Burt County vs Jefferson County

A side-by-side comparison of Burt County and Jefferson County: population, income, housing, and more.

Burt County and Jefferson County are counties in Nebraska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Jefferson County has the higher population (7,155 vs 6,730 in Burt County). Jefferson County has the higher median household income ($60,568 vs $57,303 in Burt County). Burt County has the higher median home value ($125,400 vs $117,600 in Jefferson County).

Population, income & housing

	Burt County	Jefferson County
Population	6,730	7,155
Median age	44.8 yrs	44.7 yrs
Median household income	$57,303	$60,568
Median home value	$125,400	$117,600
Median gross rent	$688	$659
Housing units	3,338	3,664
Homeownership rate	77.2%	72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.7%	19.7%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burt County	Jefferson County
Population	6,510 → 6,730 (+3.4%)	7,144 → 7,155 (+0.2%)
Median household income	$54,203 → $57,303 (+5.7%)	$44,510 → $60,568 (+36.1%)
Median home value	$100,400 → $125,400 (+24.9%)	$84,000 → $117,600 (+40.0%)
Median gross rent	$640 → $688 (+7.5%)	$650 → $659 (+1.4%)

Burt County

Population

6,5106,730

Median household income

$54,203$57,303

Median home value

$100,400$125,400

Median gross rent

$640$688

Jefferson County

Population

7,1447,155

Median household income

$44,510$60,568

Median home value

$84,000$117,600

Median gross rent

$650$659

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burt County	Jefferson County
Under 5	5.1%	5.8%
5 to 17	17.8%	16.9%
18 to 24	6.2%	6.9%
25 to 34	9.6%	10.1%
35 to 44	11.5%	10.6%
45 to 54	10.7%	10.5%
55 to 64	14.6%	14.5%
65 to 74	13.8%	13.5%
75 and over	10.7%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burt County	Jefferson County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	91.1%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.3%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burt County	Jefferson County
No high school diploma	7.8%	6.9%
High school graduate	33.9%	39.8%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	18.8%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burt County	Jefferson County
Drove alone	74.5%	76.5%
Carpooled	9.7%	14.3%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	3.0%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	11.6%	5.5%
Other means	1.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burt County	Jefferson County
1-unit, detached	83.8%	82.1%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	3.0%
20 or more units	0.4%	6.4%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Burt County	Jefferson County
Poverty rate	13.7%	9.9%
Average household size	2.31	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	25	19
Median year structure built	1956	1949