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A profile of Otoe County from official statistics: 24 figures in 5 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in Otoe County was 16,531 in 2025, up 0.4% from 2024, and the 19th highest of 93 counties in Nebraska.

Population16,5312025Up 0.4% from 2024The 19th highest of 93 counties in Nebraska
Median age41.7 years2024Down 0.1 years from 2023The 37th lowest of 93 counties in Nebraska
Population aged 65 and over22.3%2025Up 0.4 percentage points from 2024The 26th lowest of 93 counties in Nebraska
Foreign-born population share5.3%2024Down 1.3 percentage points from 2023
Population density10.4 inhabitants per km²2025Up 0.4% from 2024
Net domestic migration, July to June292025, estimatedCompared with -15 in 2024
15.8K16K16.2K16.4K16.6K2020202120222023202420252020: 15,904 persons2021: 16,031 persons2022: 16,235 persons2023: 16,429 persons2024: 16,472 persons2025: 16,531 persons
Population, 2020 to 2025. persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program).

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km²; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Population and demography statistics and rankings

Work and income

Unemployment rate in Otoe County was 2.5% (provisional) in August 2026, unchanged from August 2025, and tied for the 40th highest of 93 counties in Nebraska.

Unemployment rate2.5%August 2026, provisionalUnchanged from August 2025Tied for the 40th highest of 93 counties in Nebraska
Median household income$82,1882024Up 0.9% from 2023The 8th highest of 93 counties in Nebraska
Per capita personal income$62,5822024Up 1% from 2023The 34th lowest of 93 counties in Nebraska
Poverty rate (US official measure)8%2024Unchanged from 2023
Gini index44.22024Up 0.8 points from 2023
1.522.533.52021-072022-042023-012023-102024-072025-042026-082021-07: 2.7 %2021-08: 2.4 %2021-09: 2 %2021-10: 1.9 %2021-11: 1.7 %2021-12: 1.7 %2022-01: 2.6 %2022-02: 2.4 %2022-03: 2.3 %2022-04: 1.9 %2022-05: 1.9 %2022-06: 2.5 %2022-07: 2.5 %2022-08: 2.2 %2022-09: 2 %2022-10: 2 %2022-11: 2 %2022-12: 2 %2023-01: 2.3 %2023-02: 2.5 %2023-03: 2.3 %2023-04: 1.8 %2023-05: 2 %2023-06: 2.7 %2023-07: 2.5 %2023-08: 2.1 %2023-09: 2.2 %2023-10: 2.3 %2023-11: 2.1 %2023-12: 2.1 %2024-01: 2.4 %2024-02: 2.8 %2024-03: 2.3 %2024-04: 1.9 %2024-05: 2.3 %2024-06: 3.1 %2024-07: 3.2 %2024-08: 2.6 %2024-09: 2.3 %2024-10: 2.6 %2024-11: 2.7 %2024-12: 2.4 %2025-01: 2.8 %2025-02: 3 %2025-03: 2.6 %2025-04: 2.6 %2025-05: 2.5 %2025-06: 3.1 %2025-07: 3.2 %2025-08: 2.5 %2025-09: 2.6 %2025-11: 3 %2025-12: 3 %2026-01: 3.2 %2026-02: 3.3 %2026-03: 2.6 %2026-04: 2.1 %2026-05: 2.4 %2026-06: 3 %2026-07: 3.1 %2026-08: 2.5 %
Unemployment rate, July 2021 to August 2026. %. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted.

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents; U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). Labor market statistics and rankings

Economy

GDP (US dollars) in Otoe County was $1.79 billion in 2024, down 1.6% from 2023, and the 15th highest of 93 counties in Nebraska.

Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars$1.79 billion2024Down 1.6% from 2023The 15th highest of 93 counties in Nebraska
GDP per capita, US dollars$107,9602024Down 2.5% from 2023The 17th highest of 93 counties in Nebraska
Real GDP growth-2.3%2024Down 12.2 percentage points from 2023Tied for the 40th lowest of 93 counties in Nebraska
05001,0001,5002,00020012005200920132017202120242001: 463.8 USD million2002: 442.4 USD million2003: 548.9 USD million2004: 647 USD million2005: 618.3 USD million2006: 667.1 USD million2007: 683.5 USD million2008: 788.6 USD million2009: 1,072 USD million2010: 1,044.9 USD million2011: 1,163.7 USD million2012: 1,218.6 USD million2013: 1,347 USD million2014: 1,143.9 USD million2015: 1,140.9 USD million2016: 1,303.8 USD million2017: 1,252.6 USD million2018: 1,225.8 USD million2019: 1,222.4 USD million2020: 1,303.6 USD million2021: 1,496 USD million2022: 1,601.5 USD million2023: 1,820.8 USD million2024: 1,791.2 USD million
Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars, 2001 to 2024. USD million. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions).

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions); Invokely, GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1); U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. Economy statistics and rankings

Prices and housing

Median home value in Otoe County was $201,600 in 2024, up 9% from 2023, and the 19th highest of 93 counties in Nebraska.

Median home value$201,6002024Up 9% from 2023The 19th highest of 93 counties in Nebraska
County house price annual change, sales and refinances5.57%2025Up 0.54 percentage points from 2024The 18th highest of 60 counties in Nebraska in 2023
Median gross rent (monthly)$9142024Up 1% from 2023Tied for the 17th highest of 93 counties in Nebraska
Homeownership rate (US, housing units)82.3%2024Up 2.1 percentage points from 2023
Housing units authorized by building permits242025, estimatedDown 17.2% from 2024
140K160K180K200K220K20212022202320242021: 151,300 USD2022: 172,500 USD2023: 185,000 USD2024: 201,600 USD
Median home value, 2021 to 2024. USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units; Federal Housing Finance Agency, FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. Housing statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Employer firms in Otoe County were 405 in 2023, up 1.8% from 2022, and the 19th highest of 93 counties in Nebraska.

Employer firms4052023Up 1.8% from 2022The 19th highest of 93 counties in Nebraska
Establishment entry rate7.009%2023Up 0.91 percentage points from 2022The 30th lowest of 81 counties in Nebraska
Establishment exit rate5.607%2023Down 0.97 percentage points from 2022The 16th lowest of 87 counties in Nebraska
Job creation rate7.854%2023Down 4.27 percentage points from 2022
Farms8562022No 2021 figure to compare
37038039040041042019992003200720112015201920231999: 394 count2000: 389 count2001: 374 count2002: 386 count2003: 386 count2004: 392 count2005: 376 count2006: 395 count2007: 409 count2008: 407 count2009: 406 count2010: 405 count2011: 400 count2012: 403 count2013: 406 count2014: 403 count2015: 400 count2016: 410 count2017: 405 count2018: 419 count2019: 403 count2020: 395 count2021: 402 count2022: 398 count2023: 405 count
Employer firms, 1999 to 2023. count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Companies statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  1. U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  2. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  3. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/counties/asrh/cc-est2025-agesex-all.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  4. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  5. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km². https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  6. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  7. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  8. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  9. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  10. U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  11. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  12. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions). https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  13. Invokely calculation from GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1). https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#gdp_per_capita_usd. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  14. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP11.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  15. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25077.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  16. Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted. https://www.fhfa.gov/hpi/download/annual/hpi_at_county.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  17. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  18. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  19. U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/County/co2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  20. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  21. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  22. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  23. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  24. Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11. Retrieved through Data Commons (https://datacommons.org).

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