Median Household Income
$76,475
Median Home Value
$238,600
Median Gross Rent
$1,072/mo
Poverty Rate
10.6%
Unemployment Rate
3.0%
Homeownership Rate
66.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
34.6%
Median Age
37.2
Population Over Time
Nebraska grew 6.6% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
1,855,617
2016
1,881,259
2018
1,904,760
2020
1,923,826
2022
1,958,939
2024
1,978,707
Business & Industry
Nebraska has 56,503 business establishments employing 923,066 people.
Construction
6,931
Health care and social assistance
6,363
Other services (except public administration)
5,968
Accommodation and food services
4,882
Professional, scientific, and technical services
4,765
Finance and insurance
4,249
Wholesale trade
3,062
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
2,904
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Largest Cities in Nebraska
See all →Omaha489,201 people$73,201Lincoln290,531 people$71,867Bellevue63,336 people$85,462Grand Island52,822 people$63,795Kearney33,809 people$69,724Fremont27,230 people$71,152Norfolk25,883 people$58,884Hastings25,098 people$64,048Columbus24,035 people$64,626Papillion24,016 people$111,679North Platte23,309 people$58,097La Vista16,713 people$81,961Scottsbluff14,454 people$56,359South Sioux City13,835 people$68,223Beatrice12,237 people$57,264Lexington10,662 people$67,666Chalco10,457 people$85,672Gretna9,019 people$123,992Gering8,582 people$75,093Alliance8,118 people$65,160York8,101 people$63,265Blair7,813 people$81,452Seward7,667 people$72,564McCook7,412 people$56,917Nebraska City7,257 people$67,117Crete7,093 people$77,209Plattsmouth6,585 people$73,929Schuyler6,516 people$80,399Ralston6,462 people$69,403Sidney6,407 people$54,734Wayne5,973 people$53,702Offutt AFB5,627 people$72,500Holdrege5,494 people$55,789Chadron5,255 people$54,590Ogallala4,835 people$58,556Wahoo4,832 people$89,457Aurora4,656 people$77,679Waverly4,289 people$111,632Falls City4,124 people$51,706Cozad3,943 people$54,471Fairbury3,913 people$52,995O'Neill3,584 people$56,510Broken Bow3,510 people$60,129West Point3,481 people$65,793Gothenburg3,463 people$79,219Auburn3,434 people$57,531Ashland3,130 people$89,408Minden3,099 people$68,449Central City3,035 people$73,229Valley3,032 people$110,200
Counties in Nebraska
Adams CountyAntelope CountyArthur CountyBanner CountyBlaine CountyBoone CountyBox Butte CountyBoyd CountyBrown CountyBuffalo CountyBurt CountyButler CountyCass CountyCedar CountyChase CountyCherry CountyCheyenne CountyClay CountyColfax CountyCuming CountyCuster CountyDakota CountyDawes CountyDawson CountyDeuel CountyDixon CountyDodge CountyDouglas CountyDundy CountyFillmore CountyFranklin CountyFrontier CountyFurnas CountyGage CountyGarden CountyGarfield CountyGosper CountyGrant CountyGreeley CountyHall CountyHamilton CountyHarlan CountyHayes CountyHitchcock CountyHolt CountyHooker CountyHoward CountyJefferson CountyJohnson CountyKearney CountyKeith CountyKeya Paha CountyKimball CountyKnox CountyLancaster CountyLincoln CountyLogan CountyLoup CountyMadison CountyMcPherson CountyMerrick CountyMorrill CountyNance CountyNemaha CountyNuckolls CountyOtoe CountyPawnee CountyPerkins CountyPhelps CountyPierce CountyPlatte CountyPolk CountyRed Willow CountyRichardson CountyRock CountySaline CountySarpy CountySaunders CountyScotts Bluff CountySeward CountySheridan CountySherman CountySioux CountyStanton CountyThayer CountyThomas CountyThurston CountyValley CountyWashington CountyWayne CountyWebster CountyWheeler CountyYork County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.