Holt County, NE
Demographic and economic profile of Holt County, NE, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Holt County is a rural Nebraska county of roughly 10,100 residents with an economy rooted in agriculture, reflected in a GDP per capita of $66,192 against median worker earnings of $38,230—a gap suggesting capital-intensive production rather than wage-driven output. The labor force is small and tight, with a 1.4% unemployment rate and 65.4% participation; 27.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and 93.0% have at least a high school diploma. Housing costs are low—median home value of $152,000 and median gross rent of $724/month—though the county has shed 1.5% of its population over the past five years.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-1.5% since 2018
Holt County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone9,279 (91.9%)
- Some Other Race Alone320 (3.2%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race262 (2.6%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races160 (1.6%)
- Black or African American Alone42 (0.4%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone22 (0.2%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish369
- 2.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)27
- 3.Other Indo-European22
- 4.German or other West Germanic15
- 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)7
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,227
- 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining851
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)524
- 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities470
- 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services393
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,055
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations792
- 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations770
- 4.Service Occupations695
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations678
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 11.38×)918
- 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.32×)392
- 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.22×)142
- 4.Other Services (LQ 1.19×)283
- 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.98×)1,160
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.