Garfield County, Nebraska: commercial real estate data.
Garfield County, Nebraska has a population of 1,718 across 570 square miles, down 5.8 percent since the 2020 census base. County output reached $114.3 m in 2024, 102 establishments operate here.
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Garfield County
How many people live in Garfield County
- Population1,718
- Households701
- Average household size2.45
- Median household income$62,804
- Median age47.7
- Median gross rent$490 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$176,600
- Home value to household income2.8 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income9.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher29.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over1,220
- Population under 18351
- Share under 1820.4 percent
- Population 65 and over505
- Share 65 and over29.4 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 64862
- Civilian labor force915
- Unemployment rate2.7 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over66.9 percent
- Rank by population among Nebraska counties78th of 93
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents3144th
Garfield County is the 78th largest of 93 Nebraska counties by population. A median home costs 2.8 times median household income, which is an affordable ownership market by national standards. Residents 65 and over outnumber those under 18, at 29.4 percent against 20.4 percent, which points demand at health care, services and single storey product rather than schools.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Garfield County
Is Garfield County growing
- Population change since the 2020 census base-5.85 percent
- Census 2020 base population1,813
- Births, 202421
- Deaths, 202439
- Natural change, 2024-18
- Net domestic migration, 2024-34
- Net international migration, 20240
- Total net migration, 2024-34
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 2024-34
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents3036th
The county has lost 5.85 percent of its population since the 2020 census base.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
Garfield County
Where people moving to Garfield County come from
- Tax returns filed by households arriving37
- People arriving, from those returns80
- Adjusted gross income arriving$3.3 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$0
- Average income of an arriving household$88,297
- Largest single originGarfield County Non-migrants (657 households)
- Largest single destination (657 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garfield County Non-migrants | 657 | 1,383 | $36.1 m |
| Other flows - Same State | 37 | 80 | $3.3 m |
The largest single source of arrivals is Garfield County Non-migrants, which is the catchment a retail or multifamily study should look at first.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Garfield County
What the Garfield County economy runs on
- County GDP, 2024$114.3 m
- County GDP, 2023$115.8 m
- GDP change, 2023 to 2024-1.2 percent
- GDP change over five years22.9 percent
- Rank by GDP among Nebraska counties78th
- Rank by GDP among US county-equivalents3037th
- GDP per resident$66,556
Output grew -1.2 percent in the latest year and 22.9 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.
Garfield County
Who employs people in Garfield County
- Covered employment, annual average772
- Establishments reporting108
- Average annual pay$42,179
- Average weekly wage$811
- Sector 62, employment136
- Sector 62, average annual pay$40,355
- Sector 31-33, employment120
- Sector 31-33, average annual pay$52,311
- Sector 44-45, employment92
- Sector 44-45, average annual pay$34,683
- Sector 42, employment48
- Sector 42, average annual pay$36,505
- Sector 81, employment34
- Sector 23, employment20
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector 62 | 136 | 9 | $40,355 |
| Sector 31-33 | 120 | 5 | $52,311 |
| Sector 44-45 | 92 | 16 | $34,683 |
| Sector 42 | 48 | 5 | $36,505 |
| Sector 81 | 34 | 10 | $55,316 |
| Sector 23 | 20 | 11 | $38,011 |
| Sector 48-49 | 14 | 4 | $52,690 |
The largest sector is the biggest private employer group at 136 jobs, 17.6 percent of covered employment. Average pay per job sits below median household income, so households here typically need more than one earner.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
Garfield County
What businesses operate in Garfield County
- Establishments, all industries102
- Employment at those establishments631
- Annual payroll$25.1 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents59.4
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Garfield County
What is being built in Garfield County
- Housing units authorised by permit, 20243
- Declared construction value permitted$831,476
- Single family units authorised3
- Multifamily units authorised0
- Multifamily share of units0.0 percent
- Average declared value per unit$277,159
- Units authorised per 1,000 households4.3
Multifamily is 0.0 percent of units authorised, so the pipeline is predominantly for sale product.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Garfield County
How big is Garfield County
- Land area570 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Nebraska counties59th of 93
- Width, east to west23.9 mi
- Height, north to south24 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary5
- Residents per square mile of land3
- Establishments per square mile0.18
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.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- No 7(a) approvals recorded in this county in the FOIA release covering FY2020 onward.
- No 504 approvals recorded in this county in the FOIA release covering FY2010 onward.
- No NFIP communities are listed for this county in the FEMA Community Status Book.
- Flood zone record counts are not held. The flood coverage export has not landed, so no count is shown rather than an estimated one.
- Traffic counts resolve in the platform, not in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here.
- Zoning is in build. Parcel level zoning is not published on this page.
Feasibility studies
When a Garfield County site needs a document a lender will accept.
The same data layer behind this page is the one the studies are written from. A study for a Garfield County site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population1,718
- Households701
- Average household size2.45
- Median household income$62,804
- Median age47.7
Common questions
Garfield County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Garfield County, Nebraska?
1,718, in 701 households, ranking 78th of 93 Nebraska counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Garfield County growing?
The population has fallen 5.85 percent since the 2020 census base. In 2024 there were 21 births against 39 deaths, with net migration of -34. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Garfield County?
$62,804. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $176,600, which is 2.8 times income, and median gross rent is $490 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are there in Garfield County?
102 establishments, employing 631 people with an annual payroll of $25.1 m. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is the average wage in Garfield County?
Average annual pay is $42,179, or $811 a week, across 772 covered jobs. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
What is being built in Garfield County?
3 housing units were authorised by permit in 2024, with a declared construction value of $831,476. Multifamily was 0.0 percent of units. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for Garfield 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.
Where do people moving to Garfield County come from?
The largest single origin is Garfield County Non-migrants, with 657 households. Arriving households report an average income of $88,297 against null for those leaving. Source: US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Are traffic counts available for Garfield 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 Garfield County?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame with confirm locally attached.