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What are the crime rate and median income in Deuel County, Nebraska?
Deuel County averaged 1.0 reported violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year in 2021-2025, 58% lower than the Nebraska rate (2.5). The median household earns $70,096 and the unemployment rate was 3.2% in August 2026. Population: about 1,847 (Census, 2020-2024).
Last updated . Crime: FBI 2021-2025. Income and housing: Census ACS 2020-2024. Unemployment: BLS August 2026. Road work: October 11, 2026.
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What is the crime rate in Deuel County?
Police agencies in Deuel County reported an average of 2 violent crimes and 5 property crimes a year from 2021 to 2025. That is 1.0 violent crimes per 1,000 residents, 58% lower than the Nebraska rate (2.5), and 72% lower than the U.S. rate (3.7). Property crime ran at 2.6 per 1,000, against 17.4 statewide. With this few incidents, one or two cases move the rate a lot from year to year.
| Offense (yearly average, 2021-2025) | Deuel County | Per 1,000 | Nebraska per 1,000 | U.S. per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 2 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 3.7 |
| Murder | 0 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.06 |
| Rape | 0 | 0.00 | 0.52 | 0.40 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0.00 | 0.25 | 0.62 |
| Aggravated assault | 2 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.6 |
| Property crime | 5 | 2.6 | 17.4 | 18.1 |
| Burglary | 1 | 0.52 | 1.7 | 2.4 |
| Larceny-theft | 3 | 1.6 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 1 | 0.52 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
Most crime never reaches the police, so these are reported crimes, a floor rather than the full count. In 2024 about half of violent crimes (48%) and about 3 in 10 property crimes (31%) were reported to police (U.S. Justice Department, National Crime Victimization Survey). Rates also depend on how completely each agency reports to the FBI. County figures add up the city police and sheriff reports in the county (1 agencies; 100% of residents covered).
What is the median household income in Deuel County?
The median household in Deuel County earns $70,096 a year, close to the Nebraska median ($76,475). Owner-occupied homes have a median value of $100,200, and the median rent is $872 a month. 8.4% of households received SNAP benefits in the past year (state: 8.2%). The newest monthly figure from the Bureau of Labor Statistics is 3.2% for August 2026 (preliminary), with 31 people out of work and looking.
| Census ACS 2020-2024 | Deuel County | Nebraska | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,847 | 1,978,707 | 334,922,499 |
| Median household income | $70,096 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $100,200 | $238,600 | $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $872 | $1,072 | $1,413 |
| Unemployment rate (2020-2024 average) | 1.4% | 3.0% | 5.2% |
| People below the poverty line | 9.4% | 10.6% | 12.5% |
| Households receiving SNAP (food stamps) | 8.4% | 8.2% | 12.1% |
| Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher | 25.2% | 34.6% | 35.7% |
| Homeowner households | 81.6% | 66.5% | 65.2% |
| Median age | 50.8 | 37.2 | 38.9 |
| Households with broadband internet | 86.5% | 90.6% | 91.0% |
| People without health insurance | 9.1% | 7.2% | 8.4% |
What natural hazards and environmental sites are in Deuel County?
Deuel County carries a “Very Low” overall rating in FEMA's National Risk Index. No single hazard among floods, wildfire, tornadoes, heat waves, earthquakes and hurricanes is rated higher than “Relatively Moderate”. The index compares counties with each other and also weighs how vulnerable and resilient a community is, so it is a long-run estimate, not a forecast.
Superfund sites
EPA lists no Superfund site in Deuel County, active or completed (October 2026).
Disasters, air and water
Deuel County was covered by 2 federal major disaster declarations from 2016 through 2025 (Flood 1, Snowstorm 1), not counting COVID-19. Of 2 community water systems, none had an open health-based drinking-water violation in EPA's records (September 2026). EPA puts the county in radon zone 2 (moderate).
Is there road construction in Deuel County?
Deuel County had 3 highway work zones in the October 11, 2026 feed from the state DOT (all active that day). Where crews are working: I-80 and US 30. 2 are on interstates. The map's construction layer is refreshed every morning.
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How many schools, nursing homes and parks are in Deuel County?
Federal school lists show 6 public and 0 private schools in the county. USGS mapping shows 2 fire or EMS stations and 1 police or sheriff station.
Gun shops, liquor stores and Planned Parenthood in Deuel County
Gun shops
No gun shops with a public storefront are on the map in Deuel County. There is 1 licensed dealer without a public storefront (not shown).
Liquor stores
No liquor stores are on the map in Deuel County.
Planned Parenthood
There is no Planned Parenthood health center in Deuel County on the map.
Sources: ATF licensee list (Sept 2026); state liquor licence lists, OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps (non-official); HHS Title X directory and CMS NPPES.
Common questions
What is the crime rate in Deuel County?
Deuel County averaged 2 reported violent crimes a year in 2021-2025, or 1.0 per 1,000 residents, 58% lower than the Nebraska rate (2.5). The property-crime rate was 2.6 per 1,000 (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting).
What is the median household income in Deuel County?
$70,096 (Census American Community Survey, 2020-2024 average), compared with $76,475 for Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the unemployment rate in Deuel County?
The newest monthly figure from the Bureau of Labor Statistics is 3.2% for August 2026 (preliminary), with 31 people out of work and looking.
What natural hazards affect Deuel County?
Deuel County carries a “Very Low” overall rating in FEMA's National Risk Index. No single hazard among floods, wildfire, tornadoes, heat waves, earthquakes and hurricanes is rated higher than “Relatively Moderate”.
Is there road construction in Deuel County right now?
Deuel County had 3 highway work zones in the October 11, 2026 feed from the state DOT (all active that day). Where crews are working: I-80 and US 30. 2 are on interstates.
How does Deuel County compare with neighboring counties?
| County | Population | Violent crimes per 1,000 (2021-25) | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheyenne County | 9,533 | 3.7 | $60,348 |
| Garden County | 1,761 | 2.2 | $41,882 |
| Keith County | 8,219 | 1.2 | $60,645 |
| Perkins County | 2,821 | 0.92 | $72,778 |
| Sedgwick County, CO | 2,304 | 3.2 | $52,386 |
More: Nebraska statewide numbers · Sex-offender registry search (U.S. Justice Department, NSOPW)
Where do these numbers come from?
- Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting 2021-2025 (agency level, Return A), averaged and summed by county by Map the Block; Census population; state and national rates: FBI estimated crimes 2021-2025.
- Income, housing, education: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year, table B19013 (median household income) and related tables.
- Monthly unemployment: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), county data, not seasonally adjusted. Public domain.
- Hazards: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), county scores; disasters: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries.
- Superfund: U.S. EPA, Superfund site boundaries and NPL status (October 2026). Dams: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Inventory of Dams (public map service, October 2026). Chemical releases: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory, reporting year 2024 (basic data file).
- Air and water: U.S. EPA AirData, annual AQI by county 2024; EPA Air Quality Design Values 2023-2025 (June 2026); U.S. EPA SDWIS via ECHO drinking-water download (September 30, 2026). Traffic deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) 2024; Census population.
- Work zones: State departments of transportation, via the U.S. DOT Work Zone Data Exchange (WZDx) and state 511 feeds; refreshed every morning (snapshot October 11, 2026).
- Schools: National Center for Education Statistics, EDGE public school locations 2024-25; budgets: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2024; National Center for Education Statistics, EDGE Private School geocodes (Private School Survey 2023-24). Nursing homes: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Nursing Home Provider Information and Penalties (September 2026). Stations: U.S. Geological Survey, National Structures Dataset (Fire Stations/EMS Stations), October 2026 pull.
- Parks: USGS Protected Areas Database of the U.S. (PAD-US 4.1); state park agencies' open data (CA, NY, PA, TN, TX, FL, NJ, KY, HI, UT, MT and others); OpenStreetMap contributors for some hours, phones, fees and camping; U.S. National Park Service: unit boundaries (Land Resources Division), Acreage Report (Sept 30, 2026), park pages on nps.gov (hours, fees), Visitor Use Statistics (2025).
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