Red Willow County, NE
Demographic and economic profile of Red Willow County, NE, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Red Willow County is a small, agriculture-anchored rural county in southwest Nebraska with a population of 10,611 and a labor force participation rate of 62.4%, with 95.3% of residents holding a high school diploma but only 26.0% holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Worker costs are low—median worker earnings of $36,325—and unemployment sits at just 1.5%, though the county has seen a -1.8% population decline over five years. Housing is affordable at a median home value of $143,500 and median rent of $778/month, and the average commute of 11.9 minutes reflects the county's compact, rural character.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-1.8% since 2018
Red Willow County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone9,385 (88.9%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race535 (5.1%)
- Some Other Race Alone296 (2.8%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races194 (1.8%)
- Black or African American Alone103 (1.0%)
- Asian Alone27 (0.3%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish409
- 2.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)13
- 3.German or other West Germanic7
- 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)4
- 5.Other Indo-European1
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,393
- 2.Retail Trade (Group)779
- 3.Manufacturing (Group)499
- 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining403
- 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities391
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,993
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,075
- 3.Service Occupations927
- 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations786
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations509
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.56×)388
- 2.Other Services (LQ 1.46×)367
- 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.24×)153
- 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.15×)1,438
- 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.11×)347
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.