Demographics of Holt County, Nebraska

Holt County, Nebraska had 10,067 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −28 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.

Holt County, in four figures

10,067
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.3%
Change since July 2020: −28 people.; 41.6 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $68,513 ±$3,770
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.

Holt County, Nebraska's population shrank 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Holt 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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Holt County, Nebraska's population shrank 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Holt 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	10,095	100.0	100.0
2021	10,050	99.6	100.2
2022	10,038	99.4	100.7
2023	10,119	100.2	101.6
2024	10,066	99.7	102.5
2025	10,067	99.7	103.1

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Population of Holt 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	10,095	−24	+11	0	−30
2021	10,050	−45	−20	+10	−40
2022	10,038	−12	+8	+36	−53
2023	10,119	+81	+23	+23	+39
2024	10,066	−53	−7	+37	−84
2025	10,067	+1	−17	+28	−10

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.6 ±0.8: for men 41.3 ±0.7 and for women 41.8 ±1.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Holt County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under 5	647 ±48	6.4% ±0.5	6.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,956 ±140	19.4% ±1.4	18.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	652 ±101	6.5% ±1.0	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,153 ±146	21.3% ±1.4	25.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,382 ±155	23.6% ±1.5	23.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,312 ±174	22.9% ±1.7	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $68,513 ±$3,770, and income per person $38,872 ±$3,625, 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 Holt County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under $25,000	711 ±138	17.6% ±3.4	13.8% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	727 ±135	18.0% ±3.3	18.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	810 ±127	20.0% ±3.1	17.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	660 ±121	16.3% ±2.9	13.5% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	612 ±103	15.1% ±2.5	18.9% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	317 ±79	7.8% ±1.9	9.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	213 ±69	5.3% ±1.7	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 Holt County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Nebraska	United States
All ages	1,167 ±257	11.7% ±2.6	10.6% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	361 ±132	13.9% ±5.0	12.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	531 ±127	12.0% ±2.8	10.6% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	275 ±86	9.3% ±2.9	9.1% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Holt County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Holt County	Nebraska	United States
Housing units	4,900 ±23	863,444 ±628	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	82.7% ±2.6	92.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	17.3% ±2.6	7.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	72.3% ±3.7	66.5% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	27.7% ±4.1	33.5% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$165,100 ±$10,589	$238,600 ±$1,365	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$714 ±$26	$1,072 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1966 ±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 Holt County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Hispanic or Latino	576 ±0	5.7% ±<0.1	12.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,185 ±86	90.9% ±0.9	75.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4 to 80	< 0.1% to 0.8%	4.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 42	0% to 0.4%	2.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1 to 31	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 127	0% to 1.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	207 ±66	2.0% ±0.7	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 Holt County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Born in the state	7,732 ±280	76.5% ±2.8	64.1% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,106 ±307	20.8% ±3.0	26.9% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	13 to 41	0.1% to 0.4%	1.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	237 ±113	2.3% ±1.1	8.0% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	3 to 109	< 0.1% to 1.1%	3.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	64 to 298	0.6% to 2.9%	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%.

Holt County among the counties of Nebraska

26th of 93 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Nebraska page.

Counties of Nebraska near Holt County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
York County	14,564	+3.3%
Colfax County	10,934	+3.6%
Custer County	10,500	< +0.1%
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%

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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