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Burt County, NE

Demographic and economic profile of Burt County, NE, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Burt County is a small, agriculture-oriented Nebraska county with a population of 6,730 that grew 3.1% over five years, signaling modest but steady expansion. The labor force participation rate of 59.0% is relatively low, with 25.7% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher and a median worker earnings figure of $38,582 against an unemployment rate of just 2.6%. Housing costs are notably low—median home value of $125,400 and median gross rent of $688/month—while a poverty rate of 13.7% and median household income of $63,685 round out a county defined more by affordability and stability than wage scale.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

6,730

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$63,685

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.1% since 2018

Burt County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone6,155 (91.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races220 (3.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race116 (1.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone112 (1.7%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone101 (1.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone14 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish114
  2. 2.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic10
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island5
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic4
  5. 5.Other Indo-European2

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

52.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

24.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

389

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$46,481

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$35,034

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance707
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining425
  3. 3.Construction (Group)304
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)294
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)294

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,098
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations656
  3. 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations491
  4. 4.Service Occupations473
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations457

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 8.52×)421
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.60×)343
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.00×)182
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.93×)675
  5. 5.Manufacturing (LQ 0.91×)281

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$125,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$688/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

75.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999375 (17.1%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999213 (9.7%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999180 (8.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999179 (8.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999139 (6.3%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999138 (6.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

25.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

59.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$38,582

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,221 (71.3%)
  • Worked At Home373 (12.0%)
  • Carpooled366 (11.7%)
  • Walked104 (3.3%)
  • Other38 (1.2%)
  • Bicycle8 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.