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Douglas County, Nebraska; Wheeler County, Nebraska; Red Willow County, Nebraska; Lancaster County, Nebraska; Box Butte County, Nebraska; Cherry County, Nebraska

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Douglas County, Nebraska
Wheeler County, Nebraska
Red Willow County, Nebraska
Lancaster County, Nebraska
Box Butte County, Nebraska
Cherry County, Nebraska
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
589,540
775
10,457
326,716
10,692
5,492
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
589,540
775
10,457
326,716
10,692
5,492
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
586,106
782
10,528
324,434
10,683
5,485
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
584,531
772
10,701
322,613
10,842
5,453
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
584,531
772
10,701
322,613
10,842
5,453
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
0.9%
0.4%
-2.3%
1.3%
-1.4%
0.7%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
0.3%
1.3%
-1.6%
0.6%
-1.5%
0.6%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 584,526 774 10,702 322,608 10,842 5,455
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 517,110 818 11,055 285,407 11,308 5,713
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
6.7%
7.1%
6.1%
5.7%
5.9%
6.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent
25.0%
23.2%
22.4%
22.1%
25.2%
25.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
14.3%
29.2%
21.7%
15.6%
21.1%
22.0%
Female persons, percent
50.2%
49.2%
49.7%
49.6%
49.7%
48.7%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
79.5%
97.2%
95.7%
86.4%
89.5%
86.7%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
11.5%
0.0%
1.4%
4.5%
1.6%
0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
1.4%
1.3%
0.9%
1.0%
5.2%
8.3%
Asian alone, percent(a)
4.5%
0.4%
0.4%
4.7%
0.7%
0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.0%
Z
0.1%
Z
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
3.1%
1.1%
1.5%
3.3%
2.9%
3.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
13.9%
3.8%
6.2%
8.1%
13.9%
4.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
67.6%
94.1%
90.5%
79.7%
78.8%
84.0%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 28,318 51 717 14,859 517 269
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 10.0% 0.1% 0.9% 8.4% 6.8% 2.8%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 251,430 510 5,155 140,072 5,218 3,003
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 61.8% 77.2% 71.3% 59.3% 73.0% 57.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $227,400 $101,400 $144,700 $239,900 $161,600 $137,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,735 $1,547 $1,218 $1,624 $1,346 $1,191
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $734 $486 $554 $661 $642 $521
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,109 $500 $785 $997 $748 $832
Building permits, 2022 4,024 1 5 3,270 0 22
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 231,469 346 4,315 129,869 4,573 2,110
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.46 2.23 2.40 2.38 2.31 2.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 85.7% 92.3% 85.3% 81.0% 80.4% 90.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 15.3% 1.9% 4.1% 11.9% 6.1% 3.2%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 94.8% 85.0% 91.7% 96.0% 93.4% 89.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 90.3% 76.3% 82.8% 91.3% 89.7% 81.3%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 91.4% 97.9% 92.3% 93.3% 91.9% 97.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 41.2% 24.7% 24.4% 40.9% 18.1% 25.9%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 7.5% 6.2% 11.9% 7.9% 8.6% 5.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
9.0%
7.7%
8.0%
7.2%
11.2%
7.8%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 70.4% 58.0% 62.8% 70.3% 65.6% 67.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 66.4% 48.9% 58.9% 66.7% 64.1% 60.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,578,397 820 23,636 761,138 16,960 22,673
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 7,151,088 NA 72,705 2,890,677 47,889 38,039
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 3,836,096 533 21,787 908,778 25,872 14,430
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 9,991,195 NA 217,051 4,810,329 101,218 93,403
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $17,806 NA $20,163 $15,325 $9,336 $16,054
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 19.8 15.1 12.5 19.0 10.7 12.5
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $76,083 $59,167 $58,344 $70,387 $67,893 $62,373
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $42,802 $35,158 $34,401 $38,509 $32,141 $31,424
Persons in poverty, percent
12.2%
14.7%
11.7%
12.5%
11.5%
12.0%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 16,393 20 395 8,794 294 223
Total employment, 2021 313,727 89 3,479 141,673 2,557 1,474
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 18,540,154 1,817 145,326 7,308,417 103,666 53,695
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -4.0% -4.3% 4.3% -3.3% -3.0% 7.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 42,199 96 933 23,293 717 575
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 12,407 50 326 6,896 277 215
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 6,795 S 160 3,792 144 98
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,163 S S 1,014 S S
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 933 S S 369 S S
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 9,861 S 255 5,644 199 184
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 655 S S 367 S 21
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 9,814 S 214 5,489 211 148
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 1,790.8 1.3 14.9 385.2 10.1 0.9
Population per square mile, 2010 1,574.4 1.4 15.4 340.8 10.5 1.0
Land area in square miles, 2020 326.41 575.18 717.01 837.56 1,075.36 5,960.22
Land area in square miles, 2010 328.46 575.18 716.99 837.55 1,075.29 5,960.42
FIPS Code 31055 31183 31145 31109 31013 31031
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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