Pierce County, NE
Demographic and economic profile of Pierce County, NE, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Pierce County is a small, agriculturally oriented rural county in northeastern Nebraska with a population of 7,312 that has grown 2.2% over five years. The labor market is tight, with unemployment at 2.2% and labor force participation at 66.1%, though the workforce skews toward trade and manual occupations—22.9% hold a bachelor's degree or higher against a 94.4% high school attainment rate, and median worker earnings run $40,301. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $182,700 and median gross rent of $850/month, and the county's 8.0% poverty rate and $72,357 median household income reflect a modest but stable economic base.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+2.2% since 2018
Pierce County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone6,897 (94.2%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race202 (2.8%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races109 (1.5%)
- Some Other Race Alone41 (0.6%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone32 (0.4%)
- Black or African American Alone29 (0.4%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish91
- 2.German or other West Germanic12
- 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island8
- 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic3
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance834
- 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining448
- 3.Manufacturing (Group)432
- 4.Retail Trade (Group)341
- 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities266
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,384
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations694
- 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations568
- 4.Service Occupations553
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations473
Housing
Education
Workforce
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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.