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Gage County, Nebraska

A county in Nebraska, ranked 15 of 93 by population.

CountyFIPS 31067

Within Nebraska
Gage County, highlighted, with the areas around it. Boundaries generalised from the 2025 Census cartographic boundary file; neighbour fills carry no data. The dot marks Beatrice, the county seat, located via the 2025 Census Gazetteer.

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Population
21,711
+50 (+0.2%) since 2020
Land area
851.5
square miles. A further 1.0% of the total area is water
Population density
25.5
people per square mile, computed rather than published
County seat
Beatrice
Seat of county government.
Established
1855
170 years ago
Largest city
Beatrice city
Population 12,318.

Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; Wikidata (CC0), Wikidata. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

Satellite view

Aerial imagery of Gage County with its boundary drawn on top. A map shows you the shape; this shows you what is inside it, and which side of the line a place falls on.

Aerial view of Gage County, Nebraska from the USGS National Map, with its boundary outlined
Imagery: USGS National Map, USGS Imagery Only, public domain, requested from USGS by your browser when you reach this point on the page, at 559 by 800 pixels. The boundary is the 2025 Census cartographic boundary file, reprojected to Web Mercator to match the imagery. You can also open the USGS National Map viewer.

Where Gage County ranks

Position among the 93 counties of Nebraska, and among all 3,144 US counties and county-equivalents. Computed from the figures on this page.

MeasureValueIn NebraskaNationally
Population21,71115th of 931,735th of 3,144
Land area851.5 sq mi25th of 93977th of 3,144
Population density25.5 per sq mi19th of 932,052nd of 3,144
Median household income$67,24753rd of 931,408th of 3,143

Full data for Gage County

Every figure below is attributed to the Census Bureau product it came from, with the vintage of that product.
MeasureValueSource and vintage
Population21,711Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
Population in 202021,661Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
2020 estimates base?21,709Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
Land area851.5 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Water area8.5 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Total area860 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Population density?25.5 per sq miComputed: Vintage 2025 estimates divided by 2025 Gazetteer land area
Median household income$67,247American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median home value$174,000American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median age42.6American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Households9,327American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Housing units10,399American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates

Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, released 29 January 2026. Population density is computed here, not published: it divides the Vintage 2025 population estimate by the 2025 Gazetteer land area, which are two different Census products. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

How the population changed

The Census Bureau publishes the components behind an estimate, not just the total. For the year to July 2025:

Births minus deaths
-92
209 births, 301 deaths
Net migration
+117
More people moved in than moved out.

Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

The 8 areas bordering Gage County

Ordered by the length of the border actually shared, which the Census Bureau publishes in its county adjacency file and which no other county reference presents.

Bordering areaStateShared borderPopulation
Jefferson CountyNebraska24 mi7,070
Lancaster CountyNebraska24 mi334,049
Marshall CountyKansas18 mi9,852
Pawnee CountyNebraska18 mi2,510
Johnson CountyNebraska18 mi5,218
Saline CountyNebraska12 mi14,996
Washington CountyKansas5.9 mi5,533
Otoe CountyNebraskaa single point16,531

Source: US Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2025 County Adjacency File, released 15 September 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

All 93 counties of Nebraska

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Data on this page last rebuilt 30 August 2026. How these figures are produced.