Loup City, Nebraska demographics

Loup City, NE demographics: median age 42.0; 19.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Loup City city, Nebraska · Incorporated city · GEOID 3129470. The survey estimates a population of 973 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Loup City is 42.0 years, with a 90% margin of error of 9.2 years. There are 432 households (±63). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe City estimate ± MOE State estimate ± MOE U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years 42.0 ±9.2 37.2 ±0.2 38.9 ±0.1
Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 973
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Nebraska U.S.
Under 18 254 ±62 26.1% ±5.5 pp 24.5% 22.0%
18–34 141 ±46 14.5% ±4.4 pp 22.7% 22.8%
35–64 301 ±57 30.9% ±4.6 pp 36.1% 38.0%
65 and older 277 ±50 28.5% ±3.9 pp 16.7% 17.2%
Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 973
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Nebraska U.S.
Male 430 ±62 44.2% ±3.7 pp 50.3% 49.5%
Female 543 ±74 55.8% ±3.9 pp 49.7% 50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 973
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Nebraska U.S.
White alone 903 ±111 92.8% ±3.5 pp 77.9% 61.0%
Black or African American alone 9 ±13 · low precision 0.9% ±1.3 pp · low precision 4.8% 12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone 4 ±5 · low precision 0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision 1.0% 0.9%
Asian alone 0 ±10 · low precision 0.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision 2.6% 6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 0 ±10 · low precision 0.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.2%
Some other race alone 12 ±13 · low precision 1.2% ±1.3 pp · low precision 4.6% 7.1%
Two or more races 45 ±30 · low precision 4.6% ±3.0 pp · low precision 9.1% 12.6%
Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 973
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Nebraska U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino 924 ±117 95.0% ±4.6 pp 87.3% 80.7%
Hispanic or Latino 49 ±29 · low precision 5.0% ±2.9 pp · low precision 12.7% 19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 432
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Nebraska U.S.
Married-couple family 172 ±38 39.8% ±6.6 pp 48.8% 46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present 3 ±4 · low precision 0.7% ±0.9 pp · low precision 4.5% 5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present 65 ±31 15.0% ±6.8 pp 9.4% 12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone 155 ±43 35.9% ±8.5 pp 30.7% 28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone 37 ±24 · low precision 8.6% ±5.4 pp · low precision 6.6% 7.0%
Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 432
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Nebraska U.S.
Households with people under 18 128 ±42 29.6% ±8.7 pp 30.1% 29.5%
Households without people under 18 304 ±51 70.4% ±5.8 pp 69.9% 70.5%
Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 432
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Nebraska U.S.
One-person nonfamily households 155 ±43 35.9% ±8.5 pp 30.7% 28.7%
Two-person households 170 ±42 39.4% ±7.7 pp 34.6% 33.8%
Three-person households 60 ±27 13.9% ±5.9 pp 13.0% 15.3%
Four-person households 43 ±26 · low precision 10.0% ±5.8 pp · low precision 11.6% 12.6%
Five-person households 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±3.3 pp · low precision 6.1% 5.9%
Six-person households 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±3.3 pp · low precision 2.6% 2.2%
Seven or more people 4 ±12 · low precision 0.9% ±2.7 pp · low precision 1.4% 1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 973
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Nebraska U.S.
Native 964 ±113 99.1% ±0.4 pp 92.0% 85.9%
Foreign born 9 ±12 · low precision 0.9% ±1.2 pp · low precision 8.0% 14.1%
Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 900
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Nebraska U.S.
English only 891 ±102 99.0% ±0.3 pp 87.2% 77.7%
Spanish 5 ±5 · low precision 0.6% ±0.6 pp · low precision 8.4% 13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun 0 ±10 · low precision 0.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision 0.3% 0.7%
German or other West Germanic 0 ±10 · low precision 0.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision 0.3% 0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 3 ±5 · low precision 0.3% ±0.6 pp · low precision 0.3% 0.7%
Other Indo-European 0 ±10 · low precision 0.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision 0.8% 2.0%
Korean 0 ±10 · low precision 0.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese 0 ±10 · low precision 0.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision 0.3% 1.1%
Vietnamese 0 ±10 · low precision 0.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision 0.4% 0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino 0 ±10 · low precision 0.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island 0 ±10 · low precision 0.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision 0.8% 1.1%
Arabic 0 ±10 · low precision 0.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision 0.4% 0.5%
Other and unspecified 1 ±2 · low precision 0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.6% 0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 674
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Nebraska U.S.
Less than high school graduate 52 ±44 · low precision 7.7% ±6.5 pp · low precision 7.8% 10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency 262 ±53 38.9% ±6.7 pp 25.0% 26.0%
Some college, no degree 157 ±34 23.3% ±4.5 pp 21.6% 19.1%
Associate’s degree 70 ±30 10.4% ±4.3 pp 11.0% 8.8%
Bachelor’s degree 88 ±29 13.1% ±4.1 pp 22.3% 21.6%
Graduate or professional degree 45 ±23 · low precision 6.7% ±3.4 pp · low precision 12.3% 14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 961
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Nebraska U.S.
Same house 857 ±123 89.2% ±7.2 pp 86.8% 87.7%
Moved within same county 57 ±42 · low precision 5.9% ±4.3 pp · low precision 7.0% 6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state 47 ±36 · low precision 4.9% ±3.7 pp · low precision 3.3% 3.1%
Moved from a different state 0 ±10 · low precision 0.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision 2.4% 2.3%
Moved from abroad 0 ±10 · low precision 0.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision 0.5% 0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

4.1% of Loup City residents (±2.6 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.2% in Nebraska and 8.4% nationally. 84.0% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure Loup City Nebraska U.S. Compared with Nebraska
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population 4.1% ±2.6 pp · low precision 7.2% 8.4% Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households 84.0% ±4.9 pp 90.6% 91.0% Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older 8.3% ±3.9 pp 6.9% 6.2% Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Loup City . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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