---
type: Jurisdiction
title: "Perkins County, NE"
classification: county
fips: "31135"
state: "NE"
demographics:
  population: 2821
  population_under_18: 686
  population_18_64: 1462
  population_65_plus: 673
  median_household_income: 72778
  poverty_rate: 7.15
  homeownership_rate: 78.69
  unemployment_rate: 1.52
  median_home_value: 157200
  gini_index: 0.4076
  vacancy_rate: 12.29
  race_white: 2553
  race_black: 0
  race_asian: 16
  race_native: 21
  hispanic: 159
  bachelors_plus: 609
districts:
  - to: "us/states/ne/districts/03"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.9999
sources:
  - field: demographics
    source: "Census ACS 2023"
  - field: districts
    source: "PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries"
confidence: official
tags: [jurisdiction, county, ne]
timestamp: "2026-07-03"
---

# Perkins County, NE

County jurisdiction.

## Demographics (ACS 2023)

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Population | 2821 |
| Under 18 | 686 |
| 18–64 | 1462 |
| 65+ | 673 |
| Median household income | 72778 |
| Poverty rate | 7.15 |
| Homeownership rate | 78.69 |
| Unemployment rate | 1.52 |
| Median home value | 157200 |
| Gini index | 0.4076 |
| Vacancy rate | 12.29 |
| White | 2553 |
| Black | 0 |
| Asian | 16 |
| Native | 21 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 159 |
| Bachelor's or higher | 609 |

## Districts

- [NE-03](/us/states/ne/districts/03.md) — 100% (congressional)

## Source

- demographics: Census ACS 2023
- districts: PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries