2022 population: 3,326 ( 409 from 2010 , 51 from 2020)
Land area: 441.6 square miles
Population density: 7.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,109	93.48%	14.3%
Black:	20	0.60%	150.0%
Indian:	18	0.54%	100.0%
Asian:	6	0.18%	200.0%
2+ races:	42	1.26%	75.0%
Hispanic:	131	3.94%	101.5%

Total non-White:	217	6.52%	100.9%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	85	12.6
Deaths:	129	19.1
Net Migration:	-8	-1.2
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	-518	-13.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	109	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
3,735
3,627	97.11%
8	0.21%
9	0.24%
2	0.05%
24	0.64%
65	1.74%
108	2.89%

2000
4,038
3,954	97.92%
0	0.00%
12	0.30%
2	0.05%
24	0.59%
46	1.14%
84	2.08%

1990
4,275
4,212	98.53%
0	0.00%
2	0.05%
11	0.26%
n/a
50	1.17%
63	1.47%

1980
4,740
4,729	99.77%
0	0.00%
2	0.04%
0	0.00%
n/a
9	0.19%
11	0.23%

1970
5,142
5,097	99.12%
11	0.21%
9	0.18%
6	0.12%
n/a
19	0.37%
45	0.88%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
383	9.5
504	12.5
-453	-11.2
6	0.1

-327	-8.1
24	0.6

Number	Rate
1990's
519	12.1
577	13.5
-117	-2.7
10	0.2

-258	-6.0
21	0.5

Number	Rate
1980's
687	14.5
659	13.9
-478	-10.1
n/a

-517	-10.9
52	1.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-555	-10.8
n/a

-368	-7.2
-34	-0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Nance 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
44.0
763	22.9%
2,563	77.1%
707	21.3%

1,307
2.48

835	63.9%
726	86.9%
33	4.0%
472	36.1%

2010
Number	Percent
45.0
876	23.5%
2,859	76.5%
712	19.1%

1,525
2.36

1,007	66.0%
845	83.9%
66	6.6%
518	34.0%

2000
Number	Percent
39.8
1,113	27.6%
2,925	72.4%
792	19.6%

1,595
2.46

1,126	70.6%
986	87.6%
61	5.4%
469	29.4%

1990
Number	Percent
36.5
1,220	28.5%
3,055	71.5%
839	19.6%

1,603
2.56

1,166	72.7%
1,061	91.0%
33	2.8%
437	27.3%

1980
Number	Percent
34.2
1,387	29.3%
3,353	70.7%
886	18.7%

1,726
2.67

1,268	73.5%
1,157	91.2%
41	3.2%
458	26.5%

2022 Housing Data for Nance County, NE

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	27	2.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	55	4.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	97	7.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	54	4.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	62	4.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	78	6.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	39	3.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	41	3.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	58	4.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	142	10.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	136	10.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	199	15.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	101	7.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	34	2.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	133	10.2%
$200,000 or more	51	3.9%

Median Household Income	60,054
Per Capita Income	32,568

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	87
Compared to U.S.	81

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	23	1.8%
Public Assistance	4	0.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	78	6.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,418	74.7%
Unemployed	67	3.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,485	78.2%
Not in Labor Force	413	21.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	538	390	58.0%
Non-Profit	26	63	29.2%
Self-Employed	286	96	74.9%

Local Government	44	139	24.0%
State Government	33	20	62.3%
Federal Government	4	21	16.0%

Total Private + Self	824	486	62.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	107	243	30.6%
Total	931	729	56.1%

Pct. Govt.	15.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	335	20.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	276	16.6%
Professional, Technical	308	18.6%
Service Occupations	257	15.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	81	4.9%
All others	484	29.2%

White Collar		55.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	305	18.4%
Health care and social assistance	257	15.5%
Retail trade	191	11.5%
Educational services	166	10.0%
Construction	143	8.6%
Transportation and warehousing	129	7.8%
Accommodation and food services	96	5.8%
Manufacturing	78	4.7%
Finance and insurance	49	3.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	47	2.8%
Other services	46	2.8%
Public administration	44	2.7%
Utilities	38	2.3%
Information	23	1.4%
Wholesale trade	22	1.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	19	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	6	0.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	73	2.17%
Puerto Rican	31	0.92%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	6	0.18%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	6	0.18%
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	7	0.21%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	5	0.15%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,134	98.2%
Spanish	31	1.0%
German, other Germanic	9	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	8	0.3%
Other Indo-European	8	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,394	41.4%
Polish	697	20.7%
Irish	473	14.1%
English	311	9.2%
Swedish	293	8.7%
American	79	2.3%
Czech	69	2.0%
European	62	1.8%
Danish	57	1.7%
Scandinavian	34	1.0%
Dutch	32	1.0%
Italian	29	0.9%
Scottish	28	0.8%
French	27	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	27	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,366	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	3,356	99.7%
Foreign-born	10	0.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
66	2.8%	119	5.0%	800	33.8%	935	39.5%	289	12.2%	161	6.8%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	66	2.8%
9-12 Years	119	5.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	800	33.8%
Some College	935	39.5%
Bach. Degree	289	12.2%
Grad Degree	161	6.8%
Average years of education: 13.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	2,007	1,972	35	1.7%	2.4%
1991	2,046	2,001	45	2.2%	2.7%
1992	2,024	1,977	47	2.3%	2.8%
1993	1,962	1,906	56	2.9%	2.8%
1994	1,954	1,909	45	2.3%	2.6%
1995	1,946	1,896	50	2.6%	2.6%
1996	1,840	1,792	48	2.6%	2.7%
1997	1,768	1,730	38	2.1%	2.4%
1998	1,730	1,684	46	2.7%	2.5%
1999	1,715	1,661	54	3.1%	2.7%

2000	2,050	1,988	62	3.0%	2.8%
2001	2,058	1,986	72	3.5%	3.1%
2002	2,076	1,984	92	4.4%	3.7%
2003	2,097	1,989	108	5.2%	3.9%
2004	2,027	1,936	91	4.5%	3.9%
2005	2,025	1,948	77	3.8%	3.8%
2006	2,013	1,956	57	2.8%	3.0%
2007	2,021	1,972	49	2.4%	2.9%
2008	2,051	1,992	59	2.9%	3.2%
2009	2,141	2,070	71	3.3%	4.7%

2010	1,977	1,898	79	4.0%	4.7%
2011	2,064	1,988	76	3.7%	4.4%
2012	2,094	2,026	68	3.2%	3.9%
2013	2,072	2,007	65	3.1%	3.7%
2014	2,072	2,016	56	2.7%	3.3%
2015	2,073	2,022	51	2.5%	3.0%
2016	2,011	1,956	55	2.7%	3.1%
2017	2,024	1,974	50	2.5%	2.9%
2018	2,017	1,968	49	2.4%	2.9%
2019	1,991	1,932	59	3.0%	3.0%

2020	1,946	1,883	63	3.2%	4.2%
2021	1,965	1,925	40	2.0%	2.7%
2022	1,973	1,932	41	2.1%	2.3%
2023	1,958	1,916	42	2.1%	2.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,622
Median Value	$108,000

Occupied	1,307	80.6%
Vacant	315	19.4%

Owned	1,081	82.7%
Rented	226	17.3%
Median Rent	$710

Single-Family Units	1,551	95.6%
Detached	1,544	95.2%
Attached	7	0.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	23	1.4%
Mobile Homes	6	0.4%

Nance County, NE

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Nance County, NE

2022 Housing Data for Nance County, NE

2022 Income & Employment Data for Nance County, NE

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Nance County, NE

Historical Labor Force Data for Nance County, NE