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Merrick County, Nebraska; Custer County, Nebraska; Pierce County, Nebraska; Blaine County, Nebraska; Lincoln County, Nebraska; Saunders County, Nebraska

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Merrick County, Nebraska
Custer County, Nebraska
Pierce County, Nebraska
Blaine County, Nebraska
Lincoln County, Nebraska
Saunders County, Nebraska
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
7,755
10,581
7,299
436
33,365
23,463
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
7,755
10,581
7,299
436
33,365
23,463
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
7,715
10,504
7,317
452
33,614
23,177
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
7,665
10,532
7,319
428
34,674
22,281
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
7,665
10,532
7,319
428
34,674
22,281
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
1.2%
0.5%
-0.3%
1.9%
-3.8%
5.3%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
0.7%
-0.3%
0.0%
5.6%
-3.1%
4.0%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 7,668 10,545 7,317 431 34,676 22,278
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 7,845 10,939 7,266 478 36,288 20,780
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.5%
5.7%
6.6%
5.5%
5.4%
6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent
22.2%
23.9%
25.5%
20.5%
22.7%
24.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
21.4%
23.0%
19.7%
23.2%
21.3%
18.5%
Female persons, percent
49.2%
49.3%
49.3%
48.8%
50.0%
48.6%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
95.8%
96.6%
97.3%
96.7%
94.6%
96.7%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
0.8%
0.9%
0.5%
0.4%
1.3%
0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
1.0%
0.9%
0.6%
0.4%
1.3%
0.5%
Asian alone, percent(a)
1.0%
0.3%
0.4%
0.0%
0.9%
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%
1.2%
1.1%
2.4%
1.8%
1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
5.8%
3.8%
2.8%
2.9%
10.0%
2.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
90.9%
93.3%
94.9%
93.8%
86.2%
94.6%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 473 640 389 64 2,342 1,396
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 3.4% 1.6% 1.2% 0.0% 2.5% 1.2%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 3,605 5,342 3,141 299 16,623 10,301
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 78.8% 69.6% 78.1% 77.6% 67.0% 80.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $159,300 $133,400 $167,400 $85,700 $167,900 $220,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,219 $1,332 $1,336 $1,164 $1,494 $1,622
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $542 $521 $543 $510 $594 $666
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $707 $765 $788 $788 $854 $892
Building permits, 2022 19 20 17 NA 45 140
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 3,175 4,543 2,876 201 14,485 8,789
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.37 2.30 2.50 1.91 2.34 2.51
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 91.2% 89.4% 87.8% 96.9% 84.4% 89.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 5.0% 3.2% 1.7% 1.1% 5.1% 2.6%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 89.1% 88.4% 90.8% 88.1% 91.8% 92.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 83.5% 82.6% 85.6% 84.6% 86.9% 89.5%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 92.9% 94.7% 94.5% 90.4% 93.5% 95.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 17.4% 25.8% 22.1% 20.8% 20.2% 29.1%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 12.9% 8.7% 7.8% 8.8% 9.8% 8.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
7.9%
8.0%
6.2%
7.1%
7.1%
6.5%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 64.2% 63.9% 68.0% 64.2% 63.5% 68.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 61.5% 58.6% 62.7% 47.5% 59.1% 64.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) D 12,316 2,471 NA 92,263 D
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 30,349 51,026 D NA D 51,683
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 10,211 7,483 D NA 88,532 35,772
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 66,653 169,658 46,829 NA 704,483 213,066
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $8,462 $15,604 $6,604 NA $19,958 $10,129
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 21.5 16.6 20.9 21.2 15.3 25.4
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $57,873 $62,288 $65,603 $52,083 $63,019 $84,474
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $31,349 $35,562 $33,513 $40,093 $33,437 $41,364
Persons in poverty, percent
9.2%
11.1%
9.4%
17.7%
11.9%
7.4%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 236 356 233 13 1,033 565
Total employment, 2021 1,822 3,061 1,538 28 11,318 4,042
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 78,741 126,389 64,521 1,017 500,558 161,994
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 9.6% -1.1% 0.1% 7.7% -1.2% 0.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 683 1,144 634 49 2,364 2,075
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 207 368 306 S 921 618
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 91 179 S S 486 S
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 24 S S S 113 71
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S S S S S
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 184 S S S 708 S
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S 41 S S S S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 151 S S S 689 S
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 15.7 4.1 12.8 0.6 13.5 29.7
Population per square mile, 2010 16.2 4.2 12.7 0.7 14.2 27.7
Land area in square miles, 2020 487.26 2,575.59 573.25 710.69 2,564.14 748.93
Land area in square miles, 2010 484.88 2,575.52 573.25 710.87 2,564.07 750.23
FIPS Code 31121 31041 31139 31009 31111 31155
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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