Fillmore County, Nebraska Demographics

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

Fillmore County, NE 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
  • B
    Income Around average
    Wealthier than 79% of counties in Nebraska
  • D
    Education Well below average

Source: Map AI Methodology

Fillmore County
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Population density, people per sq mi

Population: density and quick facts

Metric Fillmore County Nebraska Avg U.S. Average
Population 5,541 1,978,686 337,468,954
Population density (per sq mi) 9.6 25.6 86.4
Population growth (%/yr) -0.30% 0.63% 0.59%
Median age 46.4 38.3 37.3
Households 2,357 797,835 130,235,071

Population in Fillmore County declined by 8.4% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 5,541 in 2024.

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Race & Ethnicity

Group Share

Age & Sex

The largest generation in Fillmore County is Gen X, aged 45–60, at 22.2% of residents. That is 3.8 points above Nebraska 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 Nebraska, 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 50.7% of the people living in Fillmore County and men 49.3%.

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Economy

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

Metric Fillmore County Nebraska Avg U.S. Average
Median household income $76,804 $76,615 $80,455
Income growth (%/yr) 4.97% 4.27% 4.80%
Unemployment rate 1.0% 3.0% 5.2%

The median household income in Fillmore County is about the same as in Nebraska.

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Housing

Metric Fillmore County Nebraska Avg U.S. Average
Median home price $7,777 $175,282 $248,835
Median rent $716 $1,071 $1,407
Homeownership rate 80.4% 66.5% 65.2%

The median home price in Fillmore County is about 0.9 years' worth of rent — buying at the median price costs roughly as much as paying the median rent of $716 per month for that long.

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Commute Time & Mobility

Commuters in Fillmore County spend about 30 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 126 hours, about 5.2 full days, spent commuting.

Metric Fillmore County Nebraska Avg U.S. Average
One-way commute (min) 15.1 17.0 22.4
Round-trip commute (min) 30.2 34.0 44.8
Yearly time spent (hours) 126 142 187
Estimated yearly cost $3,898 $4,390 $5,790
Work from home 7.5% 11.1% 15.0%
Highway traffic (vehicles/day) 4,803 5,179 8,813
Local road traffic (vehicles/day) 254 691 1,355

Fastest commutes among counties in Nebraska: Hooker County (7.4 min), Cherry County (8.0 min), Box Butte County (8.0 min).
Slowest: Cass County (28.0 min), Banner County (27.2 min), Saunders County (26.9 min).

The average commute time in Fillmore County is 15 minutes, shorter than the 17 minutes in Nebraska.

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

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

Metric Fillmore County Nebraska Avg U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher 21.4% 30.8% 31.6%
Average household size 2.29 2.42 2.53

Highest education index among counties in Nebraska: Sarpy County (0.3), Lancaster County (0.3), Douglas County (0.3).
Lowest: Dakota County (0.2), Colfax County (0.2), Dawson County (0.2).

Health

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

Metric Fillmore County Nebraska Avg U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years) 77.4 79.5 78.3
Self-rated poor health 12.9% 12.9% 16.3%
Smokers 16.1% 16.6% 19.0%

Highest health index among counties in Nebraska: Wayne County (0.8), Sarpy County (0.8), Lancaster County (0.8).
Lowest: Thurston County (0.8), Pawnee County (0.8), Dundy County (0.8).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Fillmore County, Nebraska.

How many people live in Fillmore County, Nebraska?

About 5,541 people live in Fillmore County, Nebraska, in 2,357 households of 2.3 people on average. The median age is 46.4, so residents are older than the U.S. median of 37.3 by about 9 years.

Is Fillmore County, Nebraska urban or rural?

Averaged over its land area, Fillmore County, Nebraska has 10 people per square mile, a density typical of rural areas. That is about 11% of the U.S. average of 86.

Is Fillmore County, Nebraska an affordable place to live?

The median home costs 0.1 times the median household income ($7,777 against $76,804), compared with 3.1 times nationally. That is within the traditional rule of thumb of about 3 times income. Median rent of $716 a month takes about 11% of the median household's income, below the 30% level at which HUD considers renters cost-burdened.

Is unemployment high in Fillmore County, Nebraska?

Unemployment in Fillmore County, Nebraska is only 1.0%, well below the U.S. rate of 5.2%, a sign of a tight labor market where employers compete for workers.

How educated are people in Fillmore County, Nebraska?

21.4% of adults in Fillmore County, Nebraska hold a bachelor's degree or higher (about 1 in 5), well below the U.S. share of 31.6%.

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