Frontier County, Nebraska

5 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 2,562
Median household income: $68,207
Median home value: $138,800

Frontier County is a county in Nebraska with a population of 2,562. 5 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $68,207 runs below the Nebraska figure of $74,985.

From 2019 to 2023, Frontier County's population declined 3.0% from 2,640 to 2,562, while its median household income rose 24.8% from $54,659 to $68,207.

Households average 2.32 people. The median gross rent is $605.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,562
Median age: 42.8 yrs
Median household income: $68,207
Median home value: $138,800
Median gross rent: $605
Housing units: 1,372
Homeownership rate: 71.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,6402,562

Median household income

$54,659$68,207

Median home value

$101,200$138,800

Median gross rent

$596$605

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,640	$54,659	$101,200	$596
2020	2,636	$59,250	$111,100	$607
2021	2,512	$59,573	$110,400	$587
2022	2,491	$62,928	$124,500	$614
2023	2,562	$68,207	$138,800	$605

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 2411.3%

25 to 349.2%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 7413.3%

75 and over12.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	139	5.4%
5 to 17	402	15.7%
18 to 24	289	11.3%
25 to 34	235	9.2%
35 to 44	270	10.5%
45 to 54	239	9.3%
55 to 64	336	13.1%
65 to 74	340	13.3%
75 and over	312	12.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,366	92.3%
Black or African American	26	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	70	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	96	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.1%

High school graduate27.1%

Some college or associate's39.7%

Bachelor's degree18.7%

Graduate or professional degree7.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	123	7.1%
High school graduate	470	27.1%
Some college or associate's	687	39.7%
Bachelor's degree	324	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	128	7.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone83.0%

Carpooled3.7%

Public transit0.3%

Walked4.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.9%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	993	83.0%
Carpooled	44	3.7%
Public transit	3	0.3%
Walked	51	4.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	94	7.9%
Other means	11	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	517	46.9%
15 to 29 min	215	19.5%
30 to 44 min	193	17.5%
45 to 59 min	108	9.8%
60+ min	69	6.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 12.1% (294 of 2,438)

	Count	Share
Family households	699	66.4%
Nonfamily households	354	33.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,053	76.7%
Vacant	319	23.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	757	71.9%
Renter-occupied	296	28.1%

1-unit, detached80.9%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units4.3%

5 to 19 units2.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other10.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,110	80.9%
1-unit, attached	18	1.3%
2 to 4 units	59	4.3%
5 to 19 units	39	2.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	146	10.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 31063
State: Nebraska
Land area: 975 sq mi
Water area: 5.42 sq mi
Center point: 40.5309, -100.4067