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Cedar County, NE

Demographic and economic profile of Cedar County, NE, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Cedar County is a small rural Nebraska county of 8,344 residents with a predominantly agricultural economic base, reflected in a GDP per capita of $54,752 against median worker earnings of $41,587. The labor market is notably tight at 1.5% unemployment with 68.5% labor force participation, though only 25.0% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the county has shed 2.1% of its population over the past five years. Housing costs remain low — median home value of $175,500 and median gross rent of $683/month — alongside a poverty rate of just 6.2% and a 79.6% homeownership rate.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

8,344

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$73,578

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.1% since 2018

Cedar County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone7,945 (95.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone135 (1.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races134 (1.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race47 (0.6%)
  • Asian Alone24 (0.3%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone18 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish148
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island9
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic8
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)5
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic2

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

52.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

472

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$54,752

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$37,749

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

1.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

6.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,144
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining635
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)460
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)377
  5. 5.Construction (Group)320

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,743
  2. 2.Service Occupations673
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations668
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations658
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations566

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 10.09×)700
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.18×)118
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.12×)1,137
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.10×)478
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.08×)325

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$175,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$683/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

79.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999390 (14.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999296 (10.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999270 (9.9%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999259 (9.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999232 (8.5%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999186 (6.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

25.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

96.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

68.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,587

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

18.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,399 (79.6%)
  • Worked At Home433 (10.1%)
  • Carpooled291 (6.8%)
  • Walked123 (2.9%)
  • Other24 (0.6%)
  • Public Transit2 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.