Broken Bow city, NE

Custer County, NE

2022 population: 3,510 ( 49 from 2010 )
Land area: 2.0 square miles
Population density: 1739.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,127	89.09%	6.9%
Black:	56	1.60%	250.0%
Indian:	7	0.20%	69.6%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	123	3.50%	123.6%
Hispanic:	197	5.61%	99.0%

Total non-White:	383	10.91%	91.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-232	-7.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	183	6.2

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
3,559
3,359	94.38%
16	0.45%
23	0.65%
3	0.08%
55	1.55%
99	2.78%
200	5.62%

2000
3,530
3,429	97.14%
0	0.00%
29	0.82%
0	0.00%
6	0.17%
66	1.87%
101	2.86%

1990
3,778
3,690	97.67%
0	0.00%
88	2.33%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
88	2.33%

1980
3,979
3,926	98.67%
0	0.00%
32	0.80%
5	0.13%
n/a
16	0.40%
53	1.33%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-70	-2.0
99	2.8

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-261	-6.9
13	0.3

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-236	-5.9
35	0.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Broken Bow city, 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
41.4
935	26.6%
2,575	73.4%
725	20.7%

1,515
2.26

841	55.5%
662	78.7%
85	10.1%
674	44.5%

2010
Number	Percent
41.9
884	24.8%
2,675	75.2%
791	22.2%

1,575
2.19

909	57.7%
690	75.9%
119	13.1%
666	42.3%

2000
Number	Percent
42.5
853	24.2%
2,677	75.8%
863	24.4%

1,524
2.21

940	61.7%
810	86.2%
73	7.8%
584	38.3%

1990
Number	Percent
40.3
921	24.4%
2,857	75.6%
985	26.1%

1,563
2.31

988	63.2%
842	85.2%
49	5.0%
575	36.8%

1980
Number	Percent
36.8
1,012	25.4%
2,967	74.6%
901	22.6%

1,568
2.42

1,077	68.7%
958	89.0%
50	4.6%
491	31.3%

2022 Housing Data for Broken Bow city, NE

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	40	2.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	79	5.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	133	8.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	132	8.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	69	4.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	114	7.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	79	5.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	8	0.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	118	7.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	64	4.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	196	12.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	225	14.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	72	4.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	39	2.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	119	7.9%
$200,000 or more	28	1.8%

Median Household Income	49,425
Per Capita Income	28,785

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	101	6.7%
Public Assistance	52	3.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	204	13.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,381	72.7%
Unemployed	36	1.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,417	74.6%
Not in Labor Force	483	25.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	479	385	55.4%
Non-Profit	73	89	45.1%
Self-Employed	135	137	49.6%

Local Government	99	62	61.5%
State Government	12	72	14.3%
Federal Government	0	27	0.0%

Total Private + Self	614	522	54.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	184	250	42.4%
Total	798	772	50.8%

Pct. Govt.	17.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	262	16.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	304	19.0%
Professional, Technical	320	20.0%
Service Occupations	324	20.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	52	3.2%
All others	394	24.6%

White Collar		55.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	224	14.0%
Retail trade	175	10.9%
Educational services	164	10.2%
Construction	136	8.5%
Accommodation and food services	129	8.0%
Manufacturing	119	7.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	118	7.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	105	6.5%
Other services	103	6.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	84	5.2%
Public administration	71	4.4%
Finance and insurance	49	3.1%
Wholesale trade	44	2.7%
Transportation and warehousing	29	1.8%
Utilities	25	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	24	1.5%
Information	5	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	196	5.58%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	1	0.03%
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	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,232	94.6%
Spanish	184	5.4%
Other	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,235	35.2%
English	644	18.3%
Irish	474	13.5%
Norwegian	228	6.5%
American	165	4.7%
Swedish	102	2.9%
Polish	77	2.2%
Scottish	60	1.7%
Dutch	56	1.6%
Welsh	54	1.5%
French	41	1.2%
West Indian	36	1.0%
Czech	33	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	29	0.8%
Danish	28	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,416	97.3%
Not a citizen	94	2.7%

Native	3,408	97.1%
Foreign-born	102	2.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
88	3.9%	61	2.7%	842	36.8%	782	34.2%	371	16.2%	141	6.2%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	88	3.9%
9-12 Years	61	2.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	842	36.8%
Some College	782	34.2%
Bach. Degree	371	16.2%
Grad Degree	141	6.2%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R -316	D +296	D + 7.1%
D -20
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	43%	Donald Trump* (R)	876	76.4%	Joe Biden (D)	237	20.7%	34	3.0%	1,147	18	30	0.12%
2016	57%	Donald Trump (R)	1,192	78.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	257	16.8%	77	5.0%	1,526	19	32	0.18%

2020 President, Broken Bow city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

237

20.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

876

76.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

3.0%

TOTAL

1,147

Turnout: 43%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 30

2016 President, Broken Bow city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

257

16.8%

Donald Trump (R)

1,192

78.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.3%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.7%

TOTAL

1,526

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 32

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Broken Bow city, NE

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	42%	Ben Sasse* (R)	879	79.6%	Chris Janicek (D)	149	13.5%	76 [+]	6.9%	1,104	17	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Preston Love (D (write-in)) 76 (6.9%);
2018	S1	49%	Deb Fischer* (R)	985	76.5%	Jane Raybould (D)	257	20.0%	46 [+]	3.6%	1,288	19	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jim Schultz (Libertarian) 46 (3.6%);
2018	G	49%	Pete Ricketts* (R)	996	77.5%	Bob Krist (D)	289	22.5%	0	0.0%	1,285	19	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,770
Median Value	$108,600

Occupied	1,515	85.6%
Vacant	255	14.4%

Owned	914	60.3%
Rented	601	39.7%
Median Rent	$747

Single-Family Units	1,381	78.0%
Detached	1,368	77.3%
Attached	13	0.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	271	15.3%
Mobile Homes	11	0.6%

Broken Bow city, NE

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Broken Bow city, NE

2022 Housing Data for Broken Bow city, NE

2022 Income & Employment Data for Broken Bow city, NE

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Broken Bow city, NE

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Broken Bow city, NE

Historical Presidential Election Results for Broken Bow city, NE

Historical Statewide Election Results for Broken Bow city, NE