2022 population: 1,837 ( 220 from 2010 , 35 from 2020)
Land area: 1705.4 square miles
Population density: 1.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,663	90.53%	14.4%
Black:	8	0.44%	100.0%
Indian:	17	0.93%	70.0%
Asian:	7	0.38%	0.0%
2+ races:	26	1.42%	23.8%
Hispanic:	116	6.31%	45.0%

Total non-White:	174	9.47%	51.3%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	46	12.3
Deaths:	87	23.2
Net Migration:	1	0.3
Net Immigration:	5	1.3

Change in White population:	-279	-13.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	59	2.9

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
2,057
1,942	94.41%
4	0.19%
10	0.49%
0	0.00%
21	1.02%
80	3.89%
115	5.59%

2000
2,292
2,230	97.29%
2	0.09%
6	0.26%
6	0.26%
10	0.44%
33	1.44%
62	2.71%

1990
2,460
2,439	99.15%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
21	0.85%
21	0.85%

1980
2,802
2,784	99.36%
0	0.00%
8	0.29%
0	0.00%
n/a
10	0.36%
18	0.64%

1970
2,929
2,920	99.69%
1	0.03%
7	0.24%
1	0.03%
n/a
0	0.00%
9	0.31%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
148	6.5
304	13.3
-406	-17.7
6	0.3

-288	-12.6
53	2.3

Number	Rate
1990's
186	7.6
416	16.9
-120	-4.9
1	0.0

-209	-8.5
41	1.7

Number	Rate
1980's
378	13.5
422	15.1
-285	-10.2
n/a

-345	-12.3
3	0.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-136	-4.6
n/a

-136	-4.6
9	0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Garden 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
47.3
414	22.5%
1,423	77.5%
508	27.7%

829
2.10

478	57.7%
382	79.9%
47	9.8%
351	42.3%

2010
Number	Percent
49.8
382	18.6%
1,675	81.4%
560	27.2%

961
2.10

602	62.6%
506	84.1%
39	6.5%
359	37.4%

2000
Number	Percent
45.7
499	21.8%
1,793	78.2%
553	24.1%

1,020
2.19

667	65.4%
567	85.0%
34	5.1%
353	34.6%

1990
Number	Percent
42.4
574	23.3%
1,886	76.7%
591	24.0%

1,046
2.29

716	68.5%
641	89.5%
27	3.8%
330	31.5%

1980
Number	Percent
41.2
661	23.6%
2,141	76.4%
619	22.1%

1,143
2.38

847	74.1%
794	93.7%
26	3.1%
296	25.9%

2022 Housing Data for Garden County, NE

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	34	4.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	35	4.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	36	4.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	35	4.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	101	12.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	12	1.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	96	11.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	27	3.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	54	6.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	107	12.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	62	7.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	106	12.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	59	7.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	27	3.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	31	3.7%
$200,000 or more	7	0.8%

Median Household Income	47,139
Per Capita Income	28,787

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	93
Compared to U.S.	87

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	71	8.6%
Public Assistance	20	2.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	95	11.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	618	71.4%
Unemployed	16	1.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	634	73.3%
Not in Labor Force	231	26.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	161	138	53.8%
Non-Profit	11	44	20.0%
Self-Employed	186	44	80.9%

Local Government	28	72	28.0%
State Government	2	4	33.3%
Federal Government	5	3	62.5%

Total Private + Self	347	182	65.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	46	123	27.2%
Total	393	305	56.3%

Pct. Govt.	16.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	211	30.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	117	16.8%
Professional, Technical	84	12.0%
Service Occupations	89	12.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	47	6.7%
All others	197	28.2%

White Collar		59.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	145	20.8%
Health care and social assistance	81	11.6%
Educational services	81	11.6%
Retail trade	62	8.9%
Construction	60	8.6%
Transportation and warehousing	47	6.7%
Other services	45	6.4%
Finance and insurance	39	5.6%
Public administration	35	5.0%
Wholesale trade	27	3.9%
Accommodation and food services	20	2.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	18	2.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	15	2.1%
Manufacturing	11	1.6%
Information	9	1.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	7	0.39%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	3	0.17%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	3	0.17%
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	64	3.60%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Japanese	3	0.17%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,664	97.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun	31	1.8%
Spanish	6	0.4%
Tagalog	3	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	648	36.4%
Irish	238	13.4%
English	197	11.1%
Swedish	80	4.5%
Dutch	73	4.1%
American	67	3.8%
Danish	52	2.9%
French	42	2.4%
Polish	41	2.3%
Scottish	31	1.7%
Scandinavian	22	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	22	1.2%
Czech	12	0.7%
Italian	11	0.6%
European	10	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,778	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	1,771	99.6%
Foreign-born	7	0.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
13	1.0%	67	5.2%	425	32.8%	493	38.0%	205	15.8%	94	7.2%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	13	1.0%
9-12 Years	67	5.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	425	32.8%
Some College	493	38.0%
Bach. Degree	205	15.8%
Grad Degree	94	7.2%
Average years of education: 13.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	1,204	1,182	22	1.8%	2.4%
1991	1,156	1,137	19	1.6%	2.7%
1992	1,119	1,099	20	1.8%	2.8%
1993	1,085	1,066	19	1.8%	2.8%
1994	1,146	1,127	19	1.7%	2.6%
1995	1,110	1,064	46	4.1%	2.6%
1996	1,109	1,086	23	2.1%	2.7%
1997	1,092	1,075	17	1.6%	2.4%
1998	1,058	1,035	23	2.2%	2.5%
1999	1,113	1,087	26	2.3%	2.7%

2000	1,209	1,178	31	2.6%	2.8%
2001	1,109	1,073	36	3.2%	3.1%
2002	1,109	1,071	38	3.4%	3.7%
2003	1,157	1,113	44	3.8%	3.9%
2004	1,087	1,046	41	3.8%	3.9%
2005	1,056	1,025	31	2.9%	3.8%
2006	1,016	987	29	2.9%	3.0%
2007	935	911	24	2.6%	2.9%
2008	947	919	28	3.0%	3.2%
2009	958	917	41	4.3%	4.7%

2010	1,265	1,212	53	4.2%	4.7%
2011	1,260	1,215	45	3.6%	4.4%
2012	1,258	1,219	39	3.1%	3.9%
2013	1,233	1,199	34	2.8%	3.7%
2014	1,194	1,160	34	2.8%	3.3%
2015	1,201	1,172	29	2.4%	3.0%
2016	1,194	1,155	39	3.3%	3.1%
2017	1,193	1,160	33	2.8%	2.9%
2018	1,187	1,158	29	2.4%	2.9%
2019	1,098	1,067	31	2.8%	3.0%

2020	1,061	1,024	37	3.5%	4.2%
2021	1,120	1,096	24	2.1%	2.7%
2022	1,126	1,103	23	2.0%	2.3%
2023	1,080	1,058	22	2.0%	2.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,139
Median Value	$91,700

Occupied	829	72.8%
Vacant	310	27.2%

Owned	660	79.6%
Rented	169	20.4%
Median Rent	$733

Single-Family Units	1,024	89.9%
Detached	1,018	89.4%
Attached	6	0.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	27	2.4%
Mobile Homes	72	6.3%

Garden County, NE

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Garden County, NE

2022 Housing Data for Garden County, NE

2022 Income & Employment Data for Garden County, NE

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Garden County, NE

Historical Labor Force Data for Garden County, NE