is worth about $238,600, and the typical rent is about $1,072 a month.

How educated are people in Nebraska?

About 34.6% of adults age 25 and over in Nebraska hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Nebraska?

About 10.6% of people in Nebraska live below the federal poverty line.

Has Nebraska grown since 1990?

Yes, Nebraska has grown since 1990. The population has added about 400,322 residents, a change of about 25 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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