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Grant County, NE: population growth, jobs and income

Grant County had an estimated 561 residents in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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  • Median gross rent$867/mo2020–24
  • Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes30.2%2020–24
  • Rent growth, 5 years+5.1%2016-2020 to 2020-2024
  • New homes permitted, last 12 monthsIn the report
  • Permits in 5+ unit buildingsIn the report
  • IRS income moving in (net AGI)In the report
  • Neighbouring-county comparison tableIn the report

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  1. 1 Summary, headline numbers and ranks (free preview)
  2. 2 Ranks and the neighbouring-county table
  3. 3 Migration, with IRS mover and income flows
  4. 4 Rent, vacant homes, permits and employers
  5. 5 Every source and the methods
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Headline numbers

Private-sector employment

96

2023

Small base: changes and per-resident rates swing on a few people, so we don't show them.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. Paid employees of private employers in mid-March (County Business Patterns).

What the numbers say

Net domestic migration added 3 people in 2025: more people moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out.

Private employers had 96 paid employees in mid-March 2023 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 3.0% in 2025, 0.4 points lower than in 2019 (before the pandemic).

Median household income was $70,147 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +60.8% since 2016–20.

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Grant County population by year

Resident population, July 1 estimate (Census Bureau)
YearPopulationChange
2025561−2
2024563−4
2023567−21
2022588+10
2021578−34
2020612–

Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.

What drove the change in Grant County

Grant County lost 51 people since 2020; the biggest drag was domestic migration (−49).

Components of population change, people (Census Bureau)
Component20252020–25Share
Natural changebirths minus deaths−4−1
International migrationfrom and to other countries+0+0
Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties+3−49
Census adjustmentbalancing residual−1−1
Total change−2−51

Census Bureau population estimates, components of change, each year July 1 to June 30. The components add up to the change in the estimate; the Census adjustment is the small balancing figure the Bureau publishes.

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Neighbouring counties

Only Arthur County had a higher median household income (2020–24) among its 5 neighbouring counties; Grant County's was $70,147.

Grant County, NE and its 5 neighbouring counties: public federal figures
CountyPopulation2025Population change2020–25Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2025Homes permitted per 1,000 residents2025Median household income2020–24
Grant County, NE This county561–––$70,147
Arthur County, NE396–––$76,250
Garden County, NE1,804−4.5%1.12.2$41,882
Hooker County, NE686–––$49,464
Cherry County, NE5,561+1.9%−12.22.9$66,270
Sheridan County, NE4,809−5.7%−10.40.6$60,121

Census Bureau population estimates and building permits, American Community Survey 5-year income. Rates per 1,000 residents. – means no figure, or a base too small for a change or rate (it would swing on a few people). A figure from another period shows its year and is left out of the comparison.

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Questions

How many people moved to Grant County?

On net, about 3 people in 2025: that many more moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out (Census Bureau net domestic migration estimate).

What is the unemployment rate in Grant County?

It averaged 3.0% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of Grant County?

About 561 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in Grant County?

Private employers there had 96 paid employees in mid-March 2023 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).

What is the median household income in Grant County?

$70,147 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

What Beacon CRE covers in Nebraska

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Sources and method

Each number shows its own period. Changes compare the latest period with five years earlier (or the earliest period available). Beacon CRE last refreshed these figures on 2026-11-05. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how we compute every number. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

Jobs outside North and South Carolina use County Business Patterns (paid private-sector employees in mid-March); wages and government jobs are not included.