The Town Files

Morrill County, Nebraska

4,534 people. The median home is worth $116,100 (typical Nebraska town: $154,800) and the median household earns $58,500.

Towns in Morrill County

Towns in Morrill County

TownPeopleMedian homeIncomeMedian age
Bridgeport1,454$105,100$60,40440.3
Bayard1,140$109,800$68,33338.8

People and housing

Morrill CountyTypical Nebraska town
Median home value$116,100$154,800
Median rent$768$818
Median household income$58,500$66,320
Median age41.539.5
Bachelor's degree or higher19.4%22.4%
Below the poverty line13.9%9.9%

Jobs and pay

1,550 jobs in 2024, average pay $48,331 a year.

Largest industries in Morrill CountyRetail148 jobs · $27,381Hotels & restaurants111 jobs · $17,353Wholesale trade106 jobs · $75,755Health care & social assistan…92 jobs · $29,442Finance & insurance59 jobs · $67,928Manufacturing41 jobs · $51,309
BLS QCEW 2024.
Unemployment rate in Morrill County0%2%4%6%2000200420082012201620202023 2.2%
BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 532 storm events in Morrill County from 1996 to 2026.

Storm events in Morrill County by type since 1996Hail254Flood3Tornado22Blizzard15High Wind52Heavy Rain11Heavy Snow22Flash Flood23Winter Storm23Winter Weather18
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

Morrill County has been included in 17 FEMA declarations since 1953.

DeclaredIncidentDeclaration
June 30, 2026FireDR-4920: Wildfires
March 13, 2026FireFM-5623: Morrill-Cottonwood Fire
May 24, 2024Severe StormDR-4786: Severe Winter Storm And Straight-Line Winds
April 4, 2020BiologicalDR-4521: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020BiologicalEM-3483: Covid-19
March 21, 2019FloodDR-4420: Severe Winter Storm, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).