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Jefferson County
Jefferson County, Nebraska
At a Glance
Population 7,240 County Seat Jefferson County Courthouse State FIPS 31 County FIPS 095 Num Towns 9 Census-Designated Places 0 Total Town Population 5,105 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 7,185 Median Age 45.8 Veterans 397 Housing Units 3,683 Uninsured 67 Net Migration (recent) -432 Growing No
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 219 Total Employees 2,380 Avg Annual Pay $48,125 Median Household Income $54,494 Poverty Rate 11.1% Unemployment Rate 1.1% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $67,823 Federal Spending FY2024 $79,082,639 Federal Spending Per Capita $10,923
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $116,700 Median Rent $681 FMR Studio $622 FMR 1BR $717 FMR 2BR $907 FMR 3BR $1,198 FMR 4BR $1,352
Health & Safety
Hospitals 9 EMS Stations 27 Fire Stations 27 Police Stations 27 Adult Smoking 18.1% Adult Obesity 40.7% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 9.3 Air Quality Good Days N/A
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 11.53 Electric Customers 905415 Towns with Broadband Data 9 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 9
Community
Churches 19 Libraries 9 Historic Places (NRHP) 14 Homeless Population N/A Schools 42 SNAP Stores 4 Bank Branches 8
Agriculture
Total Farms 36 Land in Farms (acres) 285,075 Avg Farm Size (acres) 7,918.8 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date DR SEVERE WINTER STORM AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS 2025-05-21 DR SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES 2022-02-23 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 STORMS, TORNADOES, AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS 2017-08-01 DR SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING 2015-06-25 DR SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING 2010-07-15 DR SEVERE STORMS, ICE JAMS, AND FLOODING 2010-04-21 DR SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND SNOWSTORM 2010-02-25
Detailed Topics
Communities in Jefferson County
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.
