Gosper County, NE
Demographic and economic profile of Gosper County, NE, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Gosper County is a small, agriculturally oriented Nebraska county with a population of 1,929 that has contracted 4.3% over five years, reflecting the demographic pressures common to rural Great Plains communities. The labor force is tight, with unemployment at just 1.9% and labor force participation at 59.7%, likely shaped by the county's older median age of 48.4 years; 28.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings run $46,227 against a median household income of $77,500. Housing costs are low—median home value of $202,700 and median gross rent of $797/month—with an 82.1% homeownership rate, and GDP per capita of $59,451 outpaces the per capita income figure, suggesting output is concentrated in capital-intensive sectors rather than broad wage employment.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-4.3% since 2018
Gosper County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone1,869 (91.6%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race112 (5.5%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races37 (1.8%)
- Asian Alone12 (0.6%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone7 (0.3%)
- Some Other Race Alone3 (0.1%)
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance248
- 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining193
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)108
- 4.Public Administration (Group)84
- 5.Manufacturing (Group)78
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations380
- 2.Service Occupations177
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations174
- 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations139
- 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations114
Housing
Education
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.