Frontier County , Nebraska
Population: 2,562 residents · 2023 Census ACS
Income $68,207 Home $138,800 Rent $605/mo
Page updated: · Data vintage: CDC PLACES 2023 · FEMA NRI v1.20
With under 5,000 residents, Frontier County operates more like a single rural community than a typical county. Housing inventory is thin (median home value $139,000) and labor-market data carries unusually wide ACS margins of error. FEMA's National Risk Index ranks Frontier County in the bottom 14% nationally for natural-hazard exposure — an underrated factor in long-term housing-cost comparisons.
$68,207
Median Income
household
$138,800
Home Value
median
$605/mo
Monthly Rent
median gross
N/A
Unemployment
rate
Income & Housing
| Median Household Income | $68,207 |
| Per Capita Income | $32,184 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.1% |
| Median Home Value | $138,800 |
| Median Gross Rent | $605/mo |
| Owner Occupied | 71.9% |
| Renter Occupied | 28.1% |
Demographics & Education
| Total Population | 2,562 |
| Median Age | 42.8 yrs |
| Bachelor's or Higher | 26.1% |
Health Outcomes
CDC PLACES 2023 · % of adults
38.7%
Obesity
9.0%
Diabetes
13.0%
Smoking
36.5%
High Blood Pressure
26.7%
No Physical Activity
16.6%
Depression
30.2%
Insufficient Sleep
73.1%
Annual Checkup
Natural Hazard Risk
FEMA National Risk Index · county-level scores
Overall risk score: 13.7 · 14th national percentile
🌪️ Tornado
29.23
🔥 Wildfire
41.76
❄️ Winter Storm
49.11
🌍 Earthquake
10.11
☀️ Drought
73.19
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