Blaine County, Nebraska: commercial real estate data.
Blaine County, Nebraska had an estimated 454 residents on July 1, 2024, up 5.8 percent since the 2020 census base of 429, across 711 square miles. County output reached $50.8 m in 2024, 13 establishments operate here.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Blaine County
How many people live in Blaine County
- Population, American Community Survey 2020-2024422
- Households197
- Average household size2.14
- Median household income$69,583
- Median age57.5
- Median gross rent$873 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$116,900
- Home value to household income1.7 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher25.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over328
- Population under 1882
- Share under 1819.4 percent
- Population 65 and over146
- Share 65 and over34.6 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 64194
- Civilian labor force230
- Unemployment rate1.3 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over67.6 percent
- Rank by population among Nebraska counties93rd of 93
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents, Puerto Rico included3218th of 3,222
Blaine County is the 93rd largest of 93 Nebraska counties by population. A median home costs 1.7 times median household income, which is affordable by national standards. Residents 65 and over outnumber those under 18, at 34.6 percent against 19.4 percent, which points demand at health care, services and single story product rather than schools.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Is Blaine County's population growing?
- Population, July 1, 2024454
- Census 2020 base population429
- Population change since the 2020 census base5.83 percent
- Population change, 2023 to 202423
- Births, 20246
- Deaths, 20246
- Natural change, 20240
- Net domestic migration, 202422
- Net international migration, 20240
- Total net migration, 202422
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 202435
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents432nd of 3,144
The county has grown 5.83 percent since the 2020 census base.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
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What is the Blaine County economy?
- County GDP, 2024$50.8 m
- County GDP, 2023$42.2 m
- GDP change, 2023 to 202420.2 percent
- GDP change over five years79.9 percent
- Rank by GDP among the Nebraska areas BEA publishes86th of 93
- Rank by GDP among the US county areas BEA publishes3095th of 3,127
- GDP per resident$120,280
Output grew 20.2 percent in the latest year and 79.9 percent over five, which is the trend line a lender will read behind any single year figure.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024.
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Employment by industry in Blaine County
- Covered employment, annual average127
- Establishments reporting26
- Average annual pay$44,736
- Average weekly wage$860
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
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How many businesses are in Blaine County?
- Establishments, all industries13
- Employment at those establishments32
- Annual payroll$1.1 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents30.8
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against. County Business Patterns counts private establishments with paid employees in March 2023, while the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages above counts every unemployment-insured employer, public ones included, as a 2024 annual average, so the two establishment and employment counts differ.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Blaine County
How large is Blaine County?
- Land area711 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Nebraska counties39th of 93
- Width, east to west29.9 mi
- Height, north to south23.9 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary6
- Residents per square mile of land1
- Establishments per square mile0.02
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
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Flood risk in Blaine County
- Communities in the county in the NFIP Community Status Book1
- Of those, participating in the NFIP1
- NFIP participation rate100.0 percent
- Communities carrying a CRS class0
- Radon levels in Blaine County, EPA zone predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/LZone 3
The EPA places Blaine County in radon zone 3, a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L. The zone is a screening prediction for the county and does not substitute for a test at an address. 100.0 percent of the county's listed communities participate in the National Flood Insurance Program, per Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26. US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
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Feasibility studies
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- Population, American Community Survey 2020-2024422
- Households197
- Average household size2.14
- Median household income$69,583
- Median age57.5
Common questions
Blaine County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Blaine County, Nebraska?
The Census Bureau estimates 454 residents on July 1, 2024 (US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024). The American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimate is 422, in 197 households, ranking 93rd of 93 Nebraska counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Blaine County's population growing?
The population has grown 5.83 percent since the 2020 census base of 429, to 454 on July 1, 2024. In 2024 there were 6 births against 6 deaths, with net migration of 22. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Blaine County?
$69,583. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $116,900, which is 1.7 times income, and median gross rent is $873 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are in Blaine County?
13 establishments, employing 32 people with an annual payroll of $1.1 m. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is employment by industry in Blaine County?
Covered employment averages 127 jobs at an average annual pay of $44,736, or $860 a week. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
What is the radon zone for Blaine County?
Zone 3, a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Are traffic counts available for Blaine County on this page?
No. Annual average daily traffic resolves in the platform rather than in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here. It is a gap we know about rather than a figure we estimated.
Is zoning published for Blaine County?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame, to be confirmed locally.
Blaine County
Cities and places in Blaine.
3 Census places lie wholly or partly in Blaine County. All 3 carry enough published place level data for a page of their own and are linked.
| Place | Type | Population | SBA 7(a) approvals, projects in this county | Lies in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunning | village | 78 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Brewster | village | 33 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Halsey | village | 13 | None recorded | 13.4 percent here, 86.6 percent Thomas County |
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