2022 population: 5,464 ( 249 from 2010 , 9 from 2020)
Land area: 5960.2 square miles
Population density: 0.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,591	84.02%	10.7%
Black:	22	0.40%	100.0%
Indian:	356	6.52%	14.8%
Asian:	39	0.71%	85.7%
2+ races:	195	3.57%	44.4%
Hispanic:	261	4.78%	174.7%

Total non-White:	873	15.98%	52.6%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	163	14.9
Deaths:	176	16.1
Net Migration:	23	2.1
Net Immigration:	-1	-0.1

Change in White population:	-550	-9.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	301	5.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
5,713
5,141	89.99%
11	0.19%
310	5.43%
21	0.37%
135	2.36%
95	1.66%
572	10.01%

2000
6,148
5,769	93.84%
4	0.07%
195	3.17%
25	0.41%
97	1.58%
57	0.93%
379	6.16%

1990
6,307
5,984	94.88%
6	0.10%
252	4.00%
13	0.21%
n/a
52	0.82%
323	5.12%

1980
6,758
6,663	98.59%
0	0.00%
85	1.26%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
95	1.41%

1970
6,846
6,745	98.52%
4	0.06%
85	1.24%
11	0.16%
n/a
0	0.00%
101	1.48%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
643	10.5
583	9.5
-733	-11.9
21	0.3

-628	-10.2
193	3.1

Number	Rate
1990's
789	12.5
636	10.1
-136	-2.2
21	0.3

-215	-3.4
56	0.9

Number	Rate
1980's
1,091	16.1
672	9.9
-895	-13.2
n/a

-679	-10.0
228	3.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-651	-9.5
n/a

-82	-1.2
-6	-0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Cherry County, NE

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
41.5
1,318	24.1%
4,146	75.9%
1,137	20.8%

2,110
2.54

1,422	67.4%
1,227	86.3%
36	2.5%
688	32.6%

2010
Number	Percent
45.4
1,265	22.1%
4,448	77.9%
1,190	20.8%

2,530
2.24

1,592	62.9%
1,347	84.6%
97	6.1%
938	37.1%

2000
Number	Percent
38.9
1,644	26.7%
4,504	73.3%
1,057	17.2%

2,518
2.41

1,722	68.4%
1,450	84.2%
147	8.5%
796	31.6%

1990
Number	Percent
36.3
1,807	28.7%
4,500	71.3%
1,067	16.9%

2,437
2.56

1,765	72.4%
1,569	88.9%
96	5.4%
672	27.6%

1980
Number	Percent
32.7
1,920	28.4%
4,838	71.6%
997	14.8%

2,585
2.58

1,953	75.6%
1,775	90.9%
57	2.9%
632	24.4%

2022 Housing Data for Cherry County, NE

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	55	2.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	93	4.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	65	3.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	100	4.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	97	4.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	86	4.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	142	6.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	99	4.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	92	4.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	170	8.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	322	15.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	268	12.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	203	9.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	143	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	75	3.6%
$200,000 or more	100	4.7%

Median Household Income	62,373
Per Capita Income	31,424

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	90
Compared to U.S.	84

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	35	1.7%
Public Assistance	30	1.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	166	7.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,511	79.7%
Unemployed	12	0.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,523	80.1%
Not in Labor Force	627	19.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	765	682	52.9%
Non-Profit	154	85	64.4%
Self-Employed	514	169	75.3%

Local Government	106	118	47.3%
State Government	67	91	42.4%
Federal Government	74	82	47.4%

Total Private + Self	1,279	851	60.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	401	376	51.6%
Total	1,680	1,227	57.8%

Pct. Govt.	18.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	533	18.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	501	17.1%
Professional, Technical	486	16.6%
Service Occupations	638	21.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	143	4.9%
All others	767	26.2%

White Collar		52.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	523	17.9%
Health care and social assistance	436	14.9%
Educational services	304	10.4%
Construction	266	9.1%
Retail trade	255	8.7%
Accommodation and food services	215	7.4%
Public administration	197	6.7%
Other services	103	3.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	101	3.5%
Manufacturing	98	3.4%
Finance and insurance	92	3.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	89	3.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	88	3.0%
Transportation and warehousing	68	2.3%
Wholesale trade	65	2.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	16	0.5%
Information	5	0.2%
Utilities	4	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	88	1.61%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	27	0.49%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	72	1.32%
Korean	26	0.48%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,931	96.8%
Vietnamese	72	1.4%
Spanish	48	0.9%
French, Haitian, Cajun	19	0.4%
German, other Germanic	9	0.2%
Other	8	0.2%
Other Indo-European	8	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,699	31.0%
Irish	726	13.3%
English	616	11.3%
American	326	6.0%
Norwegian	208	3.8%
Czech	160	2.9%
Polish	152	2.8%
French	132	2.4%
Italian	124	2.3%
Swedish	112	2.0%
Danish	64	1.2%
Portuguese	54	1.0%
Dutch	53	1.0%
Swiss	37	0.7%
Northern European	33	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,441	99.4%
Not a citizen	32	0.6%

Native	5,318	97.2%
Foreign-born	155	2.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
25	0.7%	57	1.5%	1,266	33.8%	1,429	38.1%	693	18.5%	279	7.4%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	25	0.7%
9-12 Years	57	1.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,266	33.8%
Some College	1,429	38.1%
Bach. Degree	693	18.5%
Grad Degree	279	7.4%
Average years of education: 13.7

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	3,148	3,100	48	1.5%	2.4%
1991	3,267	3,220	47	1.4%	2.7%
1992	3,261	3,198	63	1.9%	2.8%
1993	3,291	3,224	67	2.0%	2.8%
1994	3,413	3,338	75	2.2%	2.6%
1995	3,491	3,416	75	2.1%	2.6%
1996	3,428	3,337	91	2.7%	2.7%
1997	3,308	3,226	82	2.5%	2.4%
1998	3,310	3,234	76	2.3%	2.5%
1999	3,457	3,383	74	2.1%	2.7%

2000	3,500	3,411	89	2.5%	2.8%
2001	3,517	3,438	79	2.2%	3.1%
2002	3,549	3,450	99	2.8%	3.7%
2003	3,706	3,608	98	2.6%	3.9%
2004	3,754	3,663	91	2.4%	3.9%
2005	3,693	3,606	87	2.4%	3.8%
2006	3,626	3,547	79	2.2%	3.0%
2007	3,390	3,316	74	2.2%	2.9%
2008	3,396	3,318	78	2.3%	3.2%
2009	3,476	3,385	91	2.6%	4.7%

2010	3,378	3,277	101	3.0%	4.7%
2011	3,454	3,349	105	3.0%	4.4%
2012	3,476	3,379	97	2.8%	3.9%
2013	3,480	3,386	94	2.7%	3.7%
2014	3,417	3,334	83	2.4%	3.3%
2015	3,463	3,384	79	2.3%	3.0%
2016	3,491	3,412	79	2.3%	3.1%
2017	3,402	3,323	79	2.3%	2.9%
2018	3,346	3,273	73	2.2%	2.9%
2019	3,380	3,301	79	2.3%	3.0%

2020	3,334	3,253	81	2.4%	4.2%
2021	3,467	3,409	58	1.7%	2.7%
2022	3,403	3,342	61	1.8%	2.3%
2023	3,312	3,250	62	1.9%	2.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,998
Median Value	$137,300

Occupied	2,110	70.4%
Vacant	888	29.6%

Owned	1,213	57.5%
Rented	897	42.5%
Median Rent	$832

Single-Family Units	2,407	80.3%
Detached	2,364	78.9%
Attached	43	1.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	150	5.0%
Mobile Homes	190	6.3%

Cherry County, NE

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Cherry County, NE

2022 Housing Data for Cherry County, NE

2022 Income & Employment Data for Cherry County, NE

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Cherry County, NE

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Cherry County, NE

Historical Labor Force Data for Cherry County, NE