Briefly: Nemaha County, Nebraska - News, Life, Society, Houses, Business, Abonded, Former Townships.

Nemaha County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 7,074. Its county seat is Auburn. In 1974 the Cooper Nuclear Station was commissioned south of Brownville. The median income for a household in the county was $32,588, and the median income for a family was $43,780. Males had a median income of $30,956 versus $19,263 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,004. About 8.30% of families and 12.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.20% of those under age 18 and 13.50% of those age 65 or over. There were 3,047 households, out of which 29.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.00% were married couples living together, 7.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.00% were non-families. 30.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.91. Nemaha County voters are reliably Republican. In only one national election since 1936 has the county selected the Democratic Party candidate (with that being 1964).

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