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Cuming County

Nebraska · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
8,975
Median household income
$71,104
People below poverty
6.7%
Median home value
$178,800

Income

The median income of households in Cuming County, Nebraska was $71,104. An estimated 2.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6.7% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in Cuming County, Nebraska in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2.6
$10,000 to $14,999 2.2
$15,000 to $24,999 6.6
$25,000 to $34,999 3.9
$35,000 to $49,999 18
$50,000 to $74,999 19.4
$75,000 to $99,999 15.1
$100,000 to $149,999 19
$150,000 to $199,999 6.5
$200,000 or more 6.7

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in Cuming County, Nebraska in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 59742
Female 44317

An estimated 79.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 34.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 14.9 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,910. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in Cuming County, Nebraska in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 79.2
Social Security 34.4
Retirement income 14.9
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.4
Cash public assistance income 1.1

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 6.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 7.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 5.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in Cuming County, Nebraska in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 6.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 7.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 5.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 7

In 2020-2024, 2.5 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 28.9% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 42.3% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 8.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in Cuming County, Nebraska in 2020-2024, 91.7% had health insurance coverage and 8.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 76.7% and public coverage was 29.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 6.9%.


In 2020-2024, Cuming County, Nebraska had a total population of 8,975 - 4,391 (48.9%) females and 4,584 (51.1%) males. The median age was 40.9 years. An estimated 25.1% of the population was under 18 years, 27.3% was 19 to 44 years, 24.3% was 45 to 64 years, and 21.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for Cuming County, Nebraska in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 347 315
5 to 9 313 232
10 to 14 289 353
15 to 19 313 253
20 to 24 211 304
25 to 29 223 199
30 to 34 237 256
35 to 39 261 270
40 to 44 271 220
45 to 49 251 243
50 to 54 241 214
55 to 59 350 204
60 to 64 345 329
65 to 69 305 277
70 to 74 234 191
75 to 79 134 99
80 to 84 159 171
85 and over 100 261

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 86.3% were White; 0.4% were Black or African American; 6.8% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.3% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 6.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 12.4% of the people in Cuming County, Nebraska were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 85.1% of the people in Cuming County, Nebraska were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 3,807 households in Cuming County, Nebraska. The average household size was 2.33 people.

Married-couple households made up 54.2% of the households in Cuming County, Nebraska while cohabiting couple households made up 5.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 22.3% of all households, while 17.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 15.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 18.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 33.9% of all households.

In Cuming County, Nebraska, 25.7% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 35.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in Cuming County, Nebraska in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 54.2
Cohabiting Couples 5.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
17.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
22.3

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 61.5% of males and 59.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 25.6 19.5
Now married, except separated 61.5 59.1
Separated 0.2 1.3
Widowed 4.4 11.9
Divorced 8.4 8.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In Cuming County, Nebraska, 51 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 3.9% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 93.3% of the people living in Cuming County, Nebraska were U.S. natives. 80.4% of the Cuming County, Nebraska population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 6.7% of Cuming County, Nebraska residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 19% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 69.6 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of Cuming County, Nebraska come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for Cuming County, Nebraska.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in Cuming County, Nebraska in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 93.7
Asia 4.5
Europe 1.8
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in Cuming County, Nebraska in 2020-2024, 10.7 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 9.9% of people at least five years old; 6.7% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in Cuming County, Nebraska in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 9.9
Other Indo-European languages 0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.3
Other languages 0.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 93.1 % of the people at least one year old living in Cuming County, Nebraska were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of Cuming County, Nebraska in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 93.1
Different house, same county 4.7
Different county, same state 1.7
Different state 0.3
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 91.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 24.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 8.4% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in Cuming County, Nebraska was 2,128 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 193 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,570. College or graduate school enrollment was 365.

Educational Attainment of People in Cuming County, Nebraska in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 8.4
High school diploma or equivalency 35.6
Some college, no degree 18.1
Associate's degree 13
Bachelor's degree 17.9
Graduate or professional degree 7

Disability

In Cuming County, Nebraska, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 10.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 1.9% of people under 18 years old, to 7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 30.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In Cuming County, Nebraska, 67 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 31.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 75.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 13% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 10.6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 3,566 75.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 609 13
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 498 10.6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in Cuming County, Nebraska worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in Cuming County, Nebraska in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 16
Construction 7.1
Manufacturing 12.1
Wholesale trade 2.7
Retail trade 6.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.3
Information 1.1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 7.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 5.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 25.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 2.9
Other Services, except public administration 4.7
Public administration 3.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in Cuming County, Nebraska in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,875 39.9
Service occupations 685 14.6
Sales and office occupations 776 16.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 554 11.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 811 17.3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 83.9% of Cuming County, Nebraska workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 18.2 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in Cuming County, Nebraska in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 83.9
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 1.6
Other means 0.9
Worked from home 7.3

In 2020-2024, Cuming County, Nebraska had a total of 4,153 housing units. Of these housing units, 85.2% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 12.1% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 2.7% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in Cuming County, Nebraska in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 85.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 12.1
Mobile homes 2.7
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

5.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 32.1% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in Cuming County, Nebraska was 6.6 rooms, and of these housing units 66% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, Cuming County, Nebraska had 3,807 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 346 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 68.9% while renters occupied 31.1%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.37 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.25.

3.8% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 17.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3.5% and another 33.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in Cuming County, Nebraska:

House Heating Fuel Used in Cuming County, Nebraska in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 64.8
Electricity 28.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 2.9
All other fuels 3.3
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in Cuming County, Nebraska was $178,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 39.3 % had a mortgage. 60.7% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,461 and for owners without a mortgage it was $564.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for Cuming County, Nebraska was $789. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.