Fremont, NE

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2024 Population
37,351
US Senator
Deb Fischer
Republican Party
US Senator
Pete Ricketts
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
39.3
1.03% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
11%
18.3% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$74,329
4.26% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$208,600
10.9% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
18,501
0.108% 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.

94.8% of the residents in Fremont, NE are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Fremont, NE are Midland University (455 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Fremont, NE was $208,600, and the homeownership rate was 66.9%.

Most people in Fremont, NE drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Fremont, NE was 2 cars per household.

Fremont, NE borders Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA.

Population & Diversity

Fremont, NE is home to a population of 37.4k people, from which 94.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 7.59% of Fremont, NE residents were born outside of the country (2.83k people).

In 2024, there were 12.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (29k people) in Fremont, NE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.38k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 1.76k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

94.8%
2024 Citizenship
95.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.8% 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 95.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fremont, NE
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    29k ± 240
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    2.38k ± 640
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    1.76k ± 459
18%
Hispanic Population
6.73k people

In 2024, there were 12.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (29k people) in Fremont, NE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.38k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 1.76k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

18% of the people in Fremont, NE are hispanic (6.73k people).

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    46,760 ± 5,245 people
  2. Guatemala
    11,721 ± 2,650 people
  3. El Salvador
    6,922 ± 2,039 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Nebraska was Mexico, the natal country of 46,760 Nebraska residents, followed by Guatemala with 11,721 and El Salvador with 6,922.

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Foreign-Born Population

7.59%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
2.83k people
6.71%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
2.49k people

As of 2024, 7.59% of Fremont, NE residents (2.83k 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 6.71%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    830 ± 179
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    451 ± 166
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    354 ± 158

Fremont, NE has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.84 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Fremont, NE employs 18.5k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Fremont, NE were Manufacturing (3,644 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,430 people), and Retail Trade (1,875 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($61,468), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($56,875), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($55,549).

Occupations

18.5k
2024 Value
± 1,015
0.108%
1 Year growth
± 7.62%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fremont, NE grew at a rate of 0.108%, from 18.5k employees to 18.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fremont, NE, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,243 people), Production Occupations (2,040 people), and Management Occupations (1,887 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fremont, NE.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

18.5k
2024 Value
± 1,015
0.108%
1 Year growth
± 7.62%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fremont, NE grew at a rate of 0.108%, from 18.5k employees to 18.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fremont, NE, are Manufacturing (3,644 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,430 people), and Retail Trade (1,875 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.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$57,877
Median earning men ± $4,305
$40,155
Median earning women ± $2,674

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($94,972), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($76,196), and Manufacturing ($66,496).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($50,048), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($46,842), and Public Administration ($44,444).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 76
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  2. 61
    Construction
  3. 53
    Retail Trade

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The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $200k
    Manufacturing
  2. $93.5k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  3. $84.2k
    Wholesale Trade

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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.

US Senators from Nebraska

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Deb Fischer
Senator from Nebraska1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013
Pete 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.

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

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Education

In 2023, universities in Fremont, NE awarded 455 degrees. The student population of Fremont, NE in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 740 male students and 817 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Fremont, NE are White (295 and 67.8%), Hispanic or Latino (59 and 13.6%), Unknown (40 and 9.2%), and Black or African American (23 and 5.29%).

The largest universities in Fremont, NE by number of degrees awarded are Midland University (455 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Fremont, NE are Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language Instructor (90 and 19.8%), General Education (48 and 10.5%), and General Business Administration & Management (41 and 9.01%).

The median tuition cost in Fremont, NE for private four year colleges is $39,370.

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Fremont, NE, the percentage of applicants admitted was 66.9%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 29.4%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 1,557 (47.5% men and 52.5% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 1,557 students enrolled in Fremont, NE, 47.5% men and 52.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 918 records, of which 56.5% were women and 43.5% men.

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Concentrations

Most Common
  1. 45 degrees awarded
  2. 33 degrees awarded
  3. 20 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Fremont, NE was General Education with 45 degrees awarded.

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

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
455 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Midland University with 455 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 174 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Fremont, NE, which is 0.619 times less than the 281 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 295 degrees mean that there were 5 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 59 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($39,370) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($900) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

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

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Fremont, NE was $208,600 in 2024, which is 0.627 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $188,100 to $208,600, a 10.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Fremont, NE is 66.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Fremont, NE have an average commute time of 18.8 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.

Property

$208,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$8,575
$10,150
Median Property Taxes
±$635

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.

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Rent vs Own

66.9%
Homeownership
2024
60.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 66.9% of the housing units in Fremont, NE were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 66.8%.

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$74,329
Median Household Income
± $6,008
15.2k
Number of Households
± 865

In 2024, the median household income of the 15.2k households in Fremont, NE grew to $74,329 from the previous year's value of $71,294.

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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fremont, NE is from Nebraska.
0.447
2023 Wage GINI in Nebraska
0.444
2022 Wage GINI in Nebraska

In 2023, the income inequality in Nebraska was 0.447 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.606% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Nebraska was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Nebraska in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (83.6%)
  2. Carpooled (8.62%)
  3. Worked At Home (4.09%)

In 2024, 83.6% of workers in Fremont, NE drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.62%) and those who worked at home (4.09%).

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.

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Commute Time

18.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fremont, NE have a shorter commute time (18.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.579% of the workforce in Fremont, NE have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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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.

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Poverty & Diversity

11% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fremont, NE (4k out of 36.3k 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.

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Health

93.5% of the population of Fremont, NE has health coverage, with 50.5% on employee plans, 13.8% on Medicaid, 12.8% on Medicare, 14.8% on non-group plans, and 1.57% 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, 50.4% were men and 49.6% were women.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,343 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Nebraska

Primary care physicians in Nebraska see an average of 1,343 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,343 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Nebraska in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.7% under 18 years, 18.9% between 18 and 34 years, 35.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.4% were men and 49.6% were women.

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Uninsured People

6.51%
Uninsured
50.5%
Employer Coverage
13.8%
Medicaid
12.8%
Medicare
14.8%
Non-Group
1.57%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Fremont, NE grew by 4.41% from 6.24% to 6.51%.

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