Buffalo County, NE

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US Senator
N/ADeb Fischer
Republican Party
US Senator
N/APete Ricketts
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
35.1
1.45% 1-year increase
2024 Median Property Value
$246,400
4.05% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Buffalo County, NE reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.2% of the residents in Buffalo County, NE are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Buffalo County, NE was $246,400, and the homeownership rate was 66.4%.

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Population & Diversity

Buffalo County, NE is home to a population of N/A people, from which 97.2% are citizens. As of N/A, NaNk% of Buffalo County, NE residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.2%
2024 Citizenship
97.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.2% of Buffalo County, NE residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Buffalo County, NE was 97.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Economy

Industries

Employment by Industry Sector

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Nebraska went to Donald J. Trump with 59.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.9%), followed by Other (0.849%).

Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts are the senators currently representing the state of Nebraska. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Nebraska is currently represented by 3 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

2024 Election Results
  1. N/ADonald J. Trump (59.3%)
    Republican Party
  2. N/AKamala Harris (38.9%)
    Democratic Party
  3. N/AOther (0.849%)
    Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Nebraska went to Donald J. Trump with 59.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.9%), followed by Other (0.849%).

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Nebraska

N/ADeb Fischer
Senator from Nebraska1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013
N/APete Ricketts
Senator from Nebraska2
Assumed office on January 12, 2023
Appointed to the seat on January 12, 2023 following the resignation of Ben Sasse.

Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts are the senators currently representing Nebraska.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Buffalo County, NE was $246,400 in 2024, which is 0.741 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $236,800 to $246,400, a 4.05% increase. The homeownership rate in Buffalo County, NE is 66.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

In 2025, 13.8% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Buffalo County, NE. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 0.051%.

Housing

Property

$246,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$7,017
$13,269
Median Property Taxes
±$665

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Buffalo County, NE the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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Rent vs Own

66.4%
Homeownership
2024
61%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 66.4% of the housing units in Buffalo County, NE were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 65.2%.

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Transportation

Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Buffalo County, NE distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Buffalo County, NE have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 13.8% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Buffalo County, NE. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 0.051%.

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Children in Poverty

In 2025, 8.6% of the children was living in poverty in Buffalo County, NE. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 6.1%.

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Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 193 in Buffalo County, NE. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 40.9 per 100,000 population.

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