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Norfolk, NE

Population
26,677
U.S. Census Population Estimates Program · 2025
Elevation
1,525 ft
Median Home Value
$211,700
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Rent
$875/mo
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Income
$58,884
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024

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Norfolk in context.

Overall#22 best place in NebraskaPopulation ranking#7 highest population in NebraskaNearest larger communitySioux City, Iowa62 miles away · 86,356 residents.

About Norfolk

Norfolk is a northeast Nebraska city on the Elkhorn River and a regional center for the surrounding farming communities. Its settlement story begins with German Lutheran scouts from Ixonia, Wisconsin, who came west in 1865 looking for productive, inexpensive farmland. Northeast Community College gives the city an educational and workforce role beyond its size. Norfolk feels like a practical Great Plains hub: schools, health care, retail, agriculture, and river-valley history gathered into one regional city.

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Lower County Wildfire Hazard Potential ClassA+100.0ratingLower FEMA County Hurricane Risk IndexA+100.0ratingLower Projected Late-Century County-Area Exposure to Sea-Level RiseA+100.0rating

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