Frontier County, Nebraska

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Frontier County, Nebraska is among the lowest in the country for total population, and among the highest in the country for life expectancy (74th of 3,062 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Frontier County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States	Rank
Total Population	2,569	1,978,707	334,922,499	3068th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$70,132	$76,475	$80,734	1191st of 3,221
Median Age	43.7	37.2	38.9	1018th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	25.7%	34.6%	35.7%	1149th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$149,800	$238,600	$332,700	2259th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$666	$1,072	$1,413	2884th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.4%	10.6%	12.5%	2109th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.6%	3.0%	5.2%	2734th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	2.6	25.8	n/a	3015th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.6%	8.0%	14.1%	1709th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	81.9	n/a	n/a	74th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	74.0%	66.5%	65.2%	1710th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.2	19.2	26.4	2307th of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.3%	11.0%	15.1%	2019th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.8%	n/a	n/a	2263rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	57.2%	48.8%	46.9%	369th of 3,222
Broadband Access	70.9%	n/a	n/a	2920th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Frontier County, Nebraska

Statistic	Frontier County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	75.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.9%	12.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	4.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.3%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	16.7	41.3	61.4

Age in Frontier County, Nebraska

Statistic	Frontier County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Median Age	43.7	37.2	38.9
Under 18 %	20.6%	24.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	10.7%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	8.8%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.5%	13.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.1%	23.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	26.3%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Frontier County, Nebraska

Statistic	Frontier County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Households	1,074	797,847	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	67.1%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.7%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	10.0%	13.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.3%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	23.6%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Frontier County, Nebraska

Statistic	Frontier County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Per Capita Income	$32,801	$41,751	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.5%	13.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.6%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	21.8%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.7%	9.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.4%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	28.7%	26.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	11.5%	8.2%	n/a

Housing in Frontier County, Nebraska

Statistic	Frontier County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Housing Units	1,350	863,444	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	80.7%	71.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.7%	17.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	20.4%	7.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,956.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	26.0%	33.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.3%	27.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,101	$3,549	n/a

Education in Frontier County, Nebraska

Statistic	Frontier County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Less than High School	6.3%	7.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	27.3%	25.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	40.7%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	18.8%	22.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.9%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Frontier County, Nebraska

Statistic	Frontier County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Labour Force Participation	60.6%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	81.9%	76.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	5.5%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	49.4%	41.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.5%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.0%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Frontier County, Nebraska

Statistic	Frontier County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Born in State of Residence	75.0%	64.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.2%	3.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.4%	4.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.4%	87.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.0%	8.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.8%	9.5%	16.7%

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