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Howard County, Nebraska; Kearney County, Nebraska; Dodge County, Nebraska; Dakota County, Nebraska; Cheyenne County, Nebraska; Dawes County, Nebraska

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Howard County, Nebraska
Kearney County, Nebraska
Dodge County, Nebraska
Dakota County, Nebraska
Cheyenne County, Nebraska
Dawes County, Nebraska
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
6,527
6,770
37,187
21,268
9,541
8,133
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
6,527
6,770
37,187
21,268
9,541
8,133
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
6,509
6,706
37,045
21,116
9,526
8,252
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
6,470
6,683
37,171
21,587
9,464
8,200
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
6,470
6,683
37,171
21,587
9,464
8,200
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
0.9%
1.3%
Z
-1.5%
0.8%
-0.8%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
0.6%
0.3%
-0.3%
-2.2%
0.7%
0.6%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 6,475 6,688 37,167 21,582 9,468 8,199
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 6,274 6,489 36,691 21,006 9,998 9,182
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.9%
6.2%
6.3%
8.1%
5.6%
4.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent
23.8%
25.3%
24.5%
29.1%
22.8%
17.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
22.5%
20.7%
19.3%
14.1%
22.6%
20.1%
Female persons, percent
49.1%
49.8%
49.9%
49.3%
49.2%
51.4%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
96.7%
97.2%
94.0%
80.0%
94.5%
89.3%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
0.7%
0.4%
1.4%
8.6%
0.9%
1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.7%
0.6%
1.9%
4.5%
1.1%
4.7%
Asian alone, percent(a)
0.8%
0.3%
0.7%
3.5%
1.1%
1.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.1%
0.4%
0.9%
0.1%
0.4%
Two or More Races, percent
1.1%
1.3%
1.6%
2.5%
2.3%
2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
3.3%
8.3%
16.3%
40.6%
8.7%
6.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
94.1%
89.9%
80.4%
43.2%
87.1%
84.9%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 378 271 2,455 673 575 447
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 1.8% 5.2% 5.9% 23.2% 1.9% 0.4%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 2,894 3,000 16,705 7,810 4,886 4,013
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 75.7% 77.0% 65.7% 65.0% 65.0% 63.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $181,600 $203,200 $168,900 $158,700 $117,300 $142,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,460 $1,524 $1,398 $1,518 $1,367 $1,210
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $570 $588 $538 $573 $569 $560
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $816 $784 $890 $959 $857 $887
Building permits, 2022 24 10 335 24 5 21
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 2,544 2,683 14,624 7,181 4,311 3,484
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.53 2.46 2.47 2.94 2.17 2.13
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 94.7% 92.7% 86.8% 88.8% 87.6% 80.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 3.6% 5.0% 13.1% 40.3% 2.4% 3.8%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 87.6% 90.0% 93.5% 93.0% 92.7% 92.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 79.3% 86.5% 85.8% 80.5% 86.8% 86.1%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 95.9% 93.7% 88.7% 78.6% 92.3% 95.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 22.3% 30.9% 21.7% 14.3% 23.8% 36.0%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 7.9% 4.1% 9.7% 9.0% 10.1% 9.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
6.7%
6.9%
9.6%
13.5%
7.2%
9.6%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 65.8% 69.3% 64.8% 69.7% 62.8% 63.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 62.5% 62.9% 60.4% 61.7% 58.2% 64.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) D 3,882 61,519 37,438 23,599 20,171
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) D 31,550 268,854 43,422 75,052 45,655
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) D D 128,469 471,462 42,732 3,922
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 51,826 31,380 751,462 212,171 646,382 174,362
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $8,109 $4,807 $20,432 $10,569 $66,955 $19,598
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 26.8 19.8 18.3 14.6 13.9 13.8
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $70,766 $74,276 $66,793 $66,112 $54,038 $53,760
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $33,509 $37,233 $33,674 $29,584 $30,467 $27,256
Persons in poverty, percent
8.4%
8.1%
10.6%
11.7%
12.0%
16.2%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 159 181 983 428 278 243
Total employment, 2021 1,036 1,697 16,223 11,182 2,856 1,911
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 39,422 72,056 717,114 562,668 133,904 65,664
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -0.5% -4.7% 1.6% -5.7% -2.2% 3.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 543 520 2,285 1,338 749 651
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 208 208 1,043 461 299 231
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 111 S 539 226 S S
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S 99 S S 30
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S 46 41 S S
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 195 S 840 361 S S
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S 86 38 S S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 177 155 757 345 S S
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 11.4 13.0 70.3 81.7 7.9 5.9
Population per square mile, 2010 11.0 12.6 69.4 79.5 8.4 6.6
Land area in square miles, 2020 569.34 516.24 529.07 264.28 1,196.01 1,396.39
Land area in square miles, 2010 569.34 516.24 528.71 264.26 1,196.29 1,396.46
FIPS Code 31093 31099 31053 31043 31033 31045
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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