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Perkins, Nebraska

Perkins County, Nebraska · ACS 2024 5-year estimates · CBP 2023

CountySmall townDecliningPerkins County · 883.3 sq mi

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Key statistics vs peer group
Metric2010–2025PerkinsPeer medianPctileSource
Population2,8212,67564
Population change (10 yr)n/a-7.5%
Median household income$72,778$72,95636
Poverty rate7.2%10.8%27
Bachelor's degree or higher25.8%25.3%64
Housing unit change (10 yr)n/a-12.7%
Median owner-occupied home value$157,200$150,85064
Median gross rent$922$74391
Housing vacancy rate12.3%17.7%18
Worked from home6.6%10.0%0
Population, 2012–2024
PerkinsPeer median
Median household income, 2012–2024
PerkinsPeer median
Change between releases
Metric2012201920192024Peer median, latest span
Population-2.7%
Housing units-14.3%
Median household income+28.3%
Median owner-occupied home value+48.0%
Median gross rent+11.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher+19.5%
Worked from home-28.6%
Poverty rate+27.1%
Establishment density · Perkins County, per 10k residents
Restaurants & bars14.2US 21.3below US rate
Grocery & food retail10.6US 4.8above US rate
Other retail0.0US n/anot published
Personal & repair services0.0US 8.1below US rate
Professional & technical services24.8US 29.5below US rate
Ambulatory health care17.7US 21.0below US rate
Arts, entertainment & recreation0.0US 5.0below US rate
Accommodation0.0US 2.1below US rate
Construction85.1US 24.3above US rate
Manufacturing0.0US n/anot published
Peer snapshot · 10 places
PlaceSimilarityPopulationPop change 10yIncomeBA or higher
Logan, KS882,707$75,66225.7%
Sheridan, KS832,426$73,75024.3%
Kiowa, KS822,422$75,53928.3%
Hand, SD813,140$74,63528.4%
Aurora, SD782,642$72,88521.4%
Bowman, ND782,906$72,10927.0%
Hettinger, ND772,432$73,02622.0%
Frontier, NE752,569-7.5%$70,13225.7%
Perkins, SD753,001$66,90824.9%
Gove, KS752,799$66,02924.2%