Nuckolls County, Nebraska Demographics

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

Nuckolls 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
    Less healthy than 88% of counties in Nebraska
  • C
    Income Below average
  • D
    Education Well below average

Source: Map AI Methodology

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Population density, people per sq mi

Population: density and quick facts

Metric Nuckolls County Nebraska Avg U.S. Average
Population 4,087 1,978,686 337,468,954
Population density (per sq mi) 7.1 25.6 86.4
Population growth (%/yr) -0.78% 0.63% 0.59%
Median age 51.7 38.3 37.3
Households 1,919 797,835 130,235,071

Population in Nuckolls County declined by 9.3% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 4,087 in 2024.

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Race & Ethnicity

Group Share

Age & Sex

The largest generation in Nuckolls County is Boomers, aged 61–79, at 25.4% of residents. That is 9.2 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 51.1% of the people living in Nuckolls County and men 48.9%.

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Economy

Nuckolls County has a the economy index of C, which means it is somewhat prosperous.

Metric Nuckolls County Nebraska Avg U.S. Average
Median household income $73,200 $76,615 $80,455
Income growth (%/yr) 7.48% 4.27% 4.80%
Unemployment rate 1.0% 3.0% 5.2%

The median household income in Nuckolls County is about 4% lower than in Nebraska.

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Housing

Metric Nuckolls County Nebraska Avg U.S. Average
Median home price $65,384 $175,282 $248,835
Median rent $584 $1,071 $1,407
Homeownership rate 83.5% 66.5% 65.2%

The median home price in Nuckolls County is about 9.3 years' worth of rent — buying at the median price costs roughly as much as paying the median rent of $584 per month for that long.

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Commute Time & Mobility

Commuters in Nuckolls County spend about 20 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 85 hours, about 3.5 full days, spent commuting.

Metric Nuckolls County Nebraska Avg U.S. Average
One-way commute (min) 10.2 17.0 22.4
Round-trip commute (min) 20.4 34.0 44.8
Yearly time spent (hours) 85 142 187
Estimated yearly cost $2,630 $4,390 $5,790
Work from home 10.9% 11.1% 15.0%
Highway traffic (vehicles/day) — 5,179 8,813
Local road traffic (vehicles/day) 187 691 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 Nuckolls County is 10 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

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

Metric Nuckolls County Nebraska Avg U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher 25.2% 30.8% 31.6%
Average household size 2.08 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

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

Metric Nuckolls County Nebraska Avg U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years) 78.0 79.5 78.3
Self-rated poor health 14.9% 12.9% 16.3%
Smokers 16.9% 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 Nuckolls County, Nebraska.

What is the population of Nuckolls County, Nebraska?

About 4,087 people live in Nuckolls County, Nebraska, in 1,919 households of 2.1 people on average. The median age is 51.7, so residents are older than the U.S. median of 37.3 by about 14 years.

How densely populated is Nuckolls County, Nebraska?

Averaged over its land area, Nuckolls County, Nebraska has 7 people per square mile, a density typical of rural areas. That is about 8% of the U.S. average of 86.

Can a typical household afford a home in Nuckolls County, Nebraska?

The median home costs 0.9 times the median household income ($65,384 against $73,200), compared with 3.1 times nationally. That is within the traditional rule of thumb of about 3 times income. Median rent of $584 a month takes about 10% 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 Nuckolls County, Nebraska?

Unemployment in Nuckolls 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.

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