STATE · ADMITTED 1867 · 2000 CENSUS
Nebraska
1,711,263 residents · 93 counties · 593 cities · 553 census tracts
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Nebraska has roughly average household income, with a median household income of $39,250. Population has held roughly steady since 1990. Median home value has risen by half since 1990, reaching $86,900.
Section 01
Population & growth
Population, 1990 – 2024
20242.0M
Age distribution, 2000
Under 56.8%(117,048)
5 to 97.2%(123,445)
10 to 147.5%(128,934)
15 to 197.9%(134,909)
20 to 247%(120,331)
25 to 3413%(223,273)
35 to 4415.4%(263,834)
45 to 5413.2%(225,754)
55 to 648.3%(141,540)
65 to 746.8%(115,699)
75 to 844.8%(82,543)
85 and over2%(33,953)
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Section 02
Income & economy
$39,250
+15%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $26,016 in 1990
US average: $42,589
1990 – 2024
Section 03
Housing
$86,900
+32%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $50,000 in 1990
US average: $120,530
1990 – 2024
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Section 04
Race & ethnicity
1990
White, non-Hispanic93.8%(1,480,996)
Black3.6%(57,128)
Hispanic / Latino2.2%(35,093)
Asian0.8%(12,566)
2000
White, non-Hispanic87.3%(1,494,494)
Black3.9%(67,537)
Hispanic / Latino5.5%(94,425)
Asian1.3%(21,677)
No data for the years selected.
Section 04 · Origins
Detailed origins & ancestry
Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.
Hispanic origin
Mexican8.7%(172,513)
Central American2%(39,243)
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)
Costa Rican0%(660)
Argentine0%(420)
Ecuadorian0%(345)
Bolivian0%(290)
Uruguayan0%(137)
Paraguayan0%(37)
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)
Bangladeshi0%(188)
Indonesian0%(107)
Mongolian0%(80)
Uzbek0%(21)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.1%(1,348)
Samoan0%(661)
Chamorro0%(549)
Marshallese0%(148)
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)
Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(409)
Egyptian0%(381)
Slovene0%(363)
Palestinian0%(359)
Armenian0%(352)
Kenyan0%(342)
Australian0%(292)
Jordanian0%(284)
Guyanese0%(239)
Ghanaian0%(223)
Moroccan0%(165)
Bulgarian0%(149)
Macedonian0%(62)
Israeli0%(51)
Barbadian0%(42)
Cape Verdean0%(26)
Section 05
Education
High school or higher
86.6%
+4.8 ptssince 1990
from 81.8% in 1990
US average: 80.3%
Section 06
Commute & transportation
Section 07
Work & employment
No data for the years selected.
Section 08
People & community
No data for the years selected.
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married29.2%(191,428)
Married60.1%(393,268)
Widowed2.4%(15,612)
Divorced8.3%(54,251)
Women 15+
Never married22.5%(154,674)
Married57%(391,875)
Widowed10.8%(74,341)
Divorced9.7%(66,973)
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Section 02
Largest cities
Frequently asked
How many people live in Nebraska?
Nebraska has about 1,711,263 residents according to the 2000 Census.
What is the median household income in Nebraska?
The typical household in Nebraska earns about $39,250 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.
Is Nebraska expensive?
In Nebraska, the median home is worth about $86,900, and the typical rent is about $491 a month.
How educated are people in Nebraska?
About 23.7% of adults age 25 and over in Nebraska hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the poverty rate in Nebraska?
About 9.7% 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 132,878 residents, a change of about 8 percent over that period.
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