Loup County vs McPherson County

A side-by-side comparison of Loup County and McPherson County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Loup County has the higher population (564 vs 463 in McPherson County). McPherson County has the higher median household income ($61,316 vs $60,156 in Loup County). McPherson County has the higher median home value ($124,200 vs $120,700 in Loup County).

Population, income & housing

	Loup County	McPherson County
Population	564	463
Median age	47.1 yrs	46.6 yrs
Median household income	$60,156	$61,316
Median home value	$120,700	$124,200
Median gross rent	$650	$653
Housing units	429	259
Homeownership rate	66.3%	73.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.0%	24.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Loup County	McPherson County
Population	605 → 564 (-6.8%)	395 → 463 (+17.2%)
Median household income	$51,000 → $60,156 (+18.0%)	$48,125 → $61,316 (+27.4%)
Median home value	$112,500 → $120,700 (+7.3%)	$102,700 → $124,200 (+20.9%)
Median gross rent	$533 → $650 (+22.0%)	$630 → $653 (+3.7%)

Loup County

Population

605564

Median household income

$51,000$60,156

Median home value

$112,500$120,700

Median gross rent

$533$650

McPherson County

Population

395463

Median household income

$48,125$61,316

Median home value

$102,700$124,200

Median gross rent

$630$653

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Loup County	McPherson County
Under 5	4.4%	2.8%
5 to 17	16.7%	17.7%
18 to 24	4.4%	7.8%
25 to 34	11.7%	6.3%
35 to 44	10.5%	12.5%
45 to 54	13.7%	13.8%
55 to 64	11.7%	17.5%
65 to 74	20.0%	13.4%
75 and over	6.9%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Loup County	McPherson County
White (non-Hispanic)	86.2%	99.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	9.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Loup County	McPherson County
No high school diploma	0.0%	3.6%
High school graduate	33.3%	22.9%
Some college or associate's	40.7%	49.1%
Bachelor's degree	17.9%	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Loup County	McPherson County
Drove alone	76.9%	63.7%
Carpooled	5.3%	9.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	12.9%	7.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	19.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Loup County	McPherson County
1-unit, detached	82.8%	95.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.2%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Loup County	McPherson County
Poverty rate	8.2%	7.1%
Average household size	2.27	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	24	19
Median year structure built	1980	1957