Jefferson County vs Pierce County

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

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

Pierce County has the higher population (7,312 vs 7,155 in Jefferson County). Pierce County has the higher median household income ($75,938 vs $60,568 in Jefferson County). Pierce County has the higher median home value ($182,700 vs $117,600 in Jefferson County).

Population, income & housing

	Jefferson County	Pierce County
Population	7,155	7,312
Median age	44.7 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$60,568	$75,938
Median home value	$117,600	$182,700
Median gross rent	$659	$850
Housing units	3,664	3,137
Homeownership rate	72.2%	78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.7%	22.9%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jefferson County	Pierce County
Population	7,144 → 7,155 (+0.2%)	7,144 → 7,312 (+2.4%)
Median household income	$44,510 → $60,568 (+36.1%)	$64,511 → $75,938 (+17.7%)
Median home value	$84,000 → $117,600 (+40.0%)	$132,700 → $182,700 (+37.7%)
Median gross rent	$650 → $659 (+1.4%)	$636 → $850 (+33.6%)

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

Pierce County

Population

7,1447,312

Median household income

$64,511$75,938

Median home value

$132,700$182,700

Median gross rent

$636$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jefferson County	Pierce County
Under 5	5.8%	7.1%
5 to 17	16.9%	18.3%
18 to 24	6.9%	6.9%
25 to 34	10.1%	10.5%
35 to 44	10.6%	12.4%
45 to 54	10.5%	10.6%
55 to 64	14.5%	14.6%
65 to 74	13.5%	10.7%
75 and over	11.1%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jefferson County	Pierce County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	94.5%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.6%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jefferson County	Pierce County
No high school diploma	6.9%	5.6%
High school graduate	39.8%	30.2%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	41.3%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jefferson County	Pierce County
Drove alone	76.5%	80.6%
Carpooled	14.3%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.6%
Worked from home	5.5%	8.9%
Other means	1.8%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jefferson County	Pierce County
1-unit, detached	82.1%	91.0%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	2.2%
20 or more units	6.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Jefferson County	Pierce County
Poverty rate	9.9%	8.0%
Average household size	2.26	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	19	21
Median year structure built	1949	1959