Pierce
Nebraska

What stands out

What stands out about Pierce County: unemployment is in the bottom 3% of American counties (2.0%), violent crime is in the bottom 5% of American counties (2.9 per 1,000), and life expectancy is in the top 5% of American counties (81.0 years). Within Nebraska it ranks 25th of 93 counties for unemployment, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Pierce County, Nebraska. 7,301 people live here with you, so most faces are familiar. The population held steady at 0.3% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -55).

Nebraska stopped taxing Social Security in 2025 and is cutting its top income-tax rate toward 3.99%. Property taxes are among the highest in the country as a share of home value, which is the state's longest-running political fight. Omaha and Lincoln hold most of the population and jobs; the state has the country's only unicameral legislature and publicly owned electric utilities.

Money

The typical household here brings in $65,603 a year, higher than 64% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $47,779. Unemployment runs 2.0%, lower than 97% of American counties. 10% of workers work from home; for the rest the average commute is 19 minutes each way.

Nebraska takes 4.1% of that median income in state income tax, about $2,684 a year.

Home

The median home costs $250K, pricier than 56% of American counties, about 2.1 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $730 a month. Property tax is 1.13% of home value, roughly $1,884 a year on that median home, higher than 68% of American counties. 78% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 2.9 per 1,000 residents, lower than 95% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 8 people per 100,000 in 2024.

A child born here can expect to live 81.0 years, longer than 95% of American counties. There are 3 active physicians in the county, about 4.1 per 10,000 people. 6.5% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 3.42 where 3.0 is national grade level, higher than 88% of American counties. 94% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

75% of eligible voters turned out. Under Nebraska law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is legal with limits, and marijuana is medical only.

Weather and risk

The year averages 50°F, highs near 62 and lows near 39, colder than 74% of American counties. About 27 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 20 out of 100, safer than 80% of American counties; the county has had 17 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 93 Mbps down, slower than 89% of American counties. For a night or a weekend out: 0.6 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people.