County profile
Cherry County, NE
United States · GDP 2024
#2420 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 36% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$484.9M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+10.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,492
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
214
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$39.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
5,561
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.3%
Median HH income
$66.3k±$7.3k
Bachelor's degree+
25.3%±4.7%
Poverty rate
8.3%±2.6%
Business applications
65 · 2025
Retail establishments
40
71.8/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Retail trade30%
Health care24%
Food & accommodation22%
Construction10%
Wholesale trade8%
Professional services6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
5,561
residents · 2025 · +1.9% since 2020
Income per capita $68.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−69
International migration+60
Natural change+117
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$279.6M2019
$311.3M2020
$329.1M2021
$340.7M2022
$439.6M2023
$484.9M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$152.2k±$17.0k
Median gross rent
$916/mo±$92/mo
Vacancy rate
25.8%±5.0%
Affordability
3.8× wages
Residential permits
$4.8M
16 units · 2.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
13.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.0k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Wildfire 88Drought 70Landslide 60
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1542016
1692017
1742018
1782019
1862020
1922021
2142022
2722023
2432024
2752025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 14% since 2021142021
222022
232023
182024
162025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
144.7 km
I-90
Nearest freight rail
55.4 km
BNSF
Nearest port
388.1 km
JEBRO DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
149.0 km
ALLIANCE MUNI
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$39.6k
avg. annual pay · +25% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Cherry?
Cherry's economy produced $484.9M in 2024, growing 10.3% year over year — faster than 92% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.