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Knox County, Nebraska; Custer County, Nebraska; Wayne County, Nebraska; Lancaster County, Nebraska; Thomas County, Nebraska

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Knox County, Nebraska
Custer County, Nebraska
Wayne County, Nebraska
Lancaster County, Nebraska
Thomas County, Nebraska
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
8,298
10,581
9,874
326,716
677
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
8,298
10,581
9,874
326,716
677
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
8,307
10,504
9,899
324,434
665
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
8,393
10,532
9,699
322,613
669
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
8,393
10,532
9,699
322,613
669
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
-1.1%
0.5%
1.8%
1.3%
1.2%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
-1.0%
-0.3%
2.1%
0.6%
-0.6%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 8,391 10,545 9,697 322,608 669
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 8,701 10,939 9,595 285,407 647
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
6.3%
5.7%
5.0%
5.7%
4.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent
24.8%
23.9%
19.4%
22.1%
22.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
25.4%
23.0%
16.9%
15.6%
30.4%
Female persons, percent
50.4%
49.3%
49.3%
49.6%
50.1%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
86.0%
96.6%
94.6%
86.4%
95.5%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
0.5%
0.9%
2.0%
4.5%
1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
10.7%
0.9%
1.0%
1.0%
1.9%
Asian alone, percent(a)
0.5%
0.3%
0.7%
4.7%
0.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
Z
0.2%
0.1%
0.0%
Two or More Races, percent
2.3%
1.2%
1.5%
3.3%
1.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
3.7%
3.8%
7.2%
8.1%
4.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
84.0%
93.3%
88.5%
79.7%
91.2%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 551 640 441 14,859 29
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 1.3% 1.6% 4.8% 8.4% 1.9%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 4,532 5,342 3,968 140,072 384
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 75.9% 69.6% 68.7% 59.3% 67.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $112,700 $133,400 $176,200 $239,900 $140,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,181 $1,332 $1,234 $1,624 $893
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $491 $521 $579 $661 $448
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $666 $765 $764 $997 $657
Building permits, 2022 23 20 47 3,270 2
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 3,269 4,543 3,731 129,869 306
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.52 2.30 2.25 2.38 1.93
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 87.7% 89.4% 78.8% 81.0% 95.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 5.7% 3.2% 7.4% 11.9% 3.7%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 89.4% 88.4% 90.1% 96.0% 93.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 82.8% 82.6% 85.8% 91.3% 87.6%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 91.9% 94.7% 95.7% 93.3% 91.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 18.9% 25.8% 32.7% 40.9% 24.6%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 10.1% 8.7% 11.3% 7.9% 7.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
9.5%
8.0%
7.4%
7.2%
7.4%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 63.3% 63.9% 68.5% 70.3% 70.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 56.1% 58.6% 64.7% 66.7% 62.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 14,192 12,316 13,299 761,138 349
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 19,803 51,026 36,502 2,890,677 NA
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) D 7,483 D 908,778 NA
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 71,752 169,658 71,264 4,810,329 D
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $8,494 $15,604 $7,696 $15,325 NA
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 19.1 16.6 15.9 19.0 17.6
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $61,250 $62,288 $64,951 $70,387 $70,069
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $31,269 $35,562 $29,985 $38,509 $42,187
Persons in poverty, percent
15.6%
11.1%
13.3%
12.5%
13.5%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 257 356 246 8,794 25
Total employment, 2021 1,604 3,061 3,561 141,673 169
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 56,066 126,389 110,571 7,308,417 7,269
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -1.9% -1.1% -3.0% -3.3% -15.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 680 1,144 616 23,293 88
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 311 368 222 6,896 S
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 156 179 106 3,792 S
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S S 1,014 S
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S S 369 S
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 274 S 179 5,644 S
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 30 41 S 367 S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 228 S 155 5,489 S
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 7.6 4.1 21.9 385.2 0.9
Population per square mile, 2010 7.9 4.2 21.7 340.8 0.9
Land area in square miles, 2020 1,108.44 2,575.59 442.92 837.56 712.58
Land area in square miles, 2010 1,108.35 2,575.52 442.92 837.55 713.24
FIPS Code 31107 31041 31179 31109 31171
Value Notes

Methodology differences may exist between data sources, and so estimates from different sources are not comparable.

Some estimates presented here come from sample data, and thus have sampling errors that may render some apparent differences between geographies statistically indistinguishable. Click the Quick Info icon to the left of each row in TABLE view to learn about sampling error.

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QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

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