2022 population: 2,829 ( 141 from 2010 , 32 from 2020)
Land area: 883.3 square miles
Population density: 3.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,620	92.61%	8.0%
Black:	14	0.49%	40.0%
Indian:	8	0.28%	166.7%
Asian:	7	0.25%	40.0%
2+ races:	25	0.88%	212.5%
Hispanic:	155	5.48%	63.2%

Total non-White:	209	7.39%	71.3%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	65	11.4
Deaths:	78	13.6
Net Migration:	-21	-3.7
Net Immigration:	2	0.3

Change in White population:	-228	-7.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	87	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
2,970
2,848	95.89%
10	0.34%
3	0.10%
5	0.17%
8	0.27%
95	3.20%
122	4.11%

2000
3,200
3,090	96.56%
1	0.03%
8	0.25%
7	0.22%
12	0.38%
74	2.31%
110	3.44%

1990
3,367
3,336	99.08%
0	0.00%
9	0.27%
3	0.09%
n/a
19	0.56%
31	0.92%

1980
3,637
3,552	97.66%
1	0.03%
2	0.05%
0	0.00%
n/a
82	2.25%
85	2.34%

1970
3,423
3,420	99.91%
1	0.03%
0	0.00%
2	0.06%
n/a
0	0.00%
3	0.09%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
327	10.2
355	11.1
-398	-12.4
6	0.2

-242	-7.6
12	0.4

Number	Rate
1990's
303	9.0
393	11.7
-208	-6.2
7	0.2

-246	-7.3
79	2.3

Number	Rate
1980's
533	14.7
414	11.4
-389	-10.7
n/a

-216	-5.9
-54	-1.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
15	0.4
n/a

132	3.9
82	2.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Perkins 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
707	25.0%
2,122	75.0%
681	24.1%

1,154
2.45

799	69.2%
732	91.6%
34	4.3%
355	30.8%

2010
Number	Percent
43.9
735	24.7%
2,235	75.3%
602	20.3%

1,239
2.36

846	68.3%
759	89.7%
28	3.3%
393	31.7%

2000
Number	Percent
40.7
850	26.6%
2,350	73.4%
622	19.4%

1,277
2.46

903	70.7%
817	90.5%
42	4.7%
374	29.3%

1990
Number	Percent
37.9
1,000	29.7%
2,367	70.3%
690	20.5%

1,280
2.59

956	74.7%
892	93.3%
38	4.0%
324	25.3%

1980
Number	Percent
34.2
1,042	28.6%
2,595	71.4%
638	17.5%

1,350
2.66

1,020	75.6%
956	93.7%
24	2.4%
330	24.4%

2022 Housing Data for Perkins County, NE

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	31	2.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	62	5.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	92	8.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	19	1.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	48	4.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	52	4.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	75	6.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	45	3.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	49	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	84	7.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	116	10.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	127	11.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	156	13.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	66	5.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	87	7.5%
$200,000 or more	45	3.9%

Median Household Income	61,786
Per Capita Income	34,696

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	60	5.2%
Public Assistance	15	1.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	36	3.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,232	83.5%
Unemployed	17	1.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,249	84.7%
Not in Labor Force	226	15.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		16.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	411	281	59.4%
Non-Profit	25	78	24.3%
Self-Employed	291	116	71.5%

Local Government	75	124	37.7%
State Government	28	2	93.3%
Federal Government	1	15	6.2%

Total Private + Self	702	397	63.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	129	219	37.1%
Total	831	616	57.4%

Pct. Govt.	16.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	285	19.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	266	18.4%
Professional, Technical	249	17.2%
Service Occupations	246	17.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	68	4.7%
All others	402	27.8%

White Collar		55.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	309	21.3%
Health care and social assistance	167	11.5%
Construction	135	9.3%
Retail trade	131	9.0%
Educational services	125	8.6%
Accommodation and food services	108	7.5%
Transportation and warehousing	70	4.8%
Other services	68	4.7%
Manufacturing	61	4.2%
Finance and insurance	61	4.2%
Wholesale trade	59	4.1%
Utilities	57	3.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	38	2.6%
Public administration	24	1.7%
Information	22	1.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	7	0.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	6	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	134	4.69%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	2	0.07%
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	1	0.03%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Japanese	11	0.38%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,579	95.5%
Spanish	107	4.0%
German, other Germanic	14	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,050	36.7%
English	315	11.0%
Irish	306	10.7%
Swedish	111	3.9%
Polish	96	3.4%
American	92	3.2%
Danish	50	1.7%
European	39	1.4%
Czech	35	1.2%
Scottish	34	1.2%
French	31	1.1%
Dutch	28	1.0%
Norwegian	28	1.0%
Italian	27	0.9%
Russian	24	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,803	98.0%
Not a citizen	57	2.0%

Native	2,784	97.3%
Foreign-born	76	2.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
99	5.0%	85	4.3%	515	26.2%	758	38.6%	436	22.2%	72	3.7%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	99	5.0%
9-12 Years	85	4.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	515	26.2%
Some College	758	38.6%
Bach. Degree	436	22.2%
Grad Degree	72	3.7%
Average years of education: 13.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	1,471	1,454	17	1.2%	2.4%
1991	1,415	1,386	29	2.0%	2.7%
1992	1,456	1,421	35	2.4%	2.8%
1993	1,417	1,383	34	2.4%	2.8%
1994	1,449	1,415	34	2.3%	2.6%
1995	1,523	1,485	38	2.5%	2.6%
1996	1,520	1,483	37	2.4%	2.7%
1997	1,521	1,484	37	2.4%	2.4%
1998	1,491	1,454	37	2.5%	2.5%
1999	1,526	1,487	39	2.6%	2.7%

2000	1,636	1,599	37	2.3%	2.8%
2001	1,660	1,623	37	2.2%	3.1%
2002	1,698	1,656	42	2.5%	3.7%
2003	1,669	1,626	43	2.6%	3.9%
2004	1,661	1,618	43	2.6%	3.9%
2005	1,587	1,547	40	2.5%	3.8%
2006	1,584	1,550	34	2.1%	3.0%
2007	1,577	1,540	37	2.3%	2.9%
2008	1,672	1,633	39	2.3%	3.2%
2009	1,699	1,648	51	3.0%	4.7%

2010	1,766	1,706	60	3.4%	4.7%
2011	1,803	1,751	52	2.9%	4.4%
2012	1,826	1,779	47	2.6%	3.9%
2013	1,817	1,772	45	2.5%	3.7%
2014	1,853	1,814	39	2.1%	3.3%
2015	1,842	1,808	34	1.8%	3.0%
2016	1,830	1,790	40	2.2%	3.1%
2017	1,812	1,777	35	1.9%	2.9%
2018	1,825	1,789	36	2.0%	2.9%
2019	1,825	1,785	40	2.2%	3.0%

2020	1,834	1,801	33	1.8%	4.2%
2021	1,869	1,842	27	1.4%	2.7%
2022	1,879	1,847	32	1.7%	2.3%
2023	1,808	1,778	30	1.7%	2.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,368
Median Value	$143,300

Occupied	1,154	84.4%
Vacant	214	15.6%

Owned	898	77.8%
Rented	256	22.2%
Median Rent	$756

Single-Family Units	1,230	89.9%
Detached	1,212	88.6%
Attached	18	1.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	57	4.2%
Mobile Homes	53	3.9%

Perkins County, NE

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Perkins County, NE

2022 Housing Data for Perkins County, NE

2022 Income & Employment Data for Perkins County, NE

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Perkins County, NE

Historical Labor Force Data for Perkins County, NE