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Polk County, Nebraska; Clay County, Nebraska; Harlan County, Nebraska; Furnas County, Nebraska; Lancaster County, Nebraska; Merrick County, Nebraska

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Polk County, Nebraska
Clay County, Nebraska
Harlan County, Nebraska
Furnas County, Nebraska
Lancaster County, Nebraska
Merrick County, Nebraska
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
5,228
6,116
3,045
4,556
326,716
7,755
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
5,228
6,116
3,045
4,556
326,716
7,755
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
5,240
6,049
3,032
4,570
324,434
7,715
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
5,215
6,099
3,076
4,632
322,613
7,665
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
5,215
6,099
3,076
4,632
322,613
7,665
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
0.2%
0.3%
-1.0%
-1.6%
1.3%
1.2%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
0.5%
-0.8%
-1.4%
-1.3%
0.6%
0.7%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 5,214 6,104 3,073 4,636 322,608 7,668
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 5,406 6,542 3,423 4,959 285,407 7,845
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.7%
6.2%
5.2%
6.1%
5.7%
5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent
22.8%
24.7%
21.3%
21.6%
22.1%
22.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
23.2%
20.6%
28.4%
25.7%
15.6%
21.4%
Female persons, percent
49.2%
48.5%
48.7%
49.3%
49.6%
49.2%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
96.2%
95.8%
97.4%
96.5%
86.4%
95.8%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
0.9%
0.8%
0.5%
0.7%
4.5%
0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.9%
1.5%
0.6%
0.7%
1.0%
1.0%
Asian alone, percent(a)
0.3%
0.3%
0.6%
0.5%
4.7%
1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.3%
0.0%
Z
0.1%
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
1.7%
1.2%
0.9%
1.5%
3.3%
1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
6.6%
9.6%
2.4%
5.4%
8.1%
5.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
90.9%
87.9%
95.3%
91.6%
79.7%
90.9%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 365 312 202 344 14,859 473
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 2.8% 3.2% 2.7% 1.9% 8.4% 3.4%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 2,532 2,826 1,946 2,522 140,072 3,605
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 81.1% 80.4% 83.0% 78.1% 59.3% 78.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $152,700 $129,600 $135,800 $85,600 $239,900 $159,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,224 $1,239 $1,306 $1,143 $1,624 $1,219
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $539 $523 $471 $493 $661 $542
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $636 $668 $689 $870 $997 $707
Building permits, 2022 5 11 5 2 3,270 19
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 2,019 2,475 1,221 2,003 129,869 3,175
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.53 2.42 2.49 2.27 2.38 2.37
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 92.0% 91.2% 93.2% 85.6% 81.0% 91.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 6.2% 5.9% 3.9% 4.8% 11.9% 5.0%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 91.5% 93.1% 93.1% 86.7% 96.0% 89.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 85.5% 84.5% 81.7% 74.0% 91.3% 83.5%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 92.1% 93.3% 92.7% 89.8% 93.3% 92.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 18.6% 21.6% 24.5% 21.4% 40.9% 17.4%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 6.3% 9.9% 8.8% 11.9% 7.9% 12.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
11.1%
10.0%
9.5%
10.0%
7.2%
7.9%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 66.9% 67.0% 62.1% 59.0% 70.3% 64.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 61.9% 62.2% 55.4% 50.7% 66.7% 61.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,904 1,740 5,654 2,736 761,138 D
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 16,080 5,466 17,597 38,194 2,890,677 30,349
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 11,579 D NA D 908,778 10,211
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 48,647 71,726 45,282 39,001 4,810,329 66,653
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $9,180 $11,587 $13,260 $8,185 $15,325 $8,462
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 22.7 22.2 21.2 15.7 19.0 21.5
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $67,695 $73,933 $64,583 $58,895 $70,387 $57,873
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $34,344 $36,425 $38,129 $32,494 $38,509 $31,349
Persons in poverty, percent
7.8%
9.9%
10.5%
13.6%
12.5%
9.2%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 138 183 97 155 8,794 236
Total employment, 2021 830 1,086 601 1,205 141,673 1,822
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 31,550 47,350 24,062 52,426 7,308,417 78,741
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -5.8% -1.9% 2.6% 3.1% -3.3% 9.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 510 511 323 462 23,293 683
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 219 195 151 150 6,896 207
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 119 105 S S 3,792 91
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S 20 S 1,014 24
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S S S 369 S
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 203 166 138 S 5,644 184
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S S S 367 S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 171 158 137 S 5,489 151
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 11.9 10.7 5.6 6.4 385.2 15.7
Population per square mile, 2010 12.3 11.4 6.2 6.9 340.8 16.2
Land area in square miles, 2020 438.67 572.29 553.47 719.13 837.56 487.26
Land area in square miles, 2010 438.35 572.29 553.47 719.13 837.55 484.88
FIPS Code 31143 31035 31083 31065 31109 31121
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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