Demographics of Richardson County, Nebraska

Richardson County, Nebraska had 7,530 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −332 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.

Richardson County, in four figures

7,530
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −4.2%
Change since July 2020: −332 people.; 47.3 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $60,108 ±$8,218
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.

Richardson County, Nebraska's population shrank 4.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Richardson 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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Richardson County, Nebraska's population shrank 4.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Richardson 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	7,862	100.0	100.0
2021	7,789	99.1	100.2
2022	7,738	98.4	100.7
2023	7,679	97.7	101.6
2024	7,593	96.6	102.5
2025	7,530	95.8	103.1

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Population of Richardson 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	7,862	−12	−9	0	−3
2021	7,789	−73	−75	−1	+4
2022	7,738	−51	−47	−1	+1
2023	7,679	−59	−62	−1	+7
2024	7,593	−86	−74	0	−12
2025	7,530	−63	−71	−1	+9

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 47.3 ±0.8: for men 44.5 ±0.9 and for women 48.8 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Richardson County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under 5	392 ±24	5.1% ±0.3	6.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,288 ±133	16.6% ±1.7	18.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	513 ±105	6.6% ±1.4	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,592 ±132	20.5% ±1.7	25.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,071 ±126	26.7% ±1.6	23.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,895 ±175	24.4% ±2.3	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $60,108 ±$8,218, and income per person $38,641 ±$3,903, 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 Richardson County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under $25,000	681 ±138	19.2% ±3.8	13.8% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	894 ±158	25.2% ±4.4	18.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	613 ±132	17.2% ±3.7	17.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	375 ±111	10.6% ±3.1	13.5% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	511 ±111	14.4% ±3.1	18.9% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	240 ±76	6.8% ±2.1	9.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	240 ±94	6.8% ±2.6	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 Richardson County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Nebraska	United States
All ages	794 ±189	10.5% ±2.5	10.6% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	180 ±82	10.8% ±4.8	12.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	356 ±107	10.2% ±3.0	10.6% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	258 ±86	10.6% ±3.5	9.1% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Richardson County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Richardson County	Nebraska	United States
Housing units	4,073 ±27	863,444 ±628	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.3% ±3.0	92.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.7% ±3.1	7.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	77.3% ±2.3	66.5% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	22.7% ±3.6	33.5% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$100,300 ±$12,870	$238,600 ±$1,365	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$691 ±$28	$1,072 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1950 ±5	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 Richardson County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Hispanic or Latino	187 ±0	2.4% ±<0.1	12.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,009 ±26	90.4% ±0.3	75.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 38	0% to 0.5%	4.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.3%	2.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	61 to 181	0.8% to 2.3%	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 15	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	406 ±68	5.2% ±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 Richardson County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Born in the state	5,146 ±278	66.4% ±3.6	64.1% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,562 ±277	33.1% ±3.6	26.9% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 26	0% to 0.3%	1.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	11 to 53	0.1% to 0.7%	8.0% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 34	0% to 0.4%	3.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 33	0% 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%.

Richardson County among the counties of Nebraska

38th of 93 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Nebraska page.

Counties of Nebraska near Richardson County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Cedar County	8,373	0%
Knox County	8,335	−0.5%
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%

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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