Nuckolls County vs Valley County

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

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

Valley County has the higher population (4,094 vs 4,089 in Nuckolls County). Nuckolls County has the higher median household income ($70,201 vs $58,902 in Valley County). Valley County has the higher median home value ($122,200 vs $90,900 in Nuckolls County).

Population, income & housing

	Nuckolls County	Valley County
Population	4,089	4,094
Median age	50.5 yrs	45.4 yrs
Median household income	$70,201	$58,902
Median home value	$90,900	$122,200
Median gross rent	$616	$616
Housing units	2,218	2,116
Homeownership rate	81.5%	72.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.6%	27.6%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	0.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nuckolls County	Valley County
Population	4,244 → 4,089 (-3.7%)	4,206 → 4,094 (-2.7%)
Median household income	$43,388 → $70,201 (+61.8%)	$55,324 → $58,902 (+6.5%)
Median home value	$68,300 → $90,900 (+33.1%)	$110,400 → $122,200 (+10.7%)
Median gross rent	$495 → $616 (+24.4%)	$579 → $616 (+6.4%)

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

Valley County

Population

4,2064,094

Median household income

$55,324$58,902

Median home value

$110,400$122,200

Median gross rent

$579$616

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Nuckolls County	Valley County
Under 5	4.8%	5.7%
5 to 17	13.9%	16.6%
18 to 24	5.7%	6.6%
25 to 34	9.9%	10.9%
35 to 44	10.6%	9.8%
45 to 54	10.0%	10.8%
55 to 64	16.8%	14.8%
65 to 74	15.6%	12.7%
75 and over	12.7%	12.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nuckolls County	Valley County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	95.7%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nuckolls County	Valley County
No high school diploma	7.9%	5.6%
High school graduate	29.6%	32.7%
Some college or associate's	35.9%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nuckolls County	Valley County
Drove alone	72.4%	82.6%
Carpooled	13.6%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.9%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	4.1%
Other means	2.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nuckolls County	Valley County
1-unit, detached	89.9%	85.8%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	3.4%
20 or more units	0.9%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Nuckolls County	Valley County
Poverty rate	7.4%	9.3%
Average household size	2.20	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	19	15
Median year structure built	1947	1954