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Polk County, Nebraska; Butler County, Nebraska; Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska; Cedar County, Nebraska; Thomas County, Nebraska; Perkins County, Nebraska

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Table

Polk County, Nebraska
Butler County, Nebraska
Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska
Cedar County, Nebraska
Thomas County, Nebraska
Perkins County, Nebraska
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
5,228
8,459
35,699
8,262
677
2,795
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
5,228
8,459
35,699
8,262
677
2,795
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
5,240
8,443
35,769
8,366
665
2,827
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
5,215
8,374
36,094
8,380
669
2,856
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
5,215
8,374
36,094
8,380
669
2,856
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
0.2%
1.0%
-1.1%
-1.4%
1.2%
-2.1%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
0.5%
0.8%
-0.9%
-0.2%
-0.6%
-1.0%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 5,214 8,369 36,084 8,380 669 2,858
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 5,406 8,395 36,970 8,852 647 2,970
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.7%
6.2%
6.1%
6.8%
4.9%
5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent
22.8%
23.8%
24.3%
25.8%
22.2%
23.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
23.2%
20.8%
20.6%
22.6%
30.4%
24.1%
Female persons, percent
49.2%
49.5%
51.1%
48.7%
50.1%
49.3%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
96.2%
96.5%
92.0%
97.3%
95.5%
97.2%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
0.9%
0.9%
1.2%
0.6%
1.2%
0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.9%
0.8%
4.1%
0.8%
1.9%
0.6%
Asian alone, percent(a)
0.3%
0.3%
0.9%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
Z
0.1%
Z
0.0%
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
1.7%
1.4%
1.6%
1.1%
1.0%
1.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
6.6%
5.8%
25.5%
2.5%
4.5%
5.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
90.9%
91.4%
70.2%
95.3%
91.2%
92.6%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 365 512 1,895 466 29 226
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 2.8% 2.2% 4.9% 0.4% 1.9% 2.7%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 2,532 4,033 16,467 3,910 384 1,353
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 81.1% 81.0% 67.8% 79.6% 67.6% 77.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $152,700 $150,400 $150,600 $160,700 $140,600 $143,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,224 $1,444 $1,443 $1,224 $893 $1,164
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $539 $552 $554 $528 $448 $530
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $636 $740 $876 $681 $657 $756
Building permits, 2022 5 0 43 9 2 8
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 2,019 3,508 15,119 3,354 306 1,154
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.53 2.34 2.33 2.46 1.93 2.45
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 92.0% 91.9% 84.8% 92.7% 95.9% 94.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 6.2% 7.1% 13.4% 1.4% 3.7% 4.5%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 91.5% 88.0% 90.6% 86.1% 93.1% 93.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 85.5% 85.0% 82.3% 80.1% 87.6% 85.1%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 92.1% 92.4% 89.1% 94.7% 91.5% 90.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 18.6% 25.3% 25.2% 23.3% 24.6% 25.9%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 6.3% 8.4% 9.8% 5.2% 7.0% 6.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
11.1%
7.4%
10.2%
8.0%
7.4%
11.2%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 66.9% 67.4% 63.9% 67.8% 70.0% 65.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 61.9% 61.2% 58.7% 62.7% 62.2% 57.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,904 D 72,754 4,688 349 842
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 16,080 33,581 385,662 8,313 NA 23,771
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 11,579 9,046 69,365 38,841 NA NA
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 48,647 33,737 571,311 89,785 D 71,321
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $9,180 $4,202 $15,793 $10,534 NA $24,721
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 22.7 24.2 13.6 19.7 17.6 14.6
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $67,695 $75,690 $60,137 $72,035 $70,069 $61,786
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $34,344 $39,639 $33,158 $35,820 $42,187 $34,696
Persons in poverty, percent
7.8%
8.7%
15.3%
8.2%
13.5%
10.7%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 138 211 1,039 302 25 125
Total employment, 2021 830 2,039 12,410 1,900 169 934
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 31,550 90,978 509,790 71,103 7,269 44,620
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -5.8% 3.6% -0.5% 1.7% -15.1% 4.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 510 651 2,579 782 88 305
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 219 236 817 S S 138
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 119 139 402 S S S
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S 102 S S S
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S 38 S S S
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 203 216 632 S S S
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S 35 S S S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 171 188 610 S S S
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 11.9 14.3 48.8 11.3 0.9 3.2
Population per square mile, 2010 12.3 14.4 50.0 12.0 0.9 3.4
Land area in square miles, 2020 438.67 584.89 739.61 740.24 712.58 883.31
Land area in square miles, 2010 438.35 584.91 739.40 740.31 713.24 883.34
FIPS Code 31143 31023 31157 31027 31171 31135
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.

The vintage year (e.g., V2023) refers to the final year of the series (2020 thru 2023). Different vintage years of estimates are not comparable.

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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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