Frontier County, NE

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2024 Population

2,569

US Senator

Deb Fischer

Republican Party

US Senator

Pete Ricketts

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

43.7

2.1% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

11.4%

5.67% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$70,132

2.82% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$149,800

7.93% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

1,233

2.41% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Frontier 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.

98.6% of the residents in Frontier County, NE are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Frontier County, NE are Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (170 degrees awarded in 2024).

In 2024, the median property value in Frontier County, NE was $149,800, and the homeownership rate was 74%.

Most people in Frontier County, NE drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Frontier County, NE was 3 cars per household.

Frontier County, NE borders Dawson County, NE, Furnas County, NE, Gosper County, NE, Hayes County, NE, Hitchcock County, NE, Lincoln County, NE, and Red Willow County, NE.

United States Nebraska

Population & Diversity

Frontier County, NE is home to a population of 2.57k people, from which 98.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.57% of Frontier County, NE residents were born outside of the country (66 people).

In 2024, there were 30 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.34k people) in Frontier County, NE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 78 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 59 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.6%

2024 Citizenship

98.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.6% of Frontier County, NE residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Frontier County, NE was 98.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Frontier County, NE

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.34k ± 84
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
78 ± 29
Other (Hispanic)
59 ± 29

4.9%

Hispanic Population

126 people

4.9% of the people in Frontier County, NE are hispanic (126 people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County 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

2.57%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

66 people

1.99%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

51 people

As of 2024, 2.57% of Frontier County, NE residents (66 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 Frontier County, NE was 1.99%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
53 ± 20
Gulf War (2001-)
37 ± 25
Gulf War (1990s)
27 ± 27

Frontier County, NE has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.43 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Health

93.6% of the population of Frontier County, NE has health coverage, with 46.7% on employee plans, 11.7% on Medicaid, 18.3% on Medicare, 15.2% on non-group plans, and 1.61% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Frontier County, NE see 2,608 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (0 patients). Compare this to dentists who see null patients per year, and mental health providers who see 2627 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.4% were men and 47.6% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,608 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Frontier County, NE

Primary care physicians in Frontier County, NE see an average of 2,608 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (0 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.8% under 18 years, 16.2% between 18 and 34 years, 33.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 26.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.4% were men and 47.6% were women.

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

Uninsured People

6.43%

Uninsured

46.7%

Employer Coverage

11.7%

Medicaid

18.3%

Medicare

15.2%

Non-Group

1.61%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Frontier County, NE declined by 10.8% from 7.21% to 6.43%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the average number of mentally unhealthy days reported in past 30 days (age-adjusted) was 4.61 in Frontier County, NE.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Frontier County, NE.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 40.6% in Frontier County, NE.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Frontier County, NE.

Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 7.82% in Frontier County, NE.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Frontier County, NE.

Economy

The economy of Frontier County, NE employs 1.23k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Frontier County, NE were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (238 people), Educational Services (175 people), and Retail Trade (131 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($87,857), Utilities ($62,000), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($60,455).

Employment

Occupations

1.23k

2024 Value

± 124

2.41%

1 Year growth

± 13.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Frontier County, NE grew at a rate of 2.41%, from 1.2k employees to 1.23k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Frontier County, NE, are Management Occupations (241 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (123 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (114 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Frontier County, 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

1.23k

2024 Value

± 124

2.41%

1 Year growth

± 13.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Frontier County, NE grew at a rate of 2.41%, from 1.2k employees to 1.23k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Frontier County, NE, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (238 people), Educational Services (175 people), and Retail Trade (131 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Frontier County, NE, though some of these residents may live in Frontier County, NE and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$50,481

Median earning men ± $7,919

$37,305

Median earning women ± $2,782

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($88,080), Wholesale Trade ($75,625), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($60,795).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($55,074), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($53,542), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($42,188).

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.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

9
Other Services (except Public Administration)
6
Health Care and Social Assistance
6
Finance and Insurance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

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

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$3.43k
Construction
$2.07k
Finance and Insurance
$1.9k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

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 Frontier County, 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 Frontier County, NE awarded 170 degrees. The student population of Frontier County, NE in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 83 male students and 139 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Frontier County, NE are White (156 and 91.8%) and Hispanic or Latino (14 and 8.24%).

The largest universities in Frontier County, NE by number of degrees awarded are Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (170 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Frontier County, NE are Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician And Veterinary Assistant (87 and 51.2%), General Agricultural Production Operations (72 and 42.4%), and General Agriculture Management (11 and 6.47%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2024 there were 222 students enrolled in Frontier County, NE, 37.4% men and 62.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 202 records, of which 62.9% were women and 37.1% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Agricultural Production Operations
45 degrees awarded
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician And Veterinary Assistant
44 degrees awarded
General Agriculture Management
11 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Frontier County, NE was General Agricultural Production Operations with 45 degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Gender

Race

Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

170 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture with 170 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2024, 34 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Frontier County, NE, which is 0.25 times less than the 136 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 156 degrees mean that there were 11.1 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 14 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

Public, 2-year ($5,066) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Public, 2-year ($860) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 2-year ($726) 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 Frontier County, NE was $149,800 in 2024, which is 0.45 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $138,800 to $149,800, a 7.93% increase. The homeownership rate in Frontier County, NE is 74%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Frontier County, NE have an average commute time of 21.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Frontier County, NE is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

In 2025, 10.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Frontier County, NE. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 3%.

Housing

Property

$149,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$14,091

$795

Median Property Taxes

±$88

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

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

Rent vs Own

74%

Homeownership

2024

70.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 74% of the housing units in Frontier County, NE were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 71.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Frontier County, 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.

$70,132

Median Household Income

± $5,910

1.07k

Number of Households

± 104

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.07k households in Frontier County, NE grew to $70,132 from the previous year's value of $68,207.

The following chart displays the households in Frontier County, 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Frontier County, 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 (81.9%)
Worked At Home (7.27%)
Walked (5.45%)

In 2024, 81.9% of workers in Frontier County, NE drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (7.27%) and those who walked to work (5.45%).

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

21.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Frontier County, NE have a shorter commute time (21.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.67% of the workforce in Frontier County, NE have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Frontier County, NE distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Frontier County, NE have 3 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 10.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Frontier County, NE. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 3%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

11.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Frontier County, NE (277 out of 2.44k 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 Males 18 - 24, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Frontier County, 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.