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Washington County, NE

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

AI Overview

Washington County, NE is a small county of roughly 21,000 residents situated within commuting range of the Omaha metro, with a mean commute of 23.2 minutes suggesting significant outbound labor flow. The workforce of about 14,200 participants (67.9% participation rate) carries a 1.9% unemployment rate, median worker earnings of $54,706, and a 36.5% bachelor's-degree attainment rate. Housing costs are relatively low—median home value $278,300, median rent $958/month—against a median household income of $94,396, and the county added 3.8% population over five years, with an 83.2% homeownership rate and 6.9% poverty rate reflecting stable household finances.

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

Population

20,989

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$94,396

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.8% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone19,814 (93.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races520 (2.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race490 (2.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone130 (0.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone56 (0.3%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone51 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish506
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic63
  3. 3.Other Indo-European47
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)31
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island19

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,121

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$69,855

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$46,114

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

1.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

6.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,773
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,184
  3. 3.Construction (Group)1,062
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)1,046
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)952

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,064
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,742
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,503
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,315
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,304

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.38×)419
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.49×)1,135
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.23×)793
  4. 4.Information (LQ 1.21×)251
  5. 5.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.20×)883

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$278,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$958/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

83.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,294 (18.5%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999906 (12.9%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999880 (12.6%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999754 (10.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999680 (9.7%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999422 (6.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

36.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

95.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

67.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$54,706

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone8,214 (76.3%)
  • Worked At Home1,544 (14.3%)
  • Carpooled749 (7.0%)
  • Walked133 (1.2%)
  • Other102 (0.9%)
  • Motorcycle18 (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.