Fremont, NE

Census Place

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2024 Population

27,567

US Senator

Deb Fischer

Republican Party

US Senator

Pete Ricketts

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

37.5

0.531% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

11.6%

22.1% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$71,152

5.91% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$214,700

10.4% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

13,682

0.0292% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Fremont, 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.

94.2% of the residents in Fremont, NE are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Fremont, NE are Midland University (443 degrees awarded in 2024).

In 2024, the median property value in Fremont, NE was $214,700, and the homeownership rate was 62%.

Most people in Fremont, NE drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Fremont, NE was 2 cars per household.

United States Nebraska Dodge County, NE Fremont, NE Dodge, Cass, Saunders & Washington Counties PUMA, NE

Population & Diversity

Fremont, NE is home to a population of 27.6k people, from which 94.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 8.56% of Fremont, NE residents were born outside of the country (2.36k people).

In 2024, there were 10.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (20.6k people) in Fremont, NE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.89k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 1.39k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.2%

2024 Citizenship

95.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.2% of Fremont, NE residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Fremont, NE was 95.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Fremont, NE compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fremont, NE

White (Non-Hispanic)
20.6k ± 362
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
1.89k ± 582
Other (Hispanic)
1.39k ± 420

20.3%

Hispanic Population

5.61k people

20.3% of the people in Fremont, NE are hispanic (5.61k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Fremont, NE as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Nebraska.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
47,802 ± 5,303 people
Guatemala
13,722 ± 2,866 people
El Salvador
6,860 ± 2,030 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Nebraska was Mexico, the natal country of 47,802 Nebraska residents, followed by Guatemala with 13,722 and El Salvador with 6,860.

Foreign-Born Population

8.56%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2.36k people

7.36%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.01k people

As of 2024, 8.56% of Fremont, NE residents (2.36k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Fremont, NE was 7.36%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Fremont, NE compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
622 ± 156
Gulf War (2001-)
330 ± 161
Gulf War (1990s)
293 ± 144

Fremont, NE has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.88 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Fremont, NE.

Health

93.1% of the population of Fremont, NE has health coverage, with 51.2% on employee plans, 14.3% on Medicaid, 11.8% on Medicare, 14.4% on non-group plans, and 1.46% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Nebraska see 1,343 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,343 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1217 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 294 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.7% under 18 years, 20.7% between 18 and 34 years, 35.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

6.89%

Uninsured

51.2%

Employer Coverage

14.3%

Medicaid

11.8%

Medicare

14.4%

Non-Group

1.46%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Fremont, NE grew by 11.4% from 6.18% to 6.89%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Fremont, NE changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Fremont, NE employs 13.7k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Fremont, NE were Manufacturing (2,976 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,819 people), and Retail Trade (1,331 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($75,455), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($75,455), and Manufacturing ($62,317).

Employment

Occupations

13.7k

2024 Value

± 917

0.0292%

1 Year growth

± 9.42%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fremont, NE grew at a rate of 0.0292%, from 13.7k employees to 13.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fremont, NE, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,643 people), Production Occupations (1,598 people), and Management Occupations (1,284 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fremont, NE.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Nebraska.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Nebraska (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

13.7k

2024 Value

± 917

0.0292%

1 Year growth

± 9.42%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fremont, NE grew at a rate of 0.0292%, from 13.7k employees to 13.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fremont, NE, are Manufacturing (2,976 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,819 people), and Retail Trade (1,331 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fremont, NE, though some of these residents may live in Fremont, NE and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$57,673

Median earning men ± $4,751

$40,201

Median earning women ± $2,877

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($125,417), Public Administration ($95,069), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($82,589).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($50,978), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($47,079), and Public Administration ($45,060).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Nebraska.

Y-Axis

2.25%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.03M people employed in Nebraska. This represents a 2.25% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.87%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Nebraska.

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

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Fremont, NE. Showing the available data for Nebraska.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (59.3%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (38.9%)
Democratic Party
Other (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%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Nebraska for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Nebraska

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Nebraska.

Deb Fischer

Senator from Nebraska

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Pete Ricketts

Senator from Nebraska

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.

The following chart shows elected senators in Nebraska over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2024, universities in Fremont, NE awarded 443 degrees. The student population of Fremont, NE in 2024 is skewed towards men, with 792 male students and 766 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Fremont, NE are White (279 and 66.3%), Hispanic or Latino (68 and 16.2%), Unknown (31 and 7.36%), and Black or African American (27 and 6.41%).

The largest universities in Fremont, NE by number of degrees awarded are Midland University (443 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Fremont, NE are General Education (66 and 14.9%), General Business Administration & Management (47 and 10.6%), and Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language Instructor (46 and 10.4%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $41,150.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Fremont, NE, the percentage of applicants admitted was 66.1%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 31.4%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 1,558 (50.8% men and 49.2% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 1,558 students enrolled in Fremont, NE, 50.8% men and 49.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 896 records, of which 53.6% were women and 46.4% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Education
66 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
33 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
32 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Fremont, NE was General Education with 66 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Fremont, NE according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Midland University

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

443 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Midland University with 443 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 165 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Fremont, NE, which is 0.594 times less than the 278 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 279 degrees mean that there were 4.1 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 68 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($41,150) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($900) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,020) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Fremont, NE was $214,700 in 2024, which is 0.645 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $194,400 to $214,700, a 10.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Fremont, NE is 62%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Fremont, NE have an average commute time of 17.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fremont, NE is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$214,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$8,802

$6,871

Median Property Taxes

±$536

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 Fremont, NE the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Fremont, NE compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

62%

Homeownership

2024

59.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 62% of the housing units in Fremont, NE were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 61.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Fremont, NE compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$71,152

Median Household Income

± $6,880

11.1k

Number of Households

± 765

In 2024, the median household income of the 11.1k households in Fremont, NE grew to $71,152 from the previous year's value of $67,179.

The following chart displays the households in Fremont, NE distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fremont, NE is from Nebraska.

0.447

2024 Wage GINI in Nebraska

0.447

2023 Wage GINI in Nebraska

In 2024, the income inequality in Nebraska was 0.447 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.182% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Nebraska was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Nebraska in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Nebraska across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (82.7%)
Carpooled (9%)
Worked At Home (4.18%)

In 2024, 82.7% of workers in Fremont, NE drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9%) and those who worked at home (4.18%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

17.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fremont, NE have a shorter commute time (17.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.564% of the workforce in Fremont, NE have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Fremont, NE compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fremont, NE (3.09k out of 26.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fremont, NE is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.