Nemaha County vs Pierce County

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

Nemaha 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 7,035 in Nemaha County). Pierce County has the higher median household income ($75,938 vs $60,132 in Nemaha County). Pierce County has the higher median home value ($182,700 vs $125,100 in Nemaha County).

Population, income & housing

	Nemaha County	Pierce County
Population	7,035	7,312
Median age	39.0 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$60,132	$75,938
Median home value	$125,100	$182,700
Median gross rent	$727	$850
Housing units	3,317	3,137
Homeownership rate	70.6%	78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.2%	22.9%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nemaha County	Pierce County
Population	6,973 → 7,035 (+0.9%)	7,144 → 7,312 (+2.4%)
Median household income	$51,828 → $60,132 (+16.0%)	$64,511 → $75,938 (+17.7%)
Median home value	$106,300 → $125,100 (+17.7%)	$132,700 → $182,700 (+37.7%)
Median gross rent	$563 → $727 (+29.1%)	$636 → $850 (+33.6%)

Nemaha County

Population

6,9737,035

Median household income

$51,828$60,132

Median home value

$106,300$125,100

Median gross rent

$563$727

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)

	Nemaha County	Pierce County
Under 5	5.7%	7.1%
5 to 17	16.4%	18.3%
18 to 24	12.3%	6.9%
25 to 34	10.3%	10.5%
35 to 44	12.7%	12.4%
45 to 54	9.7%	10.6%
55 to 64	12.4%	14.6%
65 to 74	12.2%	10.7%
75 and over	8.4%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nemaha County	Pierce County
White (non-Hispanic)	89.7%	94.5%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.4%
Asian	0.2%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	5.5%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nemaha County	Pierce County
No high school diploma	10.6%	5.6%
High school graduate	30.6%	30.2%
Some college or associate's	29.7%	41.3%
Bachelor's degree	19.1%	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	10.0%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nemaha County	Pierce County
Drove alone	82.8%	80.6%
Carpooled	7.4%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.2%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	4.2%	8.9%
Other means	0.3%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nemaha County	Pierce County
1-unit, detached	78.4%	91.0%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	6.7%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	2.2%
20 or more units	3.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Nemaha County	Pierce County
Poverty rate	13.0%	8.0%
Average household size	2.32	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	21	21
Median year structure built	1955	1959