Census › Nebraska › Perkins County
Perkins County, NE
| Population | 2,821 | B01003 |
|---|---|---|
| Population, 2020 census | 2,858 | P1 |
| Median age | 41.2 | B01002 |
| Under 18 | 24.3% | B01001 |
| 65 and over | 23.9% | B01001 |
| Households | 1,192 | B11001 |
| Foreign born | 2.9% | B05002 |
| Median household income | $72,778 | B19013 |
|---|---|---|
| Median family income | $85,417 | B19113 |
| Per capita income | $37,437 | B19301 |
| Poverty rate | 7.2% | B17001 |
| Unemployment rate | 1.5% | B23025 |
| Civilian labor force | 1,514 | B23025 |
| Mean commute (minutes) | 14.2 | B08013 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 25.8% | B15003 |
|---|
| Housing units | 1,359 | B25001 |
|---|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 78.7% | B25003 |
| Renters | 21.3% | B25003 |
| Median home value | $157,200 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $922 | B25064 |
| White, not Hispanic | 90.1% | B03002 |
|---|---|---|
| Black | 0.0% | B03002 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5.6% | B03002 |
| Asian | 0.6% | B03002 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% | B03002 |
Figures from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey five-year estimates (table codes link to the same table for this area at data.census.gov) and the 2020 census (P1), via IPUMS NHGIS. Estimates for small areas carry wide margins of error; a tract's figures describe its residents, not any one organization.
Against the state: median household income here is 95% of Nebraska's ($76,475); poverty 7.2% against 10.6%; 0.1% of the state's people live here.
Census tracts
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Places in the county
- Grant 1,413 · median household income $71,389
- Madrid 226 · median household income $75,000
- Venango 182 · median household income $74,500
- Elsie 139 · median household income $48,333
FURP records in Perkins County, NE
| Records | How many | Total | Biggest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofits | 61 | $37,712,606 revenue (latest return) | MIDWEST ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE CORPORATION ($33,649,175) |
| Political committees | 1 | EDWARD DUNN FOR NEBRASKA LEGISLATURE | |
| Form 5500 plan sponsors | 17 | 18 plans | POTTS ELECTRIC, LLC (2) |
| Open Payments recipients | 18 | $7,000 industry payments | SAMUEL ROOS SIMS ($2,042) |
| Patent and trademark owners | 3 | 3 patents and marks | Flexible Fasting (1) |
| Federal award recipients | 673 | $110,018,997 federal awards | SAAB DYNAMICS AKTIEBOLAG ($72,228,621) |
| State business registrations | 18 | JOHN CUTLER |
Cross-reference: 61 nonprofits for 2,821 residents is 216.2 per 10,000 people; their latest-year revenue of $37,712,606 is $13,369 per resident, 43.5% of all household income here (households at the median income).
Highest-paid people on nonprofit returns here
| # | Name | Title | Organization | Pay | Year | Times the median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAYSON BISHOP | GENERAL MANAGER | MIDWEST ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE CORPORATION | $299,807 | 2024 | 4.1x |
| 2 | LARRY UMBERGER | GENERAL MANAGER | MIDWEST ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE CORPORATION | $241,951 | 2019 | 3.3x |
| 3 | KRAIG WYKERT | OPERATIONS MANAGER | MIDWEST ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE CORPORATION | $192,224 | 2024 | 2.6x |
| 4 | SETH COCKERILL | GRANT FOREMAN | MIDWEST ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE CORPORATION | $191,087 | 2024 | 2.6x |
| 5 | TIM JOHNSON | APPARATUS TECHNICIAN | MIDWEST ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE CORPORATION | $189,169 | 2024 | 2.6x |
| 6 | KARL LAKE | ENGINEERING MANAGER | MIDWEST ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE CORPORATION | $183,269 | 2024 | 2.5x |
| 7 | KYLE R DEEDS | FOREMAN | MIDWEST ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE CORPORATION | $179,326 | 2024 | 2.5x |
| 8 | RILEY D KENNEDY | FINANCIAL MANAGER | MIDWEST ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE CORPORATION | $168,086 | 2024 | 2.3x |
| 9 | BRUCE A GEISERT | METER TECHNICIAN | MIDWEST ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE CORPORATION | $163,487 | 2021 | 2.2x |
| 10 | KIRK HEIMES | METER TECHNICIAN | MIDWEST ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE CORPORATION | $158,527 | 2023 | 2.2x |
Each person's latest year on a 990 at a nonprofit placed here (reported pay including related organizations and other compensation); people paid under $50,000 are left out. The median household income here is $72,778.
Nonprofits: biggest by revenue (latest return)
- MIDWEST ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE CORPORATION Grant, NE · $33,649,175
- WESTERN SKY COMMUNITY CARE CENTER Grant, NE · $1,721,906
- PERKINS CO RETIREMENT ASSOC WESTVIEW RETIREMENT COMMUNITY Grant, NE · $699,939
- SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA COMMUNITY BETTERMENT CORPORATION Grant, NE · $624,393
- CARE UGANDA Grant, NE · $216,467
- GRANT GOLF CLUB INC Grant, NE · $209,095
- PERKINS COUNTY FAIR BOARD INC Grant, NE · $206,075
- PERKINS COUNTY SENIOR SERVICES INC Grant, NE · $184,250
- PERKINS COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES FOUNDATION Grant, NE · $183,340
- PERKINS COUNTY MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION INC Grant, NE · $17,966
Political committees
- EDWARD DUNN FOR NEBRASKA LEGISLATURE Grant, NE
Form 5500 plan sponsors: biggest by plans
- POTTS ELECTRIC, LLC Grant, NE · 2
- ADAMS LUMBER COMPANY Grant, NE · 1
- BRENT A GLOY Grant, NE · 1
- BULLOCK ENTERPRISES LTD Madrid, NE · 1
- CUTLER LAND & CATTLE LLC Elsie, NE · 1
- DAVID SCHMITT Grant, NE · 1
- GEORGE LEE III Elsie, NE · 1
- HANSON FARMS Elsie, NE · 1
- HATCH FARMS INC Grant, NE · 1
- HI-LINE COOPERATIVE, INC. Elsie, NE · 1
Open Payments recipients: biggest by industry payments
- SAMUEL ROOS SIMS Grant, NE · $2,042
- TAMARA L. ROBBINS Grant, NE · $1,491
- SHANE B BANKS Grant, NE · $1,223
- LAUREN SEXSON Grant, NE · $469
- SHANNON FISHER Grant, NE · $379
- VICTORIA A GENGENBACH Grant, NE · $333
- Tim M Meyer Grant, NE · $248
- CAROL SHAREE CORNELIUS Grant, NE · $201
- JOHN M BYRD Grant, NE · $114
- BRIAN HOLMGREN Grant, NE · $97
Patent and trademark owners: biggest by patents and marks
- C&K INDUSTRIES, LLC Elsie, NE · 1
- Flexible Fasting Grant, NE · 1
- Sane Twists, LLC. Madrid, NE · 1
Federal award recipients: biggest by federal awards
- SAAB DYNAMICS AKTIEBOLAG Karlskoga · $72,228,621
- CITY OF GRANT Grant, NE · $3,774,495
- HANSON FARMS Elsie, NE · $2,110,867
- PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL Grant, NE · $1,944,409
- GRANT HOUSING AUTHORITY CO Grant, NE · $1,286,860
- BRUCE YOUNG FARMS Madrid, NE · $1,277,976
- BRETT & SUZANNE BULLOCK JV Madrid, NE · $1,212,874
- TOI TOI & DIXI SANITAERSYSTEME GMBH Wiesloch · $1,090,724
- KEMLING FARMS LLC Grant, NE · $1,026,016
- H E STRAND & SONS Venango, NE · $985,100
All 1 tracts
Every tract with its figures is in the CSV and GeoJSON downloads.
| Tract | Population | Median household income | Poverty rate | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census Tract 9593 | 2,821 | $72,778 | 7.2% | 41.2 |
Census figures are from IPUMS NHGIS: the American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates (ACS table codes shown with each figure) and the 2020 decennial census (Demographic and Housing Characteristics), by state, county, place and census tract. FURP records are placed by ZIP code (the Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA-to-county and ZCTA-to-tract relationship files: the county or tract holding most of the ZIP's land) and by city name (Census place names, normalized), so a record's tract is its ZIP's main tract, not its street's. Cite: Jonathan Schroeder, David Van Riper, Steven Manson, Grace Cooper, Zachary Krause, Tracy Kugler, Tsu Zhu, and Steven Ruggles. IPUMS National Historical Geographic Information System: Version 21.0 [dataset]. Minneapolis, MN: IPUMS. 2026. http://doi.org/10.18128/D050.V21.0