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

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Thomas County, Nebraska
Rock County, Nebraska
Wayne County, Nebraska
Lancaster County, Nebraska
Knox County, Nebraska
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
677
1,271
9,874
326,716
8,298
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
677
1,271
9,874
326,716
8,298
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
665
1,241
9,899
324,434
8,307
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
669
1,263
9,699
322,613
8,393
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
669
1,263
9,699
322,613
8,393
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
1.2%
0.6%
1.8%
1.3%
-1.1%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
-0.6%
-1.7%
2.1%
0.6%
-1.0%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 669 1,262 9,697 322,608 8,391
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 647 1,526 9,595 285,407 8,701
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
4.9%
6.0%
5.0%
5.7%
6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent
22.2%
22.0%
19.4%
22.1%
24.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
30.4%
29.2%
16.9%
15.6%
25.4%
Female persons, percent
50.1%
50.6%
49.3%
49.6%
50.4%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
95.5%
98.0%
94.6%
86.4%
86.0%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
1.2%
0.3%
2.0%
4.5%
0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
1.9%
0.9%
1.0%
1.0%
10.7%
Asian alone, percent(a)
0.3%
0.4%
0.7%
4.7%
0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
1.0%
0.4%
1.5%
3.3%
2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
4.5%
1.8%
7.2%
8.1%
3.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
91.2%
96.5%
88.5%
79.7%
84.0%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 29 35 441 14,859 551
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 1.9% 0.7% 4.8% 8.4% 1.3%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 384 796 3,968 140,072 4,532
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 67.6% 77.3% 68.7% 59.3% 75.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $140,600 $87,300 $176,200 $239,900 $112,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $893 $982 $1,234 $1,624 $1,181
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $448 $399 $579 $661 $491
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $657 $554 $764 $997 $666
Building permits, 2022 2 2 47 3,270 23
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 306 577 3,731 129,869 3,269
Persons per household, 2018-2022 1.93 2.19 2.25 2.38 2.52
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 95.9% 90.0% 78.8% 81.0% 87.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 3.7% 2.4% 7.4% 11.9% 5.7%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 93.1% 91.7% 90.1% 96.0% 89.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 87.6% 79.5% 85.8% 91.3% 82.8%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 91.5% 95.1% 95.7% 93.3% 91.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 24.6% 28.6% 32.7% 40.9% 18.9%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 7.0% 7.1% 11.3% 7.9% 10.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
7.4%
8.0%
7.4%
7.2%
9.5%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 70.0% 62.1% 68.5% 70.3% 63.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 62.2% 55.9% 64.7% 66.7% 56.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 349 NA 13,299 761,138 14,192
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) NA D 36,502 2,890,677 19,803
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) NA 3,644 D 908,778 D
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) D 10,200 71,264 4,810,329 71,752
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) NA $7,188 $7,696 $15,325 $8,494
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 17.6 13.4 15.9 19.0 19.1
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $70,069 $57,566 $64,951 $70,387 $61,250
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $42,187 $34,660 $29,985 $38,509 $31,269
Persons in poverty, percent
13.5%
14.1%
13.3%
12.5%
15.6%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 25 47 246 8,794 257
Total employment, 2021 169 313 3,561 141,673 1,604
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 7,269 14,451 110,571 7,308,417 56,066
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -15.1% -0.6% -3.0% -3.3% -1.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 88 201 616 23,293 680
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S 222 6,896 311
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S 106 3,792 156
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 S S 179 5,644 274
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S S 367 30
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S 155 5,489 228
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 0.9 1.3 21.9 385.2 7.6
Population per square mile, 2010 0.9 1.5 21.7 340.8 7.9
Land area in square miles, 2020 712.58 1,008.29 442.92 837.56 1,108.44
Land area in square miles, 2010 713.24 1,008.32 442.92 837.55 1,108.35
FIPS Code 31171 31149 31179 31109 31107
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.

The vintage year (e.g., V2023) refers to the final year of the series (2020 thru 2023). Different vintage years of estimates are not comparable.

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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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