County profile
Lancaster County, NE
United States · GDP 2024
#203 of 3,127 US counties by GDP70th-percentile growthmore diversified than 96% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$28.8B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
157,274
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
8,999
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$57.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
334,049
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.9%
Median HH income
$74.8k±$1.7k
Bachelor's degree+
41.9%±1.0%
Poverty rate
11.9%±0.7%
Business applications
3,992 · 2025
Retail establishments
1,007
30.4/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1National Research CorporationHealthcare$137.4M75B+2Universal Mfg. Co.Consumer Cyclical$32.4M——3Nelnet, Inc.Financial Services$066BHQ-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
Health care26%
Retail trade18%
Finance & insurance18%
Manufacturing14%
Food & accommodation14%
Construction10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
334,049
residents · 2025 · +3.4% since 2020
Income per capita $68.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−1,757
International migration+7,364
Natural change+5,292
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$20.5B2019
$20.9B2020
$22.5B2021
$25.3B2022
$27.1B2023
$28.8B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$275.2k±$3.2k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$19/mo
Vacancy rate
4.4%±0.5%
Affordability
4.8× wages
Residential permits
$519.9M
2,346 units · 7.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
90.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 99Hail 99Tornado 99
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4472016
4782017
5062018
5282019
5442020
6052021
6922022
7512023
7842024
8122025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -8% since 20212,5462021
3,2702022
2,0832023
1,9352024
2,3462025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
4.1 km
I-180
Nearest freight rail
1.2 km
Freight rail
Nearest port
72.0 km
BARTLETT AND CO NEBRASKA CITY DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
9.6 km
LINCOLN
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR1 filing from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$57.1k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Lancaster?
Lancaster's economy produced $28.8B in 2024, growing 6.2% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
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.