Demographics of Cheyenne County, Nebraska

Cheyenne County, Nebraska had 9,528 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +40 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Cheyenne County, in four figures

9,528
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.4%
Change since July 2020: +40 people.; 42.5 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $60,348 ±$3,656
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Cheyenne County, Nebraska's population grew 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Cheyenne County, Nebraska's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Cheyenne County, Nebraska's population grew 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Cheyenne County, Nebraska's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	9,488	100.0	100.0
2021	9,497	100.1	100.2
2022	9,504	100.2	100.7
2023	9,521	100.3	101.6
2024	9,538	100.5	102.5
2025	9,528	100.4	103.1

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Population of Cheyenne County, Nebraska on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	9,488	+20	−9	0	+28
2021	9,497	+9	−41	+3	+41
2022	9,504	+7	−45	+18	+39
2023	9,521	+17	−22	+15	+26
2024	9,538	+17	−32	+21	+27
2025	9,528	−10	−27	+12	+6

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.5 ±0.9: for men 41.8 ±1.1 and for women 43.9 ±1.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Cheyenne County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under 5	494 ±43	5.2% ±0.5	6.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,586 ±192	16.6% ±2.0	18.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	715 ±153	7.5% ±1.6	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,289 ±202	24.0% ±2.1	25.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,353 ±167	24.7% ±1.7	23.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,096 ±203	22.0% ±2.1	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $60,348 ±$3,656, and income per person $35,747 ±$4,047, in 2024 dollars. The median is $76,475 ±$633 in Nebraska and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Cheyenne County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under $25,000	872 ±160	19.5% ±3.5	13.8% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,069 ±210	23.9% ±4.7	18.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	695 ±155	15.6% ±3.4	17.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	705 ±176	15.8% ±3.9	13.5% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	677 ±144	15.2% ±3.2	18.9% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	319 ±92	7.1% ±2.1	9.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	127 ±47	2.8% ±1.1	9.4% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Cheyenne County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Nebraska	United States
All ages	1,339 ±317	14.3% ±3.4	10.6% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	339 ±162	16.5% ±7.6	12.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	632 ±179	14.1% ±3.9	10.6% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	368 ±127	13.0% ±4.4	9.1% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Cheyenne County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Cheyenne County	Nebraska	United States
Housing units	4,888 ±29	863,444 ±628	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.3% ±2.4	92.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.7% ±2.4	7.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	66.7% ±3.8	66.5% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	33.3% ±4.5	33.5% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$139,700 ±$11,831	$238,600 ±$1,365	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$821 ±$51	$1,072 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1957 ±2	1975 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Cheyenne County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Hispanic or Latino	827 ±0	8.7% ±<0.1	12.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,281 ±25	86.9% ±0.3	75.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 163	0% to 1.7%	4.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	50 to 204	0.5% to 2.1%	2.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 33	0% to 0.3%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 87	0% to 0.9%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 33	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	56 to 256	0.6% to 2.7%	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Cheyenne County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Born in the state	5,397 ±343	56.6% ±3.6	64.1% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,959 ±351	41.5% ±3.7	26.9% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 41	0% to 0.4%	1.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	65 to 257	0.7% to 2.7%	8.0% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	6 to 116	0.1% to 1.2%	3.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	21 to 179	0.2% to 1.9%	4.6% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Cheyenne County among the counties of Nebraska

29th of 93 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Nebraska page.

Counties of Nebraska near Cheyenne County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Box Butte County	10,494	−3.0%
Red Willow County	10,307	−3.5%
Holt County	10,067	−0.3%
Wayne County	10,020	+3.2%
Hamilton County	9,678	+2.9%
Cheyenne County	9,528	+0.4%
Phelps County	8,994	+0.2%
Cuming County	8,823	−2.1%
Butler County	8,507	+1.8%
Cedar County	8,373	0%
Knox County	8,335	−0.5%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026