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Buffalo County, Nebraska; Thurston County, Nebraska; Rock County, Nebraska; Brown County, Nebraska; Gosper County, Nebraska; Colfax County, Nebraska

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Buffalo County, Nebraska
Thurston County, Nebraska
Rock County, Nebraska
Brown County, Nebraska
Gosper County, Nebraska
Colfax County, Nebraska
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
50,697
6,557
1,271
2,853
1,847
10,566
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
50,697
6,557
1,271
2,853
1,847
10,566
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
50,532
6,555
1,241
2,883
1,835
10,453
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
50,084
6,779
1,263
2,895
1,895
10,580
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
50,084
6,779
1,263
2,895
1,895
10,580
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
1.2%
-3.3%
0.6%
-1.5%
-2.5%
-0.1%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
0.9%
-3.3%
-1.7%
-0.4%
-3.2%
-1.2%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 50,084 6,773 1,262 2,903 1,893 10,582
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 46,102 6,940 1,526 3,145 2,044 10,515
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
6.1%
9.3%
6.0%
6.2%
4.9%
8.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent
22.3%
35.6%
22.0%
21.4%
21.4%
29.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
16.5%
12.4%
29.2%
25.2%
23.4%
14.3%
Female persons, percent
49.7%
50.1%
50.6%
50.2%
46.6%
46.2%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
94.5%
36.9%
98.0%
95.8%
96.2%
87.2%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
1.3%
0.5%
0.3%
0.5%
1.2%
5.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.8%
58.5%
0.9%
1.8%
0.7%
3.8%
Asian alone, percent(a)
1.5%
0.8%
0.4%
0.2%
0.4%
1.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.2%
0.1%
0.0%
0.1%
0.0%
0.7%
Two or More Races, percent
1.7%
3.2%
0.4%
1.6%
1.5%
1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
10.1%
8.6%
1.8%
5.6%
6.6%
47.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
85.5%
34.3%
96.5%
90.7%
90.0%
46.7%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 2,466 269 35 208 116 471
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 4.5% 1.9% 0.7% 1.8% 2.0% 32.2%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 21,361 2,295 796 1,636 1,167 4,001
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 66.3% 60.9% 77.3% 75.2% 82.7% 78.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $218,600 $90,000 $87,300 $89,700 $192,100 $103,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,648 $1,166 $982 $934 $1,418 $1,161
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $656 $476 $399 $487 $570 $521
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $885 $724 $554 $926 $789 $907
Building permits, 2022 109 3 2 0 7 18
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 19,544 1,993 577 1,217 751 3,616
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.46 3.33 2.19 2.18 2.45 2.90
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 82.6% 90.4% 90.0% 82.5% 94.4% 95.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 8.5% 5.4% 2.4% 5.3% 3.4% 42.9%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 94.5% 90.1% 91.7% 92.0% 93.7% 93.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 89.5% 76.1% 79.5% 84.6% 83.5% 86.0%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 92.6% 89.8% 95.1% 92.5% 93.9% 73.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 35.2% 19.8% 28.6% 21.3% 28.1% 12.8%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 9.5% 9.5% 7.1% 7.8% 8.6% 5.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
8.4%
11.1%
8.0%
9.0%
9.5%
18.3%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 70.7% 64.4% 62.1% 57.6% 59.4% 69.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 66.8% 62.0% 55.9% 49.7% 57.0% 63.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 154,166 870 NA 4,115 NA D
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 678,243 39,291 D 15,849 533 28,197
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) D 8,654 3,644 8,603 D D
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,018,744 56,896 10,200 86,064 4,140 55,867
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $20,622 $7,901 $7,188 $28,631 $2,042 $5,221
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 16.3 20.0 13.4 9.5 21.4 18.3
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $70,093 $63,459 $57,566 $44,267 $76,583 $71,205
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $36,327 $23,785 $34,660 $31,772 $38,057 $29,436
Persons in poverty, percent
13.0%
19.7%
14.1%
12.1%
9.5%
9.2%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 1,759 130 47 142 62 250
Total employment, 2021 23,599 2,689 313 1,000 200 3,980
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 1,053,626 184,782 14,451 36,695 6,525 198,506
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 2.2% 17.2% -0.6% 7.3% 13.0% 0.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 4,095 288 201 292 198 623
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,641 100 S 118 68 283
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 847 56 S 75 S 157
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 168 S S S S S
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 28 S S S S S
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,435 80 S 106 S 233
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 108 S S S S S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,280 74 S 100 S 201
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 51.7 17.2 1.3 2.4 4.1 25.7
Population per square mile, 2010 47.6 17.6 1.5 2.6 4.5 25.5
Land area in square miles, 2020 968.22 393.58 1,008.29 1,221.36 458.16 411.65
Land area in square miles, 2010 968.11 393.58 1,008.32 1,221.33 458.16 411.66
FIPS Code 31019 31173 31149 31017 31073 31037
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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