Furnas County

Furnas County, Nebraska

At a Glance

Population	4,636
County Seat	N/A
State FIPS	31
County FIPS	065
Num Towns	8
Census-Designated Places	0
Total Town Population	3,735
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	4,630
Median Age	47.0
Veterans	344
Housing Units	2,531
Uninsured	36
Net Migration (recent)	16
Growing	Yes

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	147
Total Employees	1,175
Avg Annual Pay	$47,949
Median Household Income	$58,895
Poverty Rate	11.2%
Unemployment Rate	100.0%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$58,627
Federal Spending FY2024	$40,851,680
Federal Spending Per Capita	$8,812

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$85,600
Median Rent	$870
FMR Studio	$622
FMR 1BR	$781
FMR 2BR	$907
FMR 3BR	$1,200
FMR 4BR	$1,204

Health & Safety

Hospitals	8
EMS Stations	24
Fire Stations	24
Police Stations	24
Adult Smoking	16.8%
Adult Obesity	41.2%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	13.2
Air Quality Good Days	N/A

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	11.53
Electric Customers	905415
Towns with Broadband Data	8
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	8

Community

Churches	12
Libraries	8
Historic Places (NRHP)	2
Homeless Population	N/A
Schools	42
SNAP Stores	9
Bank Branches	8

Agriculture

Total Farms	369
Land in Farms (acres)	62,506
Avg Farm Size (acres)	169.4
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)

Type	Title	Date
FM	ROAD 702 FIRE	2022-04-23
DR	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	2020-04-04
EM	COVID-19	2020-03-13
DR	SEVERE WINTER STORM, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING	2019-03-21
DR	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS	2017-06-26
DR	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING	2014-07-24
DR	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING	2011-08-12
DR	SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND SNOWSTORM	2010-02-25
DR	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING	2008-06-20
DR	SEVERE WINTER STORMS	2007-01-07

Detailed Topics

Communities in Furnas County

Cambridge — pop 1,071
Arapahoe — pop 1,002
Oxford — pop 718
Beaver City — pop 537
Holbrook — pop 201
Edison — pop 111
Wilsonville — pop 75
Hendley — pop 20

Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.