Population: 1,978,707
Households: 797,847
Average household size: 2.42
Median age: 37.2 years
Median household income: $76,475
Housing units: 863,444

Population comparison

2020 Census1,961,504

2024 estimate1,978,707

Change+0.9%

Population: 1,978,707
Median age: 37.2 years
Male: 994,356
Female: 984,351

Median age by sex

Male median age: 36.4 years
Female median age: 38 years

Age by sexPopulation distribution

64,246Under 561,129

184,9145–17174,460

99,28918–2494,259

130,04825–34124,625

132,45735–44126,100

113,26145–54107,269

118,23555–64117,610

151,90665+178,899

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5–17

Male

5–9: 67,662
10–14: 73,035
15–17: 44,217

Female

5–9: 65,455
10–14: 67,913
15–17: 41,092

18–24

Male

18–19: 28,343
20: 13,846
21: 14,339
22–24: 42,761

Female

18–19: 26,032
20: 13,140
21: 13,621
22–24: 41,466

25–34

Male

25–29: 65,475
30–34: 64,573

Female

25–29: 62,465
30–34: 62,160

35–44

Male

35–39: 67,398
40–44: 65,059

Female

35–39: 63,129
40–44: 62,971

45–54

Male

45–49: 57,027
50–54: 56,234

Female

45–49: 53,720
50–54: 53,549

55–64

Male

55–59: 56,026
60–61: 25,562
62–64: 36,647

Female

55–59: 55,406
60–61: 24,942
62–64: 37,262

65+

Male

65–66: 22,453
67–69: 30,399
70–74: 41,772
75–79: 26,097
80–84: 16,366
85+: 14,819

Female

65–66: 22,436
67–69: 32,604
70–74: 46,648
75–79: 31,233
80–84: 21,024
85+: 24,954

RaceMutually exclusive counts

White alone: 1,540,81277.9%
Two or more races: 179,4209.1%
Black alone: 94,1314.8%
Some other race: 91,6864.6%
Asian alone: 50,9972.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native: 20,6181.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 1,0430.1%

Derived from published counts

Ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino: 252,023
White, not Hispanic: 1,489,928

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity and White, not Hispanic are reported separately from race.

Family households: 500,016
Married-couple share: 77.8%
With children: 48%

Household sizeShare of households

244,78130.7%

1 person

275,98134.6%

2 people

103,99813.0%

3 people

92,83411.6%

4 people

80,25310.1%

5+ people

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5+ people

5 People: 48,450
6 People: 20,556
7 Plus People: 11,247

Family householdsEach subgroup is compared with its parent

All family households500,016

Married-couple families389,24777.8% of family households

With children: 158,93540.8%
Without children: 230,31259.2%

Other families110,76922.2% of family households

Male householder: 35,77232.3%
Female householder: 74,99767.7%

Family households values
Group	Value	Share of parent
All family households	500,016	Not applicable
Married-couple families	389,247	77.8%
With children	158,935	40.8%
Without children	230,312	59.2%
Other families	110,769	22.2%
Male householder	35,772	32.3%
Female householder	74,997	67.7%

Median household: $76,475
Median family: $99,751
Per capita: $41,751

Household incomeShare of households

110,46513.8%

Under $25k

143,24818.0%

$25–49k

138,22717.3%

$50–74k

108,06213.5%

$75–99k

150,50918.9%

$100–149k

72,2199.1%

$150–199k

75,1179.4%

$200k+

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Under $25k

Under $10,000: 34,209
$10,000–$14,999: 24,976
$15,000–$19,999: 24,939
$20,000–$24,999: 26,341

$25–49k

$25,000–$29,999: 25,700
$30,000–$34,999: 29,245
$35,000–$39,999: 30,612
$40,000–$44,999: 29,004
$45,000–$49,999: 28,687

$50–74k

$50,000–$59,999: 58,530
$60,000–$74,999: 79,697

$100–149k

$100,000–$124,999: 88,500
$125,000–$149,999: 62,009

Education universe: 1,300,410
High school or higher: 92.2%
Bachelor’s or higher: 34.6%

Educational attainmentAttainment distribution

49,5173.8%

Less than 9th grade

52,0694.0%

Grades 9–12, no diploma

325,46025.0%

High school or equivalent

281,23221.6%

Some college, no degree

142,48111.0%

Associate degree

289,56222.3%

Bachelor’s degree

160,08912.3%

Graduate or professional

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Less than 9th grade

No Schooling: 25,101
Nursery School: 442
Kindergarten: 272
First Grade: 522
Second Grade: 904
Third Grade: 1,729
Fourth Grade: 1,365
Fifth Grade: 1,342
Sixth Grade: 7,782
Seventh Grade: 2,263
Eighth Grade: 7,795

Grades 9–12, no diploma

Ninth Grade: 8,741
Tenth Grade: 10,168
Eleventh Grade: 14,409
Twelfth No Diploma: 18,751

High school or equivalent

Regular High School Diploma: 280,299
Ged Or Alternative Credential: 45,161

Some college, no degree

Some College Under 1 Year: 100,479
Some College 1 Or More Years No Degree: 180,753

Graduate or professional

Masters Degree: 113,776
Professional School Degree: 26,760
Doctorate Degree: 19,553

Educational attainment values
Category	Value
Less than 9th grade	49,517
Grades 9–12, no diploma	52,069
High school or equivalent	325,460
Some college, no degree	281,232
Associate degree	142,481
Bachelor’s degree	289,562
Graduate or professional	160,089

Marital status by sexMale and Female

20,36864,367

Widowed

71,07091,167

Divorced

7,4368,470

Separated

422,714409,245

Now Married

275,261225,075

Never Married

23,37622,671

Married Spouse Absent

399,338386,574

Married Spouse Present

Marital status by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Widowed	20,368	64,367
Divorced	71,070	91,167
Separated	7,436	8,470
Now Married	422,714	409,245
Never Married	275,261	225,075
Married Spouse Absent	23,376	22,671
Married Spouse Present	399,338	386,574

Median home value: $238,600
Median gross rent: $1,072

Housing tenure

Owner: 530,87866.5%
Renter: 266,96933.5%

Housing occupancy

Occupied: 797,84792.4%
Vacant: 65,5977.6%

Derived from published counts

Owner financing

Owners with mortgage: 310,328
Owners without mortgage: 220,550

Vacancy reason

For rent12,216

18.6%

For sale3,153

4.8%

Rented, not occupied1,921

2.9%

Sold, not occupied2,508

3.8%

Seasonal14,535

22.2%

Migrant workers212

0.3%

Other31,052

47.3%

Structure type

Detached615,689

71.3%

Attached35,008

4.1%

2–4 units37,342

4.3%

5–19 units79,185

9.2%

20+ units70,777

8.2%

Mobile or other25,443

2.9%

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2–4 units

Structure 2 Units: 16,024
Structure 3–4 Units: 21,318

5–19 units

Structure 5–9 Units: 36,165
Structure 10–19 Units: 43,020

20+ units

Structure 20–49 Units: 34,607
Structure 50 Plus Units: 36,170

Mobile or other

Structure Mobile Home: 25,075
Structure Boat Rv Van Other: 368

Year builtHousing units by period

276,12732.0%

Before 1960

217,76525.2%

1960–79

171,89619.9%

1980–99

182,00221.1%

2000–19

15,6541.8%

2020+

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Before 1960

1939 Earlier: 161,475
1940–1949: 37,205
1950–1959: 77,447

1960–79

1960–1969: 89,229
1970–1979: 128,536

1980–99

1980–1989: 81,803
1990–1999: 90,093

2000–19

2000–2009: 99,944
2010–2019: 82,058

Move-in periodOwner and Renter

Before 1990

73,555

3,798

1990s

68,377

5,382

2000s

110,342

16,655

2010s

200,899

113,314

2020–22

68,204

98,363

2023+

9,501

29,457

Home valueOwner-occupied homes

74,03113.9%

Under $100k

210,11839.6%

$100–249k

196,06336.9%

$250–499k

34,4616.5%

$500–749k

9,3041.8%

$750–999k

4,1840.8%

$1–1.49m

2,7170.5%

$1.5m+

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Under $100k

Under 10000: 5,918
10000–14999: 3,971
15000–19999: 3,475
20000–24999: 3,978
25000–29999: 2,742
30000–34999: 3,540
35000–39999: 2,131
40000–49999: 5,918
50000–59999: 7,119
60000–69999: 7,057
70000–79999: 6,881
80000–89999: 9,685
90000–99999: 11,616

$100–249k

100000–124999: 29,576
125000–149999: 23,850
150000–174999: 40,797
175000–199999: 34,110
200000–249999: 81,785

$250–499k

250000–299999: 62,632
300000–399999: 84,013
400000–499999: 49,418

$1.5m+

1500000–1999999: 1,109
2000000+: 1,608

Gross rentRenter-occupied homes

Under $50017,961

7.1%

$500–99992,341

36.5%

$1,000–1,49992,430

36.6%

$1,500–1,99935,403

14.0%

$2,000–2,4998,836

3.5%

$2,500–2,9992,105

0.8%

$3,000+3,787

1.5%

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Under $500

Under 100: 751
100–149: 292
150–199: 518
200–249: 901
250–299: 3,155
300–349: 2,363
350–399: 3,448
400–449: 3,055
450–499: 3,478

$500–999

500–549: 4,595
550–599: 5,573
600–649: 7,321
650–699: 7,033
700–749: 8,303
750–799: 10,501
800–899: 23,441
900–999: 25,574

$1,000–1,499

1000–1249: 56,373
1250–1499: 36,057

$3,000+

3000–3499: 684
3500+: 3,103

Vehicle availabilityOwner and Renter

No vehicle

9,991

33,259

1 vehicle

111,129

129,177

2 vehicles

227,134

73,694

3 vehicles

115,091

21,115

4 vehicles

44,083

6,938

5+ vehicles

23,450

2,786

Workers age 16+: 1,013,728
Average commute: 19.2 min

Travel mode

Drive alone: 771,03076.1%Derived from published counts
Carpool: 87,8768.7%Derived from published counts
Public transit: 4,7400.5%Derived from published counts
Walk or bicycle: 26,9462.7%Derived from published counts
Work from home: 112,00911.0%Derived from published counts
Other: 11,1271.1%Derived from published counts

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Walk or bicycle

Walked: 23,584
Bicycle: 3,362

Other

Other Transportation: 8,981
Motorcycle: 948
Taxi Or Ride Hailing: 1,198

Commute timeWorkers by travel time

370,03541.0%

Under 15 min

355,04639.4%

15–29 min

113,75212.6%

30–44 min

30,7663.4%

45–59 min

32,1203.6%

60+ min

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Under 15 min

Under 5: 57,171
5–9: 152,849
10–14: 160,015

15–29 min

15–19: 162,255
20–24: 133,291
25–29: 59,500

30–44 min

30–34: 80,434
35–39: 16,567
40–44: 16,751

60+ min

60–89: 19,245
90+: 12,875

Population age 16+: 1,550,380
Civilian labor force: 1,056,746
Employed: 1,024,674
Unemployed: 32,072
Unemployment rate: 3%
Poverty universe: 1,930,184
Persons below poverty: 204,630
Gini index: 0.46
White-collar workers: 622,695
Blue-collar workers: 245,423

Occupation by sexMale and Female

Service Occupations

62,954

93,602

Sales Office Occupations

76,003

124,971

Management Business Science Arts

198,116

223,605

Production Transportation Material Moving

112,065

33,375

Natural Resources Construction Maintenance

95,094

4,889

Occupation by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Service Occupations	62,954	93,602
Sales Office Occupations	76,003	124,971
Management Business Science Arts	198,116	223,605
Production Transportation Material Moving	112,065	33,375
Natural Resources Construction Maintenance	95,094	4,889

Employment and commuting

Resident workers: 896,880
Workplace jobs: 920,818
Internal commuters: 857,324
Inbound commuters: 63,494
Outbound commuters: 39,556
Net worker inflow: 23,938

Coverage status

Insured: 1,811,04492.8%Derived from published counts
Uninsured: 139,8107.2%

Uninsured by ageResidents without coverage

24,74917.7%

Under 19

51,28936.7%

Age 19–34

61,49944.0%

Age 35–64

2,2731.6%

Age 65+

Nativity

Native born: 1,819,62392.0%
Foreign born: 159,0848.0%

Citizenship

Naturalized citizen: 67,311
Not a citizen: 91,773

Residential mobility

Same house: 1,696,609
Within same county: 135,932
From another county: 64,789
From another state: 46,611
From abroad: 10,662

Source vintages

Demographics: 2024 ACS 5-year
Historical baseline: 2020 Census
Employment: 2023 LODES

Report quality

Status: complete
kind: published geography
estimated: false

Historical housing baseline

2020 housing units: 844,278

The 2020 Census is used only as a historical population and housing baseline. It is not an annual population series and no intermediate years are inferred.

Named-geography values are published ACS estimates; margins of error are retained alongside direct values where supplied.

Geography	Population	Median income	Median age	Owner occupied
Nebraska	1,978,707	$76,475	37.2 years	66.5%
United States	334,922,500	$80,734	38.9 years	65.2%

Category	Male	Female
Under 5	64,246	61,129
5–17	184,914	174,460
18–24	99,289	94,259
25–34	130,048	124,625
35–44	132,457	126,100
45–54	113,261	107,269
55–64	118,235	117,610
65+	151,906	178,899

Category	Value
White alone	1,540,812
Two or more races	179,420
Black alone	94,131
Some other race	91,686
Asian alone	50,997
American Indian / Alaska Native	20,618
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1,043

Category	Value
1 person	244,781
2 people	275,981
3 people	103,998
4 people	92,834
5+ people	80,253

Category	Value
Under $25k	110,465
$25–49k	143,248
$50–74k	138,227
$75–99k	108,062
$100–149k	150,509
$150–199k	72,219
$200k+	75,117

Category	Value
For rent	12,216
For sale	3,153
Rented, not occupied	1,921
Sold, not occupied	2,508
Seasonal	14,535
Migrant workers	212
Other	31,052

Category	Value
Detached	615,689
Attached	35,008
2–4 units	37,342
5–19 units	79,185
20+ units	70,777
Mobile or other	25,443

Category	Value
Before 1960	276,127
1960–79	217,765
1980–99	171,896
2000–19	182,002
2020+	15,654

Category	Owner	Renter
Before 1990	73,555	3,798
1990s	68,377	5,382
2000s	110,342	16,655
2010s	200,899	113,314
2020–22	68,204	98,363
2023+	9,501	29,457

Category	Value
Under $100k	74,031
$100–249k	210,118
$250–499k	196,063
$500–749k	34,461
$750–999k	9,304
$1–1.49m	4,184
$1.5m+	2,717

Category	Value
Under $500	17,961
$500–999	92,341
$1,000–1,499	92,430
$1,500–1,999	35,403
$2,000–2,499	8,836
$2,500–2,999	2,105
$3,000+	3,787

Housing occupancy values
Category	Value
Occupied	797,847
Vacant	65,597

Vehicle availability values
Category	Owner	Renter
No vehicle	9,991	33,259
1 vehicle	111,129	129,177
2 vehicles	227,134	73,694
3 vehicles	115,091	21,115
4 vehicles	44,083	6,938
5+ vehicles	23,450	2,786

Travel mode values
Category	Value
Drive alone	771,030
Carpool	87,876
Public transit	4,740
Walk or bicycle	26,946
Work from home	112,009
Other	11,127

Coverage status values
Category	Value
Insured	1,811,044
Uninsured	139,810

Category	Value
Under 15 min	370,035
15–29 min	355,046
30–44 min	113,752
45–59 min	30,766
60+ min	32,120

Category	Value
Under 19	24,749
Age 19–34	51,289
Age 35–64	61,499
Age 65+	2,273

5–17

18–24

25–34

35–44

45–54

55–64

65+

Ethnicity

5+ people

Under $25k

$25–49k

$50–74k

$100–149k

Less than 9th grade

Grades 9–12, no diploma

High school or equivalent

Some college, no degree

Graduate or professional

Owner financing

2–4 units

5–19 units

20+ units

Mobile or other

Before 1960

1960–79

1980–99

2000–19

Under $100k

$100–249k

$250–499k

$1.5m+

Under $500

$500–999

$1,000–1,499

$3,000+

Walk or bicycle

Other

Under 15 min

15–29 min

30–44 min

60+ min

Employment and commuting

Citizenship

Residential mobility

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