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Furnas County, NE

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

AI Overview

Furnas County is a small rural Nebraska county with a population of 4,605 and an economy that generates $64,439 in GDP per capita against median worker earnings of $41,548, suggesting output concentrated in capital- or land-intensive sectors typical of agricultural regions. The labor force is modest, with a 56.8% participation rate, 22.3% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and a notably low unemployment rate of 1.2%. Housing costs are low—median home value of $91,800 and median gross rent of $805/month—though the county has shed 3.8% of its population over five years and carries a median age of 47.3.

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

Population

4,605

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$61,048

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

47.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.8% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone4,248 (93.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone111 (2.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race77 (1.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races62 (1.4%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone46 (1.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone17 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish164
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)12
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic3
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic2
  5. 5.Other Indo-European1

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

52.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

25.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

288

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$64,439

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$33,112

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

1.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance579
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining354
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)246
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)185
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities159

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations779
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations396
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations326
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations296
  5. 5.Service Occupations294

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 11.07×)372
  2. 2.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.19×)584
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.16×)143
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.04×)152
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.01×)232

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$91,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$805/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999177 (11.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999125 (8.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999121 (7.9%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999111 (7.2%)
  • $50,000 to $59,99994 (6.1%)
  • $40,000 to $49,99992 (6.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

22.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

56.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,548

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

16.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,590 (77.4%)
  • Carpooled240 (11.7%)
  • Worked At Home113 (5.5%)
  • Walked102 (5.0%)
  • Other10 (0.5%)
  • Public Transit0 (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.