Demographics of Nemaha County, Nebraska

Nemaha County, Nebraska had 7,102 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +16 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.

Nemaha County, in four figures

7,102
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.2%
Change since July 2020: +16 people.; 39.3 ±1.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $60,924 ±$4,585
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.

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

The July 1 estimate of Nemaha 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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Nemaha County, Nebraska's population grew 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Nemaha 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	7,086	100.0	100.0
2021	7,004	98.8	100.2
2022	7,024	99.1	100.7
2023	7,088	100.0	101.6
2024	7,104	100.3	102.5
2025	7,102	100.2	103.1

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Population of Nemaha 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	7,086	+9	−7	0	+15
2021	7,004	−82	−10	+1	−72
2022	7,024	+20	−29	+1	+48
2023	7,088	+64	−17	−1	+80
2024	7,104	+16	+2	−1	+14
2025	7,102	−2	−6	−2	+6

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.3 ±1.4: for men 38.3 ±1.3 and for women 40.8 ±1.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Nemaha County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under 5	406 ±25	5.8% ±0.3	6.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,163 ±133	16.5% ±1.9	18.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	836 ±143	11.9% ±2.0	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,676 ±176	23.8% ±2.5	25.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,545 ±143	21.9% ±2.0	23.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,420 ±175	20.2% ±2.5	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $60,924 ±$4,585, and income per person $36,444 ±$4,783, 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 Nemaha County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under $25,000	495 ±129	17.4% ±4.4	13.8% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	664 ±162	23.3% ±5.6	18.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	594 ±135	20.9% ±4.6	17.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	363 ±120	12.8% ±4.2	13.5% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	359 ±95	12.6% ±3.3	18.9% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	184 ±61	6.5% ±2.1	9.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	188 ±65	6.6% ±2.3	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 Nemaha County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Nebraska	United States
All ages	873 ±279	13.3% ±4.2	10.6% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	240 ±104	15.3% ±6.4	12.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	412 ±147	13.0% ±4.5	10.6% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	221 ±82	12.1% ±4.4	9.1% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Nemaha County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Nemaha County	Nebraska	United States
Housing units	3,316 ±33	863,444 ±628	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	85.9% ±4.0	92.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	14.1% ±4.2	7.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	65.9% ±2.8	66.5% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	34.1% ±5.5	33.5% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$131,700 ±$16,711	$238,600 ±$1,365	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$772 ±$189	$1,072 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1950 ±7	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 Nemaha County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Hispanic or Latino	229 ±0	3.3% ±<0.1	12.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,289 ±184	89.3% ±2.6	75.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	78 ±38	1.1% ±0.5	4.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	2.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 116	0% to 1.6%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 5	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	193 to 571	2.7% to 8.1%	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 Nemaha County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Born in the state	5,065 ±274	71.9% ±3.9	64.1% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,906 ±282	27.1% ±4.0	26.9% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 38	0% to 0.5%	1.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	19 to 97	0.3% to 1.4%	8.0% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	12 to 74	0.2% to 1.1%	3.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 37	0% to 0.5%	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%.

Nemaha County among the counties of Nebraska

40th of 93 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Nebraska page.

Counties of Nebraska near Nemaha County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Keith County	8,100	−2.7%
Merrick County	7,905	+3.3%
Dawes County	7,858	−3.7%
Richardson County	7,530	−4.2%
Pierce County	7,378	+0.5%
Nemaha County	7,102	+0.2%
Jefferson County	7,070	−2.6%
Kearney County	6,790	+1.5%
Thurston County	6,752	−0.1%
Burt County	6,678	−0.6%
Howard County	6,538	+0.8%

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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