Garden County, NE
Demographic and economic profile of Garden County, NE, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Garden County is a sparsely populated, agriculture-oriented rural county in western Nebraska with a labor force of roughly 828 workers and a 2.6% unemployment rate, though labor force participation sits at just 51.1% and the county has shed 12.9% of its population over five years. The workforce skews older, with a median age of 49.9, and 20.7% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while median worker earnings of $30,927 and median home values of $95,500 reflect a low-cost operating environment. GDP per capita of $49,159 runs notably above median household income of $41,882, pointing to agricultural output that outpaces wage-based measures in this small, stable, but contracting market.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-12.9% since 2018
Garden County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone1,650 (93.7%)
- Some Other Race Alone74 (4.2%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races15 (0.9%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone9 (0.5%)
- Asian Alone8 (0.5%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race4 (0.2%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish19
- 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)8
- 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)4
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining206
- 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance163
- 3.Construction (Group)67
- 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services55
- 5.Retail Trade (Group)50
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations333
- 2.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations135
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations125
- 4.Service Occupations104
- 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations36
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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.