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Nuckolls County, NE

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

AI Overview

Nuckolls County is a small, agriculture-oriented rural county in south-central Nebraska with a population of 4,089 and a 1.0% unemployment rate. The workforce is predominantly high-school educated (92.1% HS or higher, 26.6% bachelor's or higher), with median worker earnings of $37,983 and a labor force participation rate of 64.0%. Housing costs are low—median home value of $90,900 and median gross rent of $616/month—though the county has seen a 4.4% population decline over five years and carries a median age of 50.6.

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

Population

4,089

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$73,976

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

50.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-4.4% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone3,835 (93.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races113 (2.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone77 (1.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race39 (1.0%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone17 (0.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone6 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish59
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island8
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)6
  4. 4.Arabic6

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

18.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

52.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

28.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

313

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$77,154

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$40,215

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

1.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance540
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining362
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)273
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities195
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services189

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations884
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations378
  3. 3.Service Occupations345
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations297
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations249

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 10.16×)351
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.51×)192
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.37×)323
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.07×)540
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 0.82×)123

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$90,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$616/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

83.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999163 (10.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999158 (9.9%)
  • $30,000 to $34,999107 (6.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999106 (6.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999102 (6.4%)
  • $50,000 to $59,99995 (5.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

26.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

64.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,983

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,461 (69.3%)
  • Carpooled246 (11.7%)
  • Worked At Home229 (10.9%)
  • Walked126 (6.0%)
  • Other47 (2.2%)
  • 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.