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Morrill County, NE

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

AI Overview

Morrill County is a small, agriculturally oriented community in the Nebraska Panhandle with a population of 4,544 and a labor force participation rate of 62.1%. The workforce skews toward practical trades rather than higher education, with 21.8% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though high school attainment reaches 90.9%; median worker earnings stand at $35,868 against a median home value of just $112,000 and median rent of $744 per month. The county has shed 6.1% of its population over five years, and a GDP per capita of $74,045 against a per capita income of $33,101 points to output concentrated in capital-intensive sectors rather than broad wage distribution.

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

Population

4,544

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$58,500

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-6.1% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone3,748 (82.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race388 (8.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races195 (4.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone124 (2.7%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone50 (1.1%)
  • Asian Alone13 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish265
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic36
  3. 3.Other Indo-European26
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)3

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

263

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$74,045

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$33,101

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance569
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining266
  3. 3.Construction (Group)227
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)225
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities191

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations668
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations512
  3. 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations416
  4. 4.Service Occupations370
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations230

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 7.22×)249
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.98×)251
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.39×)208
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.15×)583
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 0.96×)182

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$112,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$744/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

77.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999191 (12.9%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999166 (11.2%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999134 (9.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999130 (8.8%)
  • $40,000 to $49,999124 (8.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999123 (8.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

21.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,868

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,636 (78.1%)
  • Worked At Home184 (8.8%)
  • Carpooled182 (8.7%)
  • Walked79 (3.8%)
  • Motorcycle14 (0.7%)
  • 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.