Market data
Landlord and tenant in Nebraska: market data
What public records say about the market for landlord and tenant in Nebraska: how much demand the courts and agencies count, how many law offices serve it, how many people need help in Spanish, and the ad rules that apply. Every number links to the record it comes from.
Few public demand counts exist for this practice here, so this page is kept out of search results.
Demand: what courts and agencies count
Counts of filings, crashes, complaints and enforcement in the records each agency keeps. A count shows where problems were recorded, not how many people will hire a lawyer.
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renter households paying 30% or more of income on rent | 111,902 ±2,611 households | 2020-2024 | Nebraska state | legal-need v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741886 record legal-need-ne · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Renter households | 266,969 ±3,420 households | 2020-2024 | Nebraska state | legal-need v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741886 record legal-need-ne · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
Lawyer supply
How many law offices and lawyers the federal statistics count here.
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New lawyers admitted | 311 lawyers a year | 2025 | Nebraska state | bar-pipeline v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721443 record ne-bar-pipeline · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Counties under 1 law office per 10,000 residents | 25 counties | 2026-Q1 | Nebraska state | deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430 record deserts-31 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Counties with no law office | 24 counties | 2026-Q1 | Nebraska state | deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430 record deserts-31 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Residents living in those low-office counties | 2.8 percent of residents | 2026-Q1 | Nebraska state | deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430 record deserts-31 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Employer law firms | 789 firms | 2022 | Nebraska state | law-firm-economy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739997 record lfe-ne-all · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Receipts of employer law firms | 1,046,471,000 US dollars | 2022 | Nebraska state | law-firm-economy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739997 record lfe-ne-all · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Law offices per 10,000 residents | 4.69 per 10,000 residents | 2026-Q1 | Nebraska state | law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415 record law-offices-31 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Self-employed lawyers (nonemployer firms) | 877 firms | latest Nonemployer Statistics year | Nebraska state | law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415 record law-offices-31 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Private law offices | 946 establishments | 2026-Q1 | Nebraska state | law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415 record law-offices-31 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Lawyers employed (wage-earning, BLS OEWS) | 3,490 jobs | May 2025 | Nebraska state | lawyer-wages v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734840 record lawyer-wages:NE:231011:2025 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Median annual wage of employed lawyers | 109,170 US dollars a year | May 2025 | Nebraska state | lawyer-wages v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734840 record lawyer-wages:NE:231011:2025 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
Counties with the most demand per law office
Of the 25 counties in Nebraska with the most renter households paying 30% or more of income on rent, the ten with the most per private law office. Both counts are shown with their records.
| County | Demand | Law offices | Per office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dakota County, NE | 1,127 ±266 record legal-need-31043 | 3 record law-offices-31043 | 376 |
| Seward County, NE | 691 ±158 record legal-need-31159 | 2 record law-offices-31159 | 346 |
| Wayne County, NE | 639 ±176 record legal-need-31179 | 2 record law-offices-31179 | 320 |
| Sarpy County, NE | 9,318 ±732 record legal-need-31153 | 31 record law-offices-31153 | 301 |
| Dawes County, NE | 593 ±242 record legal-need-31045 | 2 record law-offices-31045 | 297 |
| Cheyenne County, NE | 580 ±138 record legal-need-31033 | 2 record law-offices-31033 | 290 |
| Dodge County, NE | 1,603 ±281 record legal-need-31053 | 7 record law-offices-31053 | 229 |
| Lancaster County, NE | 24,784 ±1,338 record legal-need-31109 | 133 record law-offices-31109 | 186 |
| Adams County, NE | 1,975 ±335 record legal-need-31001 | 11 record law-offices-31001 | 180 |
| Red Willow County, NE | 537 ±195 record legal-need-31145 | 3 record law-offices-31145 | 179 |
Renter households paying 30% or more of income on rent (legal-need v1.0.0, 2020-2024) ÷ Private law offices (law-offices v1.0.0, 2026-Q1). ratio = legal-need.rent_burdened / law-offices.qcew_estabs, rounded to 2 decimals; ranked highest first, among the 25 units with the most demand. Units with zero supply are listed apart (ratio undefined); units without a published value are listed as missing.
Spanish-language demand
People who speak Spanish and speak English less than very well, and the lawyers who speak Spanish, from the Census Bureau survey (with margins of error).
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawyers who speak Spanish at home (ACS) | not published lawyers | 2020-2024 | Nebraska state | language v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758 record language:state:NE:lawyers-spanish · status U · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Spanish speakers with limited English per Spanish-speaking lawyer | not published people per lawyer | 2020-2024 | Nebraska state | language v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758 record language:state:NE:lep-per-spanish-lawyer · status U · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Spanish speakers with limited English (ACS) | 68,754 ±1,939 people age 5+ | 2020-2024 | Nebraska state | language v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758 record language:state:NE:spanish-lep · status P · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Spanish speakers with limited English | 68,754 ±2,398 people age 5+ | 2020-2024 | Nebraska state | legal-need v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741886 record legal-need-ne · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
Ad rules that apply
The rules a law firm's ads in Nebraska have to meet, summarized from the official texts. The full rules, with quotes, are on the state page.
| Topic | Status | What it says |
|---|---|---|
| Ad filing or review | P primary source | No filing or advance review. A lawyer may advertise through written, recorded or electronic communication, including public media, subject to Rules 7.1 and 7.3 (3-507.2(a)). The rule has no record-keeping clause. official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Required content | P primary source | Any communication under the advertising rule includes the name and office address of at least one lawyer or law firm responsible for its content (3-507.2(c)). official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Waiting periods for contact | P primary source | The rules set no waiting period. Rule 3-507.3 bars live in-person, telephone or real-time electronic solicitation for pecuniary gain, with exceptions for lawyers and people with a family, close personal or prior professional relationship (3-507.3(a)). official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Claims and results | P primary source | A lawyer cannot make a false or misleading communication, including one that omits a fact needed to keep a statement from misleading (3-507.1). official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Paying for referrals | P primary source | A lawyer cannot give anything of value for recommending the lawyer's services, except to pay reasonable advertising costs, the usual charges of a legal service plan or a not-for-profit or qualified lawyer referral service (one approved by an appropriate… official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Call recording | P primary source | Recording a wire, electronic or oral communication is lawful when the person is a party to it or one party has given prior consent, unless done to commit a criminal or tortious act. official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Texting | P primary source | Nebraska's automatic dialing-announcing devices act limits autodialed solicitations; the Public Service Commission enforces it and may fine violators (§ 86-257). These sections give no private right of action. official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Ad filing or review | P primary source | Nebraska: no filing or review of lawyer ads is required. official source · filing v1.2.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721409 · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Paying for referrals | P primary source | Lawyers in different firms may split a fee if the split matches the work each does, or if each lawyer takes joint responsibility for the representation, and the total fee is reasonable. official source · referral v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23747113 · checked 2026-10-27 |
Prices and pay (national)
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jobs in legal services (seasonally adjusted) | 1,249 thousand jobs | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:CES6054110001:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| CPI-U: legal services | 230 index | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:CUUR0000SEGC01:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| PPI: offices of lawyers | 338 index | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:PCU541110541110:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| PPI: real estate legal services | 314 index | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:PCU5411105411102:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
What is missing
Datasets linked to this practice that have no figure here, and values the source withholds. We never fill these in.
- state-courts (demand): the dataset has no records for Nebraska (it covers other places)
- ca-courts (demand): the dataset has no records for Nebraska (it covers other places)
- federal-filings-county (demand): no record for Nebraska at this geography; the state or another geography may have one
- firm-web-census (supply): the dataset has no records for Nebraska (it covers other places)
- language (spanish): Lawyers who speak Spanish at home (ACS) (Nebraska): value withheld by the source (status U)
- language (spanish): Spanish speakers with limited English per Spanish-speaking lawyer (Nebraska): value withheld by the source (status U)
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The rows behind this page, with every dataset, version, DOI, record id and check date.
Cite as: Probative Growth, The new-lawyer pipeline by jurisdiction: bar exam pass rates and new admissions, 2025 v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721443); Legal deserts: law offices and lawyers per resident in every U.S. county v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430); Spanish-speaking demand vs Spanish-speaking lawyer supply, by state and metro v1.1.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758); Law firm size, solos and receipts, by state: Census SUSB 2022, Nonemployer Statistics 2024 and Economic Census 2022 v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739997); Law offices, jobs and pay by county, with solo-practice counts: BLS QCEW, Census CBP and Nonemployer Statistics v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415); Lawyer, paralegal and legal-staff pay by state and metro (BLS OEWS) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734840); Legal need by county: who may need a lawyer, from the American Community Survey v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741886); Legal-services prices and jobs, monthly (BLS CPI, PPI and CES) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854); CC BY 4.0. https://probativegrowth.com/markets/nebraska/landlord-tenant/
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