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Grant County, NE

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

AI Overview

Grant County is a sparsely populated rural Nebraska county with just 695 residents, a population that has contracted 3.2% over five years, and an economy oriented around agriculture and related land-based activity. The labor force is small but engaged, with a 67.3% participation rate and a 2.2% unemployment rate, while 29.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree and median worker earnings stand at $31,607. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $113,900 and median gross rent of $883 per month, against a median household income of $70,147.

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

Population

695

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$70,147

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.2% since 2018

Grant County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone601 (96.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races10 (1.6%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone6 (1.0%)
  • Asian Alone5 (0.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race3 (0.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone1 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish4

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

23

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$41,994

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

Not yet cached

Per Capita Income

$34,449

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining84
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance58
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services34
  4. 4.Construction (Group)33
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)26

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations170
  2. 2.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations59
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations44
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations29
  5. 5.Service Occupations25

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

Not yet cached for this geography.

Housing

Median Home Value

$113,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$883/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

70.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,99929 (14.4%)
  • $175,000 to $199,99921 (10.4%)
  • $125,000 to $149,99916 (8.0%)
  • $50,000 to $59,99914 (7.0%)
  • $100,000 to $124,99914 (7.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99913 (6.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

29.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

67.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$31,607

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone240 (74.3%)
  • Worked At Home48 (14.9%)
  • Walked22 (6.8%)
  • Carpooled9 (2.8%)
  • Other4 (1.2%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

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.