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Johnson County, NE

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

AI Overview

Johnson County is a small rural Nebraska county of 5,263 residents with a modest 1.3% population gain over five years and an unemployment rate of just 2.0%. The workforce skews toward lower-credentialed occupations, with only 19.0% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and labor force participation sits at 48.3%, reflecting the county's age profile (median 41.1 years); median worker earnings are $38,917. Housing costs remain low, with a median home value of $131,500 and median gross rent of $777/month, and a poverty rate of 6.8% points to relative economic stability at this income scale.

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

Population

5,263

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$57,632

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.3% since 2018

Johnson County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone4,153 (78.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone401 (7.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone246 (4.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race156 (3.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races132 (2.5%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone129 (2.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish436
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island48
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)10
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic1

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

62.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

256

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$36,464

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$25,942

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

6.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance509
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)243
  3. 3.Public Administration (Group)205
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities175
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)173

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations744
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations384
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations334
  4. 4.Service Occupations308
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations294

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.97×)131
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 2.22×)217
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.26×)180
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.16×)140
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.14×)256

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$131,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$777/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

67.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $175,000 to $199,999110 (9.6%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999109 (9.5%)
  • $100,000 to $124,99996 (8.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,99990 (7.8%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99976 (6.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99974 (6.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

19.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

48.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$38,917

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,556 (75.6%)
  • Worked At Home194 (9.4%)
  • Carpooled190 (9.2%)
  • Walked92 (4.5%)
  • Bicycle21 (1.0%)
  • Public Transit4 (0.2%)

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.