County profile
Jefferson County, NE
United States · GDP 2024
#2338 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 40% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$556.9M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-4.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,435
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
217
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$46.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
7,070
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.2%
Median HH income
$59.0k±$4.0k
Bachelor's degree+
20.2%±3.1%
Poverty rate
10.1%±3.1%
Business applications
64 · 2025
Retail establishments
25
35.0/10k 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
Manufacturing32%
Health care23%
Retail trade20%
Construction9%
Wholesale trade9%
Food & accommodation7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
7,070
residents · 2025 · -2.6% since 2020
Income per capita $60.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−106
International migration+105
Natural change−179
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$449.6M2019
$448.2M2020
$536.1M2021
$535.3M2022
$583.5M2023
$556.9M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$129.5k±$19.7k
Median gross rent
$662/mo±$45/mo
Vacancy rate
14.8%±3.7%
Affordability
2.8× wages
Residential permits
$2.3M
8 units · 1.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
24.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$961/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 91Wildfire 73Strong wind 69
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1592016
1642017
1572018
1622019
1732020
1912021
2082022
2502023
2802024
2802025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 14% since 202172021
72022
132023
72024
82025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
71.9 km
I-80
Nearest freight rail
1.3 km
UP
Nearest port
123.3 km
BARTLETT AND CO NEBRASKA CITY DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
81.7 km
LINCOLN
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$46.2k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Jefferson?
Jefferson's economy produced $556.9M in 2024, contracting 4.5% year over year — slower than 90% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
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.