Valley County, NE

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2023 Population

4,094

1.01% 1-year growth

US Senator

Deb Fischer

Republican Party

US Senator

Pete Ricketts

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

45.4

1.94% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

9.25%

4.56% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$58,902

5.49% 1-year decline

2023 Median Property Value

$122,200

2.86% 1-year decline

2023 Employed Population

2,091

1.41% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Valley County, NE had a population of 4.09k people with a median age of 45.4 and a median household income of $58,902. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Valley County, NE grew from 4,053 to 4,094, a 1.01% increase and its median household income declined from $62,321 to $58,902, a −5.49% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Valley County, NE are White (Non-Hispanic) (95.7%), Other (Hispanic) (1.56%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (0.782%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (0.684%), and White (Hispanic) (0.66%).

None of the households in Valley 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.

98.8% of the residents in Valley County, NE are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Valley County, NE was $122,200, and the homeownership rate was 72.9%.

Most people in Valley County, NE drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 15.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Valley County, NE was 2 cars per household.

Valley County, NE borders Custer County, NE, Garfield County, NE, Greeley County, NE, Sherman County, NE, and Wheeler County, NE.

United States Nebraska

Population & Diversity

Valley County, NE is home to a population of 4.09k people, from which 98.8% are citizens. As of 2023, 2.03% of Valley County, NE residents were born outside of the country (83 people).

In 2023, there were 61.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.92k people) in Valley County, NE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 64 Other (Hispanic) and 32 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.8%

2023 Citizenship

99.7%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 98.8% of Valley County, NE residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Valley County, NE was 99.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Valley County, NE

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.92k ± 93
Other (Hispanic)
64 ± 37
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
32 ± 23.3

2.61%

Hispanic Population

107 people

2.61% of the people in Valley County, NE are hispanic (107 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Valley 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
46,527 ± 5,232 people
Guatemala
10,472 ± 2,506 people
India
6,505 ± 1,977 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Nebraska was Mexico, the natal country of 46,527 Nebraska residents, followed by Guatemala with 10,472 and India with 6,505.

Foreign-Born Population

2.03%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

83 people

1.31%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

53 people

As of 2023, 2.03% of Valley County, NE residents (83 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Valley County, NE was 1.31%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
128 ± 44
Gulf War (2001-)
33 ± 21
Gulf War (1990s)
18 ± 12

Valley County, NE has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.88 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Valley County, NE employs 2.09k people. The largest industries in Valley County, NE are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (359 people), Retail Trade (263 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (251 people), and the highest paying industries are Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($59,583), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($59,167), and Finance & Insurance ($58,333).

Males in Nebraska have an average income that is 1.31 times higher than the average income of females, which is $55,834. The income inequality in Nebraska (measured using the Gini index) is 0.444, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

2.09k

2023 Value

± 197

1.41%

1 Year growth

± 12.9%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Valley County, NE grew at a rate of 1.41%, from 2.06k employees to 2.09k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Valley County, NE, are Management Occupations (344 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (251 people), and Production Occupations (146 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Valley County, NE.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.09k

2023 Value

± 197

1.41%

1 Year growth

± 12.9%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Valley County, NE grew at a rate of 1.41%, from 2.06k employees to 2.09k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Valley County, NE, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (359 people), Retail Trade (263 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (251 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Valley County, NE, though some of these residents may live in Valley County, NE and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$48,281

Median earning men ± $7,183

$31,677

Median earning women ± $4,410

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($108,646), Public Administration ($73,333), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($59,306).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Manufacturing ($48,125), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($45,833), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($44,583).

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.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

28
Construction
25
Other Services (except Public Administration)
13
Retail Trade

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

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$12.8k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$8.9k
Retail Trade
$4.44k
Wholesale Trade

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

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Valley County, NE went to Donald J. Trump with 81.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (17.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.15%).

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

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (81.2%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (17.6%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.15%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Valley County, NE for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Nebraska

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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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Nebraska

Nebraska is currently represented by 3 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Nebraska have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.09% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.952% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (381k), Some college (364k), and Bachelors Degree (309k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Valley County, NE was $122,200 in 2023, which is 0.403 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $125,800 to $122,200, a 2.86% decrease. The homeownership rate in Valley County, NE is 72.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Valley County, NE have an average commute time of 15.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Valley County, NE is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2023, 11.8% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Valley County, NE. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 0.796%.

Housing

Property

$122,200

Median Property Value 2023

±$9,865

$1,328

Median Property Taxes

±$147

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

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

Rent vs Own

72.9%

Homeownership

2023

62.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 72.9% of the housing units in Valley County, NE were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 77.4%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9713
Census Tract 9714

The following map shows all of the tracts in Valley County, NE colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$58,902

Median Household Income

± $3,509

1.82k

Number of Households

± 182

In 2023, the median household income of the 1.82k households in Valley County, NE declined from $58,902 from the previous year's value of $62,321.

The following chart displays the households in Valley 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.444

2022 Wage GINI in Nebraska

0.444

2021 Wage GINI in Nebraska

In 2022, the income inequality in Nebraska was 0.444 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0995% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Nebraska was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2023

Drove Alone (82.6%)
Carpooled (10.1%)
Worked At Home (4.1%)

In 2023, 82.6% of workers in Valley County, NE drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.1%) and those who worked at home (4.1%).

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

15.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Valley County, NE have a shorter commute time (15.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.44% of the workforce in Valley County, NE have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 11.8% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Valley County, NE. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 0.796%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

9.25% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Valley County, NE (373 out of 4.03k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Males < 5 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Valley County, NE is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

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.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 15.5% of the children was living in poverty in Valley County, NE. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 4.7%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 96.9 in Valley County, NE. From 2019 to 2022, the indicator grew 0 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

94% of the population of Valley County, NE has health coverage, with 36.1% on employee plans, 14.8% on Medicaid, 17.9% on Medicare, 23.5% on non-group plans, and 1.75% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Valley County, NE see 821 patients per year on average, which represents a 18.5% increase from the previous year (693 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1016 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 508 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

821 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Valley County, NE

Primary care physicians in Valley County, NE see an average of 821 patients per year. This represents a 18.5% increase from the previous year (693 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.9% under 18 years, 16.2% between 18 and 34 years, 35.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 24.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

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

Uninsured People

5.98%

Uninsured

36.1%

Employer Coverage

14.8%

Medicaid

17.9%

Medicare

23.5%

Non-Group

1.75%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Valley County, NE declined by 37.6% from 9.58% to 5.98%.

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