Jefferson County, Nebraska
19 public bodies govern here, 3 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 7,161
- Median household income
- $59,044
- ±3,959
- Unemployed
- 1.2%
- 40 of 3,421 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 80.2%
- 2,515 of 3,136 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Jefferson | 7,176 (2021) | 411 4th St, Fairbury | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 9
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Fairbury | 3,904 (2021) | 612 D St, Fairbury | Website |
| Village of Daykin | 157 (2021) | Po Box 214, Daykin | — |
| Village of Diller | 263 (2021) | Po Box 157, Diller | Website |
| Village of Endicott | 112 (2021) | 115 W Rush St, Endicott | — |
| Village of Harbine | 53 (2021) | 507 Hansen St, Jansen | — |
| Village of Jansen | 99 (2021) | Po Box 82, Jansen | — |
| Village of Plymouth | 359 (2021) | Po Box 218, Plymouth | — |
| Village of Reynolds | 58 (2021) | 122 Commercial St, Reynolds | — |
| Village of Steele City | 47 (2021) | 500 E. Main St, Steele City | — |
Special districts 9
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairbury Airport Authority | Air transportation | 56855 714th Rd, Fairbury | — |
| Jefferson County Hospital Authority 1 | Hospitals | Po Box 515, Fairbury | — |
| Fairbury Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 105 W 5th St, Fairbury | — |
| Daykin Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 2416 County Rd 600, Western | — |
| Diller Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 57870 709 Rd, Diller | — |
| Fairbury Rural Fire Protection District 8 | Local fire protection | 3020 Industrial Ave, Fairbury | — |
| Jansen Fire District 9 | Local fire protection | Po Box 132, Jansen | — |
| Plymouth Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 405 E Main St, Plymouth | — |
| Steele City Endicott Rural Fire Protection District 7 | Local fire protection | 70340 576 Ave, Endicott | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
FAIRBURY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district3 schools
703 K ST, Fairbury, NE, 68352
MERIDIAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district2 schools
72380 560TH AVE, Daykin, NE, 68338
TRI COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district2 schools
72520 HWY 103, Dewitt, NE, 68341
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Beatrice Farmers Market (801 Court Street P.O. Box 125 Beatrice) · Beatrice Farmers Market Indian Creek Mall (Beatrice)
Belleville Farmer's Market (Belleville)
Crete Farmers Market (930 Main Avenue Crete) · Dorchester Farmers' Market (Dorchester) · Wilber Farmers Market (Dorchester)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.