Demographics of Gage County, Nebraska

Gage County, Nebraska had 21,711 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +50 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.

Gage County, in four figures

21,711
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.2%
Change since July 2020: +50 people.; 42.6 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $67,247 ±$3,160
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.

Gage County, Nebraska's population grew 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Gage 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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Gage County, Nebraska's population grew 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Gage 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	21,661	100.0	100.0
2021	21,644	99.9	100.2
2022	21,559	99.5	100.7
2023	21,644	99.9	101.6
2024	21,688	100.1	102.5
2025	21,711	100.2	103.1

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Population of Gage 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	21,661	−48	−30	0	−21
2021	21,644	−17	−84	+5	+48
2022	21,559	−85	−157	+17	+64
2023	21,644	+85	−102	+3	+188
2024	21,688	+44	−86	−2	+135
2025	21,711	+23	−92	−5	+122

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.6 ±0.6: for men 40.9 ±1.1 and for women 44.9 ±1.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Gage County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under 5	1,098 ±35	5.1% ±0.2	6.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,790 ±246	17.5% ±1.1	18.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,549 ±215	7.2% ±1.0	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,768 ±318	22.0% ±1.5	25.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,648 ±278	26.1% ±1.3	23.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,776 ±301	22.1% ±1.4	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $67,247 ±$3,160, and income per person $36,811 ±$1,609, 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 Gage County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under $25,000	1,595 ±261	17.1% ±2.8	13.8% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,849 ±271	19.8% ±2.9	18.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,768 ±229	19.0% ±2.4	17.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,231 ±167	13.2% ±1.8	13.5% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,688 ±233	18.1% ±2.5	18.9% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	722 ±137	7.7% ±1.5	9.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	474 ±92	5.1% ±1.0	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 Gage County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Nebraska	United States
All ages	2,688 ±500	12.6% ±2.3	10.6% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	661 ±198	13.7% ±4.0	12.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,391 ±286	13.4% ±2.7	10.6% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	636 ±167	10.4% ±2.7	9.1% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Gage County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Gage County	Nebraska	United States
Housing units	10,399 ±54	863,444 ±628	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.7% ±1.9	92.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.3% ±1.9	7.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	73.5% ±2.5	66.5% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	26.5% ±2.5	33.5% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$174,000 ±$9,051	$238,600 ±$1,365	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$774 ±$58	$1,072 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1961 ±3	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 Gage County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Hispanic or Latino	742 ±0	3.4% ±<0.1	12.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	19,999 ±75	92.5% ±0.3	75.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 272	0% to 1.3%	4.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	144 ±57	0.7% ±0.3	2.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	37 to 111	0.2% to 0.5%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 59	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	538 ±204	2.5% ±0.9	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 Gage County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Born in the state	16,507 ±420	76.3% ±1.9	64.1% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,766 ±416	22.0% ±1.9	26.9% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	28 to 106	0.1% to 0.5%	1.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	289 ±92	1.3% ±0.4	8.0% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	236 ±87	1.1% ±0.4	3.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	16 to 90	0.1% to 0.4%	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%.

Gage County among the counties of Nebraska

15th of 93 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Nebraska page.

Counties of Nebraska near Gage County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Lincoln County	33,303	−3.6%
Adams County	31,071	−0.3%
Cass County	27,657	+3.9%
Dawson County	24,452	+1.5%
Saunders County	23,702	+6.0%
Gage County	21,711	+0.2%
Dakota County	21,687	+0.7%
Washington County	21,302	+1.8%
Seward County	18,032	+2.3%
Otoe County	16,531	+3.9%
Saline County	14,996	+1.9%

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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