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Merrick County, Nebraska; Perkins County, Nebraska; Lincoln County, Nebraska; York County, Nebraska; Polk County, Nebraska; Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska

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Merrick County, Nebraska
Perkins County, Nebraska
Lincoln County, Nebraska
York County, Nebraska
Polk County, Nebraska
Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
7,755
2,795
33,365
14,356
5,228
35,699
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
7,755
2,795
33,365
14,356
5,228
35,699
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
7,715
2,827
33,614
14,312
5,240
35,769
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
7,665
2,856
34,674
14,126
5,215
36,094
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
7,665
2,856
34,674
14,126
5,215
36,094
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
1.2%
-2.1%
-3.8%
1.6%
0.2%
-1.1%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
0.7%
-1.0%
-3.1%
1.3%
0.5%
-0.9%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 7,668 2,858 34,676 14,125 5,214 36,084
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 7,845 2,970 36,288 13,665 5,406 36,970
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.5%
5.6%
5.4%
5.5%
5.7%
6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent
22.2%
23.8%
22.7%
22.9%
22.8%
24.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
21.4%
24.1%
21.3%
20.9%
23.2%
20.6%
Female persons, percent
49.2%
49.3%
50.0%
50.1%
49.2%
51.1%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
95.8%
97.2%
94.6%
94.7%
96.2%
92.0%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
0.8%
0.7%
1.3%
1.9%
0.9%
1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
1.0%
0.6%
1.3%
1.0%
0.9%
4.1%
Asian alone, percent(a)
1.0%
0.2%
0.9%
0.7%
0.3%
0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
Z
0.1%
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
1.2%
1.1%
1.8%
1.6%
1.7%
1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
5.8%
5.5%
10.0%
5.5%
6.6%
25.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
90.9%
92.6%
86.2%
90.0%
90.9%
70.2%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 473 226 2,342 851 365 1,895
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 3.4% 2.7% 2.5% 2.1% 2.8% 4.9%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 3,605 1,353 16,623 6,358 2,532 16,467
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 78.8% 77.8% 67.0% 74.5% 81.1% 67.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $159,300 $143,300 $167,900 $160,500 $152,700 $150,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,219 $1,164 $1,494 $1,281 $1,224 $1,443
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $542 $530 $594 $534 $539 $554
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $707 $756 $854 $842 $636 $876
Building permits, 2022 19 8 45 24 5 43
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 3,175 1,154 14,485 5,592 2,019 15,119
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.37 2.45 2.34 2.38 2.53 2.33
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 91.2% 94.3% 84.4% 84.5% 92.0% 84.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 5.0% 4.5% 5.1% 4.8% 6.2% 13.4%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 89.1% 93.5% 91.8% 92.5% 91.5% 90.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 83.5% 85.1% 86.9% 91.8% 85.5% 82.3%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 92.9% 90.6% 93.5% 93.8% 92.1% 89.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 17.4% 25.9% 20.2% 25.3% 18.6% 25.2%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 12.9% 6.4% 9.8% 7.7% 6.3% 9.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
7.9%
11.2%
7.1%
6.1%
11.1%
10.2%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 64.2% 65.8% 63.5% 63.4% 66.9% 63.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 61.5% 57.9% 59.1% 54.7% 61.9% 58.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) D 842 92,263 D 1,904 72,754
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 30,349 23,771 D 103,098 16,080 385,662
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 10,211 NA 88,532 17,956 11,579 69,365
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 66,653 71,321 704,483 269,852 48,647 571,311
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $8,462 $24,721 $19,958 $19,606 $9,180 $15,793
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 21.5 14.6 15.3 16.1 22.7 13.6
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $57,873 $61,786 $63,019 $72,914 $67,695 $60,137
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $31,349 $34,696 $33,437 $39,507 $34,344 $33,158
Persons in poverty, percent
9.2%
10.7%
11.9%
11.0%
7.8%
15.3%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 236 125 1,033 524 138 1,039
Total employment, 2021 1,822 934 11,318 6,486 830 12,410
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 78,741 44,620 500,558 258,557 31,550 509,790
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 9.6% 4.4% -1.2% -3.0% -5.8% -0.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 683 305 2,364 1,107 510 2,579
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 207 138 921 481 219 817
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 91 S 486 226 119 402
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 24 S 113 45 S 102
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S S S S 38
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 184 S 708 401 203 632
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S S S S 35
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 151 S 689 351 171 610
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 15.7 3.2 13.5 24.7 11.9 48.8
Population per square mile, 2010 16.2 3.4 14.2 23.9 12.3 50.0
Land area in square miles, 2020 487.26 883.31 2,564.14 572.51 438.67 739.61
Land area in square miles, 2010 484.88 883.34 2,564.07 572.51 438.35 739.40
FIPS Code 31121 31135 31111 31185 31143 31157
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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