Dundy County, NE
Demographic and economic profile of Dundy County, NE, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Dundy County is a small, agriculture-oriented Nebraska county with a population of 1,811 and a GDP per capita of $96,156—well above its median household income of $58,922—suggesting capital-intensive production concentrated in farming and ranching. The labor force is tight, with an unemployment rate of just 0.3% and labor force participation of 67.4%, while 23.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher against a high school attainment rate of 95.2%. Housing costs are low (median home value $118,200; median gross rent $588/month), but the county has lost 10.5% of its population over the past five years and has a median age of 46.4.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-10.5% since 2018
Dundy County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone1,606 (92.5%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races57 (3.3%)
- Some Other Race Alone54 (3.1%)
- Black or African American Alone10 (0.6%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race8 (0.5%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone1 (0.1%)
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance259
- 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining206
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)94
- 4.Construction (Group)72
- 5.Wholesale Trade (Group)51
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations413
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations187
- 3.Service Occupations144
- 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations142
- 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations63
Housing
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Workforce
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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.