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Merrick County, Nebraska; Cedar County, Nebraska; Gosper County, Nebraska; Grant County, Nebraska; Hayes County, Nebraska; Furnas County, Nebraska

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Merrick County, Nebraska
Cedar County, Nebraska
Gosper County, Nebraska
Grant County, Nebraska
Hayes County, Nebraska
Furnas County, Nebraska
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
7,755
8,262
1,847
565
846
4,556
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
7,755
8,262
1,847
565
846
4,556
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
7,715
8,366
1,835
584
864
4,570
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
7,665
8,380
1,895
611
859
4,632
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
7,665
8,380
1,895
611
859
4,632
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
1.2%
-1.4%
-2.5%
-7.5%
-1.5%
-1.6%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
0.7%
-0.2%
-3.2%
-4.4%
0.6%
-1.3%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 7,668 8,380 1,893 611 856 4,636
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 7,845 8,852 2,044 614 967 4,959
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.5%
6.8%
4.9%
6.9%
6.7%
6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent
22.2%
25.8%
21.4%
24.7%
24.6%
21.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
21.4%
22.6%
23.4%
24.3%
28.0%
25.7%
Female persons, percent
49.2%
48.7%
46.6%
47.6%
49.4%
49.3%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
95.8%
97.3%
96.2%
97.6%
96.5%
96.5%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
0.8%
0.6%
1.2%
0.3%
0.9%
0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
1.0%
0.8%
0.7%
0.2%
0.6%
0.7%
Asian alone, percent(a)
1.0%
0.3%
0.4%
0.2%
0.5%
0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
Z
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
Z
Two or More Races, percent
1.2%
1.1%
1.5%
1.7%
1.4%
1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
5.8%
2.5%
6.6%
2.3%
7.3%
5.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
90.9%
95.3%
90.0%
95.5%
89.3%
91.6%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 473 466 116 17 78 344
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 3.4% 0.4% 2.0% 3.4% 6.4% 1.9%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 3,605 3,910 1,167 361 441 2,522
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 78.8% 79.6% 82.7% 69.8% 71.1% 78.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $159,300 $160,700 $192,100 $104,200 $104,800 $85,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,219 $1,224 $1,418 $1,075 $1,447 $1,143
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $542 $528 $570 $540 $464 $493
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $707 $681 $789 $917 $488 $870
Building permits, 2022 19 9 7 0 1 2
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 3,175 3,354 751 281 374 2,003
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.37 2.46 2.45 2.21 2.46 2.27
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 91.2% 92.7% 94.4% 89.0% 96.3% 85.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 5.0% 1.4% 3.4% 1.0% 8.4% 4.8%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 89.1% 86.1% 93.7% 93.2% 89.8% 86.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 83.5% 80.1% 83.5% 79.4% 79.9% 74.0%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 92.9% 94.7% 93.9% 91.7% 93.0% 89.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 17.4% 23.3% 28.1% 27.0% 18.1% 21.4%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 12.9% 5.2% 8.6% 7.6% 7.3% 11.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
7.9%
8.0%
9.5%
8.4%
11.4%
10.0%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 64.2% 67.8% 59.4% 66.9% 58.6% 59.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 61.5% 62.7% 57.0% 59.6% 46.0% 50.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) D 4,688 NA D NA 2,736
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 30,349 8,313 533 NA NA 38,194
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 10,211 38,841 D NA D D
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 66,653 89,785 4,140 4,574 1,392 39,001
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $8,462 $10,534 $2,042 $7,026 $1,555 $8,185
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 21.5 19.7 21.4 22.4 18.1 15.7
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $57,873 $72,035 $76,583 $65,139 $59,405 $58,895
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $31,349 $35,820 $38,057 $32,905 $35,135 $32,494
Persons in poverty, percent
9.2%
8.2%
9.5%
10.8%
16.1%
13.6%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 236 302 62 27 18 155
Total employment, 2021 1,822 1,900 200 88 46 1,205
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 78,741 71,103 6,525 2,439 1,667 52,426
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 9.6% 1.7% 13.0% 14.3% -14.8% 3.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 683 782 198 85 87 462
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 207 S 68 S S 150
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 91 S S S S S
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 24 S S S S S
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S S S S S
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 184 S S S S S
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S S S S S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 151 S S S S S
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 15.7 11.3 4.1 0.8 1.2 6.4
Population per square mile, 2010 16.2 12.0 4.5 0.8 1.4 6.9
Land area in square miles, 2020 487.26 740.24 458.16 776.99 713.06 719.13
Land area in square miles, 2010 484.88 740.31 458.16 776.22 713.06 719.13
FIPS Code 31121 31027 31073 31075 31085 31065
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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