Morrill County vs Nuckolls County

A side-by-side comparison of Morrill County and Nuckolls County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Morrill County has the higher population (4,544 vs 4,089 in Nuckolls County). Nuckolls County has the higher median household income ($70,201 vs $59,773 in Morrill County). Morrill County has the higher median home value ($112,000 vs $90,900 in Nuckolls County).

Population, income & housing

	Morrill County	Nuckolls County
Population	4,544	4,089
Median age	41.3 yrs	50.5 yrs
Median household income	$59,773	$70,201
Median home value	$112,000	$90,900
Median gross rent	$744	$616
Housing units	2,276	2,218
Homeownership rate	78.0%	81.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.8%	26.6%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Morrill County	Nuckolls County
Population	4,781 → 4,544 (-5.0%)	4,244 → 4,089 (-3.7%)
Median household income	$46,194 → $59,773 (+29.4%)	$43,388 → $70,201 (+61.8%)
Median home value	$95,600 → $112,000 (+17.2%)	$68,300 → $90,900 (+33.1%)
Median gross rent	$707 → $744 (+5.2%)	$495 → $616 (+24.4%)

Morrill County

Population

4,7814,544

Median household income

$46,194$59,773

Median home value

$95,600$112,000

Median gross rent

$707$744

Nuckolls County

Population

4,2444,089

Median household income

$43,388$70,201

Median home value

$68,300$90,900

Median gross rent

$495$616

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Morrill County	Nuckolls County
Under 5	6.3%	4.8%
5 to 17	16.1%	13.9%
18 to 24	8.3%	5.7%
25 to 34	11.1%	9.9%
35 to 44	11.8%	10.6%
45 to 54	10.7%	10.0%
55 to 64	14.3%	16.8%
65 to 74	11.5%	15.6%
75 and over	9.9%	12.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Morrill County	Nuckolls County
White (non-Hispanic)	81.3%	92.6%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.3%
Asian	1.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	14.5%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Morrill County	Nuckolls County
No high school diploma	9.1%	7.9%
High school graduate	32.9%	29.6%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Morrill County	Nuckolls County
Drove alone	79.3%	72.4%
Carpooled	8.5%	13.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	4.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	7.1%
Other means	1.0%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Morrill County	Nuckolls County
1-unit, detached	87.2%	89.9%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	3.2%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	6.9%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Morrill County	Nuckolls County
Poverty rate	12.4%	7.4%
Average household size	2.34	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	22	19
Median year structure built	1958	1947