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Douglas County, Nebraska; Garfield County, Nebraska; Kearney County, Nebraska; Perkins County, Nebraska; Cherry County, Nebraska; Richardson County, Nebraska

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Douglas County, Nebraska
Garfield County, Nebraska
Kearney County, Nebraska
Perkins County, Nebraska
Cherry County, Nebraska
Richardson County, Nebraska
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
589,540
1,763
6,770
2,795
5,492
7,689
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
589,540
1,763
6,770
2,795
5,492
7,689
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
586,106
1,787
6,706
2,827
5,485
7,730
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
584,531
1,815
6,683
2,856
5,453
7,872
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
584,531
1,815
6,683
2,856
5,453
7,872
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
0.9%
-2.9%
1.3%
-2.1%
0.7%
-2.3%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
0.3%
-1.5%
0.3%
-1.0%
0.6%
-1.8%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 584,526 1,813 6,688 2,858 5,455 7,871
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 517,110 2,049 6,489 2,970 5,713 8,363
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
6.7%
6.1%
6.2%
5.6%
6.8%
5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent
25.0%
18.0%
25.3%
23.8%
25.0%
21.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
14.3%
29.9%
20.7%
24.1%
22.0%
24.6%
Female persons, percent
50.2%
50.1%
49.8%
49.3%
48.7%
49.8%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
79.5%
98.6%
97.2%
97.2%
86.7%
92.6%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
11.5%
0.3%
0.4%
0.7%
0.5%
0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
1.4%
0.1%
0.6%
0.6%
8.3%
3.4%
Asian alone, percent(a)
4.5%
0.1%
0.3%
0.2%
0.7%
0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
Z
Two or More Races, percent
3.1%
0.9%
1.3%
1.1%
3.9%
2.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
13.9%
1.6%
8.3%
5.5%
4.8%
2.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
67.6%
97.0%
89.9%
92.6%
84.0%
90.9%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 28,318 104 271 226 269 529
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 10.0% 1.0% 5.2% 2.7% 2.8% 1.2%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 251,430 1,070 3,000 1,353 3,003 4,077
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 61.8% 77.4% 77.0% 77.8% 57.5% 73.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $227,400 $123,500 $203,200 $143,300 $137,300 $89,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,735 $1,276 $1,524 $1,164 $1,191 $1,024
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $734 $546 $588 $530 $521 $506
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,109 $680 $784 $756 $832 $700
Building permits, 2022 4,024 8 10 8 22 6
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 231,469 775 2,683 1,154 2,110 3,587
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.46 2.29 2.46 2.45 2.54 2.15
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 85.7% 84.7% 92.7% 94.3% 90.6% 89.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 15.3% 0.2% 5.0% 4.5% 3.2% 1.5%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 94.8% 85.9% 90.0% 93.5% 89.9% 84.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 90.3% 77.8% 86.5% 85.1% 81.3% 80.6%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 91.4% 95.7% 93.7% 90.6% 97.8% 91.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 41.2% 31.9% 30.9% 25.9% 25.9% 20.4%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 7.5% 5.9% 4.1% 6.4% 5.9% 11.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
9.0%
6.6%
6.9%
11.2%
7.8%
9.3%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 70.4% 64.6% 69.3% 65.8% 67.6% 61.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 66.4% 56.6% 62.9% 57.9% 60.1% 54.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,578,397 1,494 3,882 842 22,673 6,646
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 7,151,088 6,128 31,550 23,771 38,039 40,962
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 3,836,096 5,025 D NA 14,430 3,696
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 9,991,195 29,849 31,380 71,321 93,403 68,712
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $17,806 $15,037 $4,807 $24,721 $16,054 $8,611
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 19.8 14.3 19.8 14.6 12.5 16.3
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $76,083 $64,957 $74,276 $61,786 $62,373 $50,321
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $42,802 $31,710 $37,233 $34,696 $31,424 $32,336
Persons in poverty, percent
12.2%
12.2%
8.1%
10.7%
12.0%
12.8%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 16,393 103 181 125 223 248
Total employment, 2021 313,727 646 1,697 934 1,474 1,679
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 18,540,154 21,463 72,056 44,620 53,695 57,957
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -4.0% 2.2% -4.7% 4.4% 7.7% 0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 42,199 212 520 305 575 607
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 12,407 95 208 138 215 284
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 6,795 S S S 98 S
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,163 S S S S 21
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 933 S S S S S
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 9,861 83 S S 184 241
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 655 S S S 21 S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 9,814 84 155 S 148 206
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 1,790.8 3.2 13.0 3.2 0.9 14.3
Population per square mile, 2010 1,574.4 3.6 12.6 3.4 1.0 15.2
Land area in square miles, 2020 326.41 569.33 516.24 883.31 5,960.22 551.84
Land area in square miles, 2010 328.46 569.79 516.24 883.34 5,960.42 551.84
FIPS Code 31055 31071 31099 31135 31031 31147
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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