Nemaha County, Kansas Demographics

Population trends, housing costs, income, commuting, and health, all on one page.

Nemaha County, KS Population Density Map and Area Scores

Area Score

Health, income and education, each graded from F to A+. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

  • B
    Health Around average
    Healthier than 90% of counties in Kansas
  • B
    Income Around average
    Wealthier than 88% of counties in Kansas
  • D
    Education Well below average
    Better educated than 70% of counties in Kansas

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Population density, people per sq mi

Population: density and quick facts

Metric Nemaha County Kansas Avg U.S. Average
Population 10,160 2,945,842 337,468,954
Population density (per sq mi) 14.1 35.8 86.4
Population growth (%/yr) -0.02% 0.19% 0.59%
Median age 40.2 38.7 37.3
Households 4,031 1,173,585 130,235,071

Population in Nemaha County grew by 0.4% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 10,160 in 2024.

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Race & Ethnicity

Group Share

Age & Sex

The largest generation in Nemaha County is Gen Z, aged 13–28, at 19.1% of residents. That is 3.8 points below Kansas as a whole.

Residents by birth cohort, from the 2025 age distribution. The right-hand figure is how far each cohort's share sits above or below Kansas, in percentage points. Children younger than Gen Z and the generations before the Boomers are counted in the population but not shown here, so these shares do not add up to 100%.

Male and female share

Women are 48.8% of the people living in Nemaha County and men 51.2%.

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Economy

Nemaha County has a the economy index of B, which means it is quite prosperous.

Metric Nemaha County Kansas Avg U.S. Average
Median household income $77,710 $74,287 $80,455
Income growth (%/yr) 5.64% 4.08% 4.80%
Unemployment rate 1.5% 3.8% 5.2%

The median household income in Nemaha County is about 5% higher than in Kansas.

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Housing

Metric Nemaha County Kansas Avg U.S. Average
Median home price $94,999 $104,644 $248,835
Median rent $774 $1,060 $1,407
Homeownership rate 78.0% 67.1% 65.2%

The median home price in Nemaha County is about 10.2 years' worth of rent — buying at the median price costs roughly as much as paying the median rent of $774 per month for that long.

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Commute Time & Mobility

Commuters in Nemaha County spend about 23 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 98 hours, about 4.1 full days, spent commuting.

Metric Nemaha County Kansas Avg U.S. Average
One-way commute (min) 11.7 17.2 22.4
Round-trip commute (min) 23.4 34.4 44.8
Yearly time spent (hours) 98 143 187
Estimated yearly cost $3,023 $4,448 $5,790
Work from home 5.5% 11.8% 15.0%
Highway traffic (vehicles/day) 1,244 4,500 8,813
Local road traffic (vehicles/day) 214 662 1,355

Fastest commutes among counties in Kansas: Wichita County (7.0 min), Scott County (7.1 min), Greeley County (7.2 min).
Slowest: Linn County (31.3 min), Miami County (30.8 min), Jefferson County (30.3 min).

The average commute time in Nemaha County is 12 minutes, shorter than the 17 minutes in Kansas.

Estimated yearly cost applies a single national wage rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area. Traffic volume figures come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.

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Education & Households

Nemaha County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric Nemaha County Kansas Avg U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher 26.6% 31.5% 31.6%
Average household size 2.45 2.44 2.53

Highest education index among counties in Kansas: Johnson County (0.4), Douglas County (0.4), Riley County (0.3).
Lowest: Seward County (0.2), Grant County (0.2), Kearny County (0.2).

Health

Nemaha County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric Nemaha County Kansas Avg U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years) 79.4 78.6 78.3
Self-rated poor health 13.5% 15.3% 16.3%
Smokers 16.7% 18.7% 19.0%

Highest health index among counties in Kansas: Johnson County (0.8), Riley County (0.8), Douglas County (0.8).
Lowest: Wyandotte County (0.8), Woodson County (0.8), Chautauqua County (0.8).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Nemaha County, Kansas.

How big is Nemaha County, Kansas by population?

About 10,160 people live in Nemaha County, Kansas, in 4,031 households of 2.4 people on average. The median age is 40.2, so residents are older than the U.S. median of 37.3 by about 3 years.

Is Nemaha County, Kansas urban or rural?

Averaged over its land area, Nemaha County, Kansas has 14 people per square mile, a density typical of rural areas. That is about 16% of the U.S. average of 86.

Can a typical household afford a home in Nemaha County, Kansas?

The median home costs 1.2 times the median household income ($94,999 against $77,710), compared with 3.1 times nationally. That is within the traditional rule of thumb of about 3 times income. Median rent of $774 a month takes about 12% of the median household's income, below the 30% level at which HUD considers renters cost-burdened.

Is it hard to find a job in Nemaha County, Kansas?

Unemployment in Nemaha County, Kansas is only 1.5%, well below the U.S. rate of 5.2%, a sign of a tight labor market where employers compete for workers.

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