Gosper County, Nebraska: commercial real estate data.
Gosper County, Nebraska had an estimated 1,808 residents on July 1, 2024, down 4.5 percent since the 2020 census base of 1,894, across 458 square miles. County output reached $122.9 m in 2024, 62 establishments operate here.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Gosper County
How many people live in Gosper County
- Population, American Community Survey 2020-20242,040
- Households836
- Average household size2.44
- Median household income$77,500
- Median age48.4
- Median gross rent$664 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$228,500
- Home value to household income2.9 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income10.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over1,498
- Population under 18423
- Share under 1820.7 percent
- Population 65 and over487
- Share 65 and over23.9 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 641,130
- Civilian labor force1,008
- Unemployment rate2.4 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over62.3 percent
- Rank by population among Nebraska counties74th of 93
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents, Puerto Rico included3118th of 3,222
Gosper County is the 74th largest of 93 Nebraska counties by population. A median home costs 2.9 times median household income, which is affordable by national standards. Residents 65 and over outnumber those under 18, at 23.9 percent against 20.7 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 Gosper County's population growing?
- Population, July 1, 20241,808
- Census 2020 base population1,894
- Population change since the 2020 census base-4.54 percent
- Population change, 2023 to 2024-29
- Births, 202413
- Deaths, 202428
- Natural change, 2024-15
- Net domestic migration, 2024-14
- Net international migration, 20240
- Total net migration, 2024-14
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 2024-26
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents2949th of 3,144
The county has lost 4.54 percent of its population since the 2020 census base. The population fell in 2024 from both sources: deaths exceeded births and more people left than moved in.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
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Where are people moving to Gosper County from?
- Tax returns filed by households arriving57
- People arriving, from those returns110
- Tax returns filed by households leaving51
- Net household movement6
- Adjusted gross income arriving$4.3 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$428,000
- Average income of an arriving household$75,386
- Average income of a leaving household$75,863
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|
Households arriving report $477 less average income than households leaving, which drains spending power even where headcount holds up.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
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What is the Gosper County economy?
- County GDP, 2024$122.9 m
- County GDP, 2023$149.1 m
- GDP change, 2023 to 2024-17.6 percent
- GDP change over five years40.9 percent
- Rank by GDP among the Nebraska areas BEA publishes77th of 93
- Rank by GDP among the US county areas BEA publishes3027th of 3,127
- GDP per resident$60,230
Output grew -17.6 percent in the latest year and 40.9 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 Gosper County
- Covered employment, annual average452
- Establishments reporting76
- Average annual pay$50,932
- Average weekly wage$979
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, employment55
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, average annual pay$49,457
- Wholesale trade, employment53
- Wholesale trade, average annual pay$104,796
- Finance and insurance, employment38
- Finance and insurance, average annual pay$90,247
- Real estate and rental and leasing, employment5
- Real estate and rental and leasing, average annual pay$30,507
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 55 | 15 | $49,457 |
| Wholesale trade | 53 | 5 | $104,796 |
| Finance and insurance | 38 | 6 | $90,247 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 5 | 4 | $30,507 |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting is the largest private sector at 55 jobs, 12.2 percent of covered employment.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
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How many businesses are in Gosper County?
- Establishments, all industries62
- Employment at those establishments243
- Annual payroll$10.2 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents30.4
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.
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Building permits in Gosper County
- Housing units authorized by permit, 20248
- Declared construction value permitted$4.6 m
- Single family units authorized8
- Multifamily units authorized0
- Multifamily share of units0.0 percent
- Average declared value per unit$574,125
- Units authorized per 1,000 households9.6
Single-family homes are 100.0 percent of units authorized, so the pipeline is predominantly single-family.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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How large is Gosper County?
- Land area458 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Nebraska counties79th of 93
- Width, east to west23.8 mi
- Height, north to south24.1 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary4
- Residents per square mile of land4
- Establishments per square mile0.14
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 Gosper County
- Participation of the county's own NFIP community Gosper County, unincorporated areasParticipating, community 310438
- Communities in the county in the NFIP Community Status Book3
- Of those, participating in the NFIP3
- NFIP participation rate100.0 percent
- Communities carrying a CRS class0
- Radon levels in Gosper County, EPA zone predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/LZone 1
The county's own community in the status book, unincorporated Gosper County (community 310438), participates in the National Flood Insurance Program and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies there. The EPA places Gosper County in radon zone 1, a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 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.
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Feasibility studies
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- Population, American Community Survey 2020-20242,040
- Households836
- Average household size2.44
- Median household income$77,500
- Median age48.4
Common questions
Gosper County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Gosper County, Nebraska?
The Census Bureau estimates 1,808 residents on July 1, 2024 (US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024). The American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimate is 2,040, in 836 households, ranking 74th of 93 Nebraska counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Gosper County's population growing?
The population has fallen 4.54 percent since the 2020 census base of 1,894, to 1,808 on July 1, 2024. In 2024 there were 13 births against 28 deaths, with net migration of -14. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Gosper County?
$77,500. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $228,500, which is 2.9 times income, and median gross rent is $664 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are in Gosper County?
62 establishments, employing 243 people with an annual payroll of $10.2 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 Gosper County?
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting is the largest private sector at 55 jobs, 12.2 percent of covered employment. Covered employment averages 452 jobs at an average annual pay of $50,932, or $979 a week. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
How many building permits were issued in Gosper County?
8 housing units were authorized by permit in 2024, with a declared construction value of $4.6 m. Multifamily was 0.0 percent of units. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for Gosper County?
Zone 1, a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Are traffic counts available for Gosper 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 Gosper 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.
Gosper County
Cities and places in Gosper.
2 Census places lie wholly or partly in Gosper County. All 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elwood | village | 534 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Smithfield | village | 108 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
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