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STATE · ADMITTED 1867 · 2020 ACS

Nebraska

1,961,504 residents · 93 counties · 593 cities · 76,824 sq mi · 553 census tracts
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Nebraska is home to 1,961,504 people. The typical home is worth $164,000, having more than doubled since 2000. Getting to work takes 19 minutes on average. 7% of residents were born outside the United States. The population is up 15% since 2000. Households earn $63,015 at the median, near the US median.

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Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
1,961,504
+15%since 2000
from 1,711,263 in 2000
1990 – 2024
Median age
36.9
+5%since 2000
from 35.3 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
76,824 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
1.5M1.7M1.8M1.9M2.0M19902000201020202024Nebraska
20242.0M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 56.5%(126,605)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.9%(135,906)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 147.2%(140,325)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 197%(138,062)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.7%(130,698)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3413.1%(257,682)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4412.7%(248,243)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5411%(216,539)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6412.5%(246,097)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 749.6%(188,672)
US avg: 10%
75 to 844.7%(92,073)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over2.1%(40,602)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$63,015
+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $39,250 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$33,205
+69%since 2000
from $19,613 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
41.3%
+14.2 ptssince 2009
from 27.1% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
10.4%
+0.7 ptssince 2000
from 9.7% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Information11%
US avg: 11.1%
Retail trade10.2%
US avg: 10%
Other services7.6%
US avg: 6.6%
Wholesale trade7%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration6.4%
US avg: 4.7%
Finance & insurance5.9%
US avg: 5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical4.8%
US avg: 4.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing4.4%
US avg: 1.7%
Construction4.2%
US avg: 1.2%
Transportation & warehousing2.6%
US avg: 2.5%
Arts, entertainment, food1.8%
US avg: 2%
Education & health services1.1%
US avg: 0.8%
Manufacturing0.2%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$164,000
+26%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $86,900 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$857
+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $491 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
65.6%
−1.9 ptssince 2000
from 67.4% in 2000
34.4% rent
Persons per household
2.44 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.45 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
2.6
+4%since 2009
from 2.5 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
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%
2020
White, non-Hispanic75.7%(1,484,687)
Black4.8%(94,405)
Hispanic / Latino12%(234,715)
Asian2.7%(52,359)
Other3.4%(65,727)

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Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican8.1%(155,339)
Central American1.6%(29,837)
Guatemalan0.9%(16,990)
Salvadoran0.4%(7,527)
Puerto Rican0.3%(5,967)
Cuban0.3%(5,405)
South American0.3%(5,110)
Honduran0.2%(3,578)
Spaniard0.1%(2,791)
Colombian0.1%(1,297)
Venezuelan0%(955)
Chilean0%(920)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Peruvian0%(871)
Dominican0%(849)
Argentine0%(432)
Nicaraguan0%(417)
Panamanian0%(399)
Ecuadorian0%(248)
Bolivian0%(196)
Uruguayan0%(79)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.4%(8,414)
Vietnamese0.4%(7,885)
Chinese0.3%(6,291)
Burmese0.3%(6,017)
Filipino0.2%(3,676)
Korean0.2%(3,204)
Nepalese0.1%(2,169)
Japanese0.1%(1,936)
Thai0.1%(1,697)
Bhutanese0%(899)
Laotian0%(829)
Pakistani0%(436)
+ 8 more asian origin groups with data
Malaysian0%(407)
Taiwanese0%(333)
Hmong0%(279)
Cambodian0%(211)
Sri Lankan0%(208)
Indonesian0%(121)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.1%(1,018)
Chamorro0.1%(1,006)
Samoan0%(430)
Tongan0%(71)
Fijian0%(38)
Ancestry
German32.4%(623,006)
Irish11.9%(229,468)
English8%(154,029)
Czech4.2%(80,272)
Swedish3.7%(70,921)
American3.7%(70,482)
Polish3.3%(63,977)
Italian2.6%(49,349)
Danish2%(38,729)
French2%(37,796)
Norwegian1.9%(35,781)
Dutch1.7%(31,950)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Scottish1.4%(26,024)
Scotch-Irish0.8%(14,782)
Welsh0.5%(10,503)
Russian0.5%(10,287)
British0.5%(8,961)
Swiss0.4%(6,948)
French Canadian0.3%(6,232)
Greek0.2%(4,127)
Austrian0.2%(3,850)
Hungarian0.2%(3,324)
Somali0.2%(3,294)
Ukrainian0.1%(2,494)
Belgian0.1%(2,321)
Iraqi0.1%(2,318)
Lithuanian0.1%(2,307)
West Indian0.1%(2,208)
Canadian0.1%(2,018)
Croatian0.1%(1,934)
Finnish0.1%(1,876)
Lebanese0.1%(1,678)
Portuguese0.1%(1,294)
Romanian0.1%(1,224)
Nigerian0.1%(1,147)
Arab0.1%(983)
Serbian0%(873)
Slovak0%(755)
Iranian0%(749)
Syrian0%(740)
Jamaican0%(679)
Ethiopian0%(667)
Latvian0%(605)
Kenyan0%(467)
Turkish0%(454)
Australian0%(416)
Brazilian0%(377)
Haitian0%(343)
Ghanaian0%(300)
Egyptian0%(281)
Armenian0%(274)
Jordanian0%(243)
Israeli0%(242)
Slovene0%(235)
Bulgarian0%(160)
Macedonian0%(142)
Barbadian0%(80)
Guyanese0%(76)
Moroccan0%(59)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
32.5%
+8.8 ptssince 2000
from 23.7% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
91.6%
+5.0 ptssince 2000
from 86.6% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
11.1%
+3.9 ptssince 2000
from 7.3% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
18.9 min
+59%since 2000
from 11.9 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
80.7%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 79.8% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
5.3%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 5.5% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.4%
−2.0 ptssince 2011
from 5.4% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
69.3%
−1.7 ptssince 2011
from 71.0% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
80.1%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
38.8%
+4.8 ptssince 2009
from 34.0% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.9%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 49.5% in 2009
Female
50.1%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 50.5% in 2009
Foreign born
7.4%
+1.8 ptssince 2009
from 5.6% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
8.1%
−3.4 ptssince 2013
from 11.5% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
91.5%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
84.7%
US average: 86.2%
Marital status (2024)
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 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
8.1%
−3.4 ptssince 2013
from 11.5% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
59.7%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
17.3%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
16.7%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
13.0%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
2.7%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
75.8%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
28.2%
US average: 35.2%

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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)21.4%(24,344)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)23.2%(26,394)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era35.2%(39,928)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War8.8%(10,046)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II2.9%(3,275)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 113,567 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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Section 02

Largest cities

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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
13.Scottsbluff14,259
15.Beatrice12,318
16.Lexington11,176
17.Chalco10,595
18.Gretna9,207
19.Gering8,535
20.York8,284
21.Blair7,997
22.Alliance7,914
23.Seward7,892
24.Crete7,747
26.McCook7,157
27.Plattsmouth6,955
28.Schuyler6,800
29.Sidney6,432
30.Ralston6,382
31.Wayne6,338
32.Offutt AFB6,074
33.Holdrege5,555
34.Wahoo5,023
35.Chadron4,975
36.Aurora4,787
37.Ogallala4,698
38.Waverly4,533
39.Falls City3,988
40.Cozad3,924
41.Fairbury3,812
42.Hickman3,663
43.O'Neill3,567
44.Broken Bow3,507
45.Auburn3,498
Section 03

Metropolitan & micropolitan areas

Metropolitan areas (3)
1.Omaha1,009,836
2.Lincoln352,081
3.Grand Island78,076
Micropolitan areas (9)
1.Kearney57,962
2.Norfolk49,228
3.Columbus46,583
4.Hastings40,577
5.Fremont38,057
6.Scottsbluff36,272
7.North Platte33,972
8.Lexington26,255
9.Beatrice21,711

Metropolitan areas are built around an urban core of 50,000 or more people; micropolitan areas around a core of 10,000 to 50,000. A statistical area can cross state lines, so each is listed under its primary state.

Frequently asked

How many people live in Nebraska?

Nebraska has about 1,961,504 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Nebraska?

The typical household in Nebraska earns about $63,015 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Nebraska expensive?

In Nebraska, the median home is worth about $164,000, and the typical rent is about $857 a month.

How educated are people in Nebraska?

About 32.5% of adults age 25 and over in Nebraska hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Nebraska?

About 10.4% 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 383,119 residents, a change of about 24 percent over that period.

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