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Stanton County, NE

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

AI Overview

Stanton County is a small, agriculturally oriented Nebraska county with a population of 5,835, down 2.6% over the past five years. The labor force is tight, with an unemployment rate of just 0.4% and a labor force participation rate of 67.6%, while 22.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher and median worker earnings stand at $41,645. Housing costs are low—median home value of $184,300 and median gross rent of $817/month—against a median household income of $80,687 and a GDP per capita of $70,702, pointing to relatively modest cost-of-living conditions for employers and workers alike.

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

Population

5,835

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$80,687

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.6% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone5,173 (89.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone364 (6.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races108 (1.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race75 (1.3%)
  • Asian Alone66 (1.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone8 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish257
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)16
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic15

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

361

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$70,702

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$38,981

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

0.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance686
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)521
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)390
  4. 4.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing222
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining205

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,236
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations614
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations452
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations388
  5. 5.Service Occupations262

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.85×)239
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.38×)465
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.37×)420
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.25×)225
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.20×)257

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$184,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$817/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

78.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999333 (18.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999280 (15.5%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999164 (9.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999141 (7.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999124 (6.9%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999117 (6.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

22.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

95.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

67.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,645

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

1.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,389 (81.8%)
  • Carpooled249 (8.5%)
  • Worked At Home225 (7.7%)
  • Walked32 (1.1%)
  • Other24 (0.8%)
  • 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.