Nebraska
Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Nebraska saw a net loss of 1,491 tax-filing households and a net loss of 1,852 individuals. Against a population of about 1,978,379, that is a net outflow of about 0.9 per 1,000 residents. On net, the area lost $245.6M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars).
Key Statistics
- Cost of living: 10% below the U.S. average
- Median home value: $223,800 (national: $303,400)
- Home prices: +48.7% over the 5 years to 2023
- Monthly rent: $1,035 (national: $1,348)
- Homeownership rate: 67% (national: 65%)
- Unemployment rate: 2.3% (national: 3.6%)
- Median household income: $74,985 (national: $78,538)
- Median age: 37.1 years (national: 38.7)
Migration Overview
The largest inflow, about 3,156 households, came from Iowa; the largest outflow, about 3,172 households, went to Iowa. In the prior (2022) filing year, the area saw a net loss of 1,861 individuals.
- Net income (AGI): -$245.6M nominal dollars
- Net households: -1,491 tax returns
- Net people: -1,852 exemptions
- 0.9 net people per 1,000 residents (population 1,978,379)
Income Flow
- Moved in: $1.3B AGI
- Moved out: $1.6B AGI
- Net: -$245.6M (nominal)
Top Origin States (2022–2023)
- Iowa: 3,156 households, $166.5M AGI
- Texas: 1,860 households, $112.7M AGI
- Colorado: 1,822 households, $120.2M AGI
- California: 1,398 households, $85.4M AGI
- Florida: 1,211 households, $71.9M AGI
- Kansas: 1,161 households, $63.8M AGI
- Missouri: 942 households, $56.2M AGI
- South Dakota: 907 households, $48.5M AGI
- Arizona: 799 households, $54.5M AGI
- Minnesota: 636 households, $36M AGI
Top Destination States (2022–2023)
- Iowa: 3,172 households, $182.8M AGI
- Texas: 2,087 households, $152.5M AGI
- Colorado: 1,802 households, $114.4M AGI
- Florida: 1,411 households, $138.7M AGI
- Kansas: 1,267 households, $76.5M AGI
- Missouri: 1,107 households, $67.9M AGI
- California: 1,047 households, $68.7M AGI
- Arizona: 995 households, $82.9M AGI
- South Dakota: 970 households, $58.1M AGI
- Minnesota: 804 households, $49M AGI
Churn by State (Two-Way Exchanges)
The biggest two-way exchanges of filing households, 2022–2023. Moved in and moved out are gross one-way counts; net is the difference.
- Iowa: 3,156 in, 3,172 out, -16 net, -$16.3M AGI
- Texas: 1,860 in, 2,087 out, -227 net, -$39.8M AGI
- Colorado: 1,822 in, 1,802 out, +20 net, +$5.8M AGI
- Florida: 1,211 in, 1,411 out, -200 net, -$66.8M AGI
- California: 1,398 in, 1,047 out, +351 net, +$16.7M AGI
- Kansas: 1,161 in, 1,267 out, -106 net, -$12.7M AGI
- Missouri: 942 in, 1,107 out, -165 net, -$11.7M AGI
- South Dakota: 907 in, 970 out, -63 net, -$9.5M AGI
- Arizona: 799 in, 995 out, -196 net, -$28.5M AGI
- Minnesota: 636 in, 804 out, -168 net, -$13.1M AGI
Net Migration by Year (2012–2023)
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars):
- 2012: -$72M AGI, -833 people
- 2013: -$165.9M AGI, -1,367 people
- 2014: -$231.4M AGI, -2,499 people
- 2015: -$193.6M AGI, -1,023 people
- 2016: -$207.7M AGI, -2,047 people
- 2017: -$415.2M AGI, -5,960 people
- 2018: -$291.6M AGI, -3,960 people
- 2019: -$236.9M AGI, -4,603 people
- 2020: -$497.9M AGI, -4,214 people
- 2021: -$206M AGI, -3,900 people
- 2022: -$297.8M AGI, -1,861 people
- 2023: -$245.6M AGI, -1,852 people
Net 2012–2023: -$3.1B AGI (-34,119 people).
Migration in Context
In the 2022–2023 filing year, about 1,852 more people left Nebraska than moved in (counting tax filers and their dependents) — a net loss of about $245.6M in income (nominal) — in a state of 1,988,172 people.
- Population: 1,988,172 (Census 2023 estimate)
- Net migration rate: 0.9 net people per 1,000 residents
- Net income per resident: -$124 nominal dollars (≈ -$245.6M total)
Components of Population Change (2023)
Where the state’s overall change came from (Census counts all residents):
- Births: +24,579
- Deaths: 18,435
- Net domestic migration: 1,074
- Net international migration: +10,738
- Total change: +15,577
Income & Cost of Living
Prices around Nebraska run about 10% below the national average. In plain terms: $100 spent here buys about what $111 buys in the average American community.
- Income per person: $71,517 (2% above U.S. average)
- Price level: 90.3 (100 = U.S. average, 9.7% lower than average)
- What that income buys: $79,210 (13% above U.S. average)
Price Parity by Category
Index where 100 = U.S. average for that category:
- Housing & rents: 74.3
- Goods: 96.5
- Utilities: 79.4
- Other services: 91.9
Demographics
- Median age: 37.1