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Lincoln County, Nebraska; Dawes County, Nebraska; Thomas County, Nebraska; Loup County, Nebraska; Dakota County, Nebraska; Sherman County, Nebraska

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Table

Lincoln County, Nebraska
Dawes County, Nebraska
Thomas County, Nebraska
Loup County, Nebraska
Dakota County, Nebraska
Sherman County, Nebraska
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
33,365
8,133
677
592
21,268
2,983
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
33,365
8,133
677
592
21,268
2,983
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
33,614
8,252
665
601
21,116
3,006
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
34,674
8,200
669
609
21,587
2,959
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
34,674
8,200
669
609
21,587
2,959
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
-3.8%
-0.8%
1.2%
-2.8%
-1.5%
0.8%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
-3.1%
0.6%
-0.6%
-1.3%
-2.2%
1.6%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 34,676 8,199 669 607 21,582 2,959
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 36,288 9,182 647 632 21,006 3,152
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.4%
4.8%
4.9%
4.5%
8.1%
5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent
22.7%
17.9%
22.2%
18.7%
29.1%
22.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
21.3%
20.1%
30.4%
30.6%
14.1%
27.1%
Female persons, percent
50.0%
51.4%
50.1%
49.4%
49.3%
49.1%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
94.6%
89.3%
95.5%
98.0%
80.0%
96.8%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
1.3%
1.6%
1.2%
1.5%
8.6%
0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
1.3%
4.7%
1.9%
0.2%
4.5%
0.6%
Asian alone, percent(a)
0.9%
1.3%
0.3%
0.3%
3.5%
0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.9%
0.0%
Two or More Races, percent
1.8%
2.7%
1.0%
0.0%
2.5%
1.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
10.0%
6.2%
4.5%
4.5%
40.6%
3.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
86.2%
84.9%
91.2%
93.5%
43.2%
94.1%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 2,342 447 29 38 673 155
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 2.5% 0.4% 1.9% 2.7% 23.2% 1.3%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 16,623 4,013 384 438 7,810 1,800
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 67.0% 63.2% 67.6% 68.0% 65.0% 75.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $167,900 $142,100 $140,600 $116,500 $158,700 $112,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,494 $1,210 $893 $1,182 $1,518 $1,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $594 $560 $448 $589 $573 $534
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $854 $887 $657 $525 $959 $808
Building permits, 2022 45 21 2 10 24 5
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 14,485 3,484 306 272 7,181 1,303
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.34 2.13 1.93 2.31 2.94 2.23
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 84.4% 80.5% 95.9% 89.8% 88.8% 92.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 5.1% 3.8% 3.7% 6.6% 40.3% 1.7%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 91.8% 92.5% 93.1% 91.9% 93.0% 82.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 86.9% 86.1% 87.6% 75.0% 80.5% 75.7%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 93.5% 95.6% 91.5% 98.9% 78.6% 90.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 20.2% 36.0% 24.6% 19.5% 14.3% 18.9%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 9.8% 9.0% 7.0% 9.8% 9.0% 9.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
7.1%
9.6%
7.4%
5.1%
13.5%
8.2%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 63.5% 63.8% 70.0% 63.9% 69.7% 63.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 59.1% 64.1% 62.2% 55.2% 61.7% 58.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 92,263 20,171 349 D 37,438 4,126
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) D 45,655 NA NA 43,422 15,017
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 88,532 3,922 NA 403 471,462 6,058
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 704,483 174,362 D NA 212,171 43,123
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $19,958 $19,598 NA NA $10,569 $14,037
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 15.3 13.8 17.6 24.9 14.6 21.7
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $63,019 $53,760 $70,069 $50,000 $66,112 $60,194
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $33,437 $27,256 $42,187 $28,251 $29,584 $31,023
Persons in poverty, percent
11.9%
16.2%
13.5%
16.4%
11.7%
13.1%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 1,033 243 25 16 428 87
Total employment, 2021 11,318 1,911 169 36 11,182 488
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 500,558 65,664 7,269 734 562,668 15,073
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -1.2% 3.7% -15.1% -10.0% -5.7% 1.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 2,364 651 88 80 1,338 276
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 921 231 S S 461 160
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 486 S S S 226 80
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 113 30 S S S S
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S S S 41 S
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 708 S S S 361 156
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S S S 38 S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 689 S S S 345 135
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 13.5 5.9 0.9 1.1 81.7 5.2
Population per square mile, 2010 14.2 6.6 0.9 1.1 79.5 5.6
Land area in square miles, 2020 2,564.14 1,396.39 712.58 563.52 264.28 565.85
Land area in square miles, 2010 2,564.07 1,396.46 713.24 568.29 264.26 565.83
FIPS Code 31111 31045 31171 31115 31043 31163
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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