Demographics of Red Willow County, Nebraska

Red Willow County, Nebraska had 10,307 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −375 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.

Red Willow County, in four figures

10,307
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −3.5%
Change since July 2020: −375 people.; 41.6 ±1.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $63,697 ±$9,655
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.

Red Willow County, Nebraska's population shrank 3.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Red Willow 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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Red Willow County, Nebraska's population shrank 3.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Red Willow 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	10,682	100.0	100.0
2021	10,621	99.4	100.2
2022	10,546	98.7	100.7
2023	10,495	98.2	101.6
2024	10,405	97.4	102.5
2025	10,307	96.5	103.1

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Population of Red Willow 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	10,682	−18	+4	0	−21
2021	10,621	−61	−43	+1	−29
2022	10,546	−75	−31	+3	−43
2023	10,495	−51	−37	+7	−19
2024	10,405	−90	−27	+5	−68
2025	10,307	−98	−25	+2	−75

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.6 ±1.1: for men 41.0 ±1.0 and for women 43.4 ±1.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Red Willow County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under 5	610 ±40	5.8% ±0.4	6.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,757 ±175	16.6% ±1.7	18.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	916 ±223	8.7% ±2.1	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,341 ±201	22.2% ±1.9	25.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,713 ±257	25.7% ±2.4	23.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,220 ±269	21.0% ±2.6	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $63,697 ±$9,655, and income per person $36,919 ±$4,018, 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 Red Willow County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under $25,000	768 ±228	17.1% ±5.0	13.8% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,118 ±234	24.8% ±5.0	18.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	632 ±174	14.0% ±3.8	17.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	710 ±187	15.8% ±4.1	13.5% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	702 ±165	15.6% ±3.6	18.9% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	277 ±116	6.2% ±2.6	9.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	297 ±122	6.6% ±2.7	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 Red Willow County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Nebraska	United States
All ages	1,414 ±506	14.0% ±5.0	10.6% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	496 ±219	23.1% ±9.6	12.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	540 ±230	11.0% ±4.6	10.6% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	378 ±179	12.6% ±5.9	9.1% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Red Willow County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Red Willow County	Nebraska	United States
Housing units	5,150 ±19	863,444 ±628	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.5% ±4.2	92.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.5% ±4.2	7.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	73.0% ±4.0	66.5% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	27.0% ±5.5	33.5% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$159,600 ±$13,611	$238,600 ±$1,365	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$819 ±$98	$1,072 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1959 ±4	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 Red Willow County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Hispanic or Latino	670 ±0	6.3% ±<0.1	12.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,379 ±163	88.8% ±1.5	75.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	42 to 162	0.4% to 1.5%	4.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 60	0% to 0.6%	2.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 42	0% to 0.4%	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 8	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	359 ±177	3.4% ±1.7	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 Red Willow County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Born in the state	7,160 ±393	67.8% ±3.7	64.1% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,109 ±378	29.4% ±3.6	26.9% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	22 to 140	0.2% to 1.3%	1.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	207 ±99	2.0% ±0.9	8.0% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	3 to 99	< 0.1% to 0.9%	3.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	61 to 251	0.6% to 2.4%	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%.

Red Willow County among the counties of Nebraska

25th of 93 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Nebraska page.

Counties of Nebraska near Red Willow County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Saline County	14,996	+1.9%
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%

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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