Garden County, Nebraska

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 1,620
Median household income: $44,777
Median home value: $95,500

Garden County, Nebraska counts 1,620 residents. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $44,777 is below the Nebraska median ($74,985).

From 2019 to 2023, Garden County's population declined 13.1% from 1,864 to 1,620, while its median household income rose 2.3% from $43,750 to $44,777.

20.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 78.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,620
Median age: 54.1 yrs
Median household income: $44,777
Median home value: $95,500
Median gross rent: $675
Housing units: 1,163
Homeownership rate: 78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,8641,620

Median household income

$43,750$44,777

Median home value

$81,800$95,500

Median gross rent

$668$675

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,864	$43,750	$81,800	$668
2020	1,916	$42,076	$77,100	$703
2021	1,726	$43,478	$79,200	$686
2022	1,778	$47,139	$91,700	$733
2023	1,620	$44,777	$95,500	$675

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

Age distribution

Under 53.0%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 245.2%

25 to 348.6%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 547.7%

55 to 6417.1%

65 to 7416.2%

75 and over15.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	49	3.0%
5 to 17	241	14.9%
18 to 24	84	5.2%
25 to 34	140	8.6%
35 to 44	189	11.7%
45 to 54	124	7.7%
55 to 64	277	17.1%
65 to 74	263	16.2%
75 and over	253	15.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,532	94.6%
Black or African American	1	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.1%
Asian	4	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	6	0.4%
Two or more races	23	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	53	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.8%

High school graduate32.2%

Some college or associate's42.3%

Bachelor's degree13.9%

Graduate or professional degree6.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	60	4.8%
High school graduate	401	32.2%
Some college or associate's	527	42.3%
Bachelor's degree	173	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	85	6.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 11 min

Drove alone65.0%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked7.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.6%

Other means3.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	443	65.0%
Carpooled	55	8.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	49	7.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	113	16.6%
Other means	22	3.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	444	78.0%
15 to 29 min	61	10.7%
30 to 44 min	23	4.0%
45 to 59 min	31	5.4%
60+ min	10	1.8%

Households

Average household size: 1.92
Poverty rate: 14.1% (224 of 1,593)

	Count	Share
Family households	410	49.6%
Nonfamily households	417	50.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	827	71.1%
Vacant	336	28.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	648	78.4%
Renter-occupied	179	21.6%

1-unit, detached89.5%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units0.9%

5 to 19 units0.3%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other7.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,041	89.5%
1-unit, attached	6	0.5%
2 to 4 units	11	0.9%
5 to 19 units	4	0.3%
20 or more units	20	1.7%
Mobile home & other	81	7.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 31069
State: Nebraska
Land area: 1,705 sq mi
Water area: 26 sq mi
Center point: 41.6334, -102.3030