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Polk County, Nebraska; Knox County, Nebraska; Garfield County, Nebraska; Lancaster County, Nebraska; Wheeler County, Nebraska; Sherman County, Nebraska

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Table

Polk County, Nebraska
Knox County, Nebraska
Garfield County, Nebraska
Lancaster County, Nebraska
Wheeler County, Nebraska
Sherman County, Nebraska
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
5,228
8,298
1,763
326,716
775
2,983
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
5,228
8,298
1,763
326,716
775
2,983
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
5,240
8,307
1,787
324,434
782
3,006
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
5,215
8,393
1,815
322,613
772
2,959
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
5,215
8,393
1,815
322,613
772
2,959
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
0.2%
-1.1%
-2.9%
1.3%
0.4%
0.8%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
0.5%
-1.0%
-1.5%
0.6%
1.3%
1.6%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 5,214 8,391 1,813 322,608 774 2,959
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 5,406 8,701 2,049 285,407 818 3,152
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.7%
6.3%
6.1%
5.7%
7.1%
5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent
22.8%
24.8%
18.0%
22.1%
23.2%
22.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
23.2%
25.4%
29.9%
15.6%
29.2%
27.1%
Female persons, percent
49.2%
50.4%
50.1%
49.6%
49.2%
49.1%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
96.2%
86.0%
98.6%
86.4%
97.2%
96.8%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
0.9%
0.5%
0.3%
4.5%
0.0%
0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.9%
10.7%
0.1%
1.0%
1.3%
0.6%
Asian alone, percent(a)
0.3%
0.5%
0.1%
4.7%
0.4%
0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
Two or More Races, percent
1.7%
2.3%
0.9%
3.3%
1.1%
1.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
6.6%
3.7%
1.6%
8.1%
3.8%
3.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
90.9%
84.0%
97.0%
79.7%
94.1%
94.1%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 365 551 104 14,859 51 155
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 2.8% 1.3% 1.0% 8.4% 0.1% 1.3%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 2,532 4,532 1,070 140,072 510 1,800
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 81.1% 75.9% 77.4% 59.3% 77.2% 75.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $152,700 $112,700 $123,500 $239,900 $101,400 $112,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,224 $1,181 $1,276 $1,624 $1,547 $1,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $539 $491 $546 $661 $486 $534
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $636 $666 $680 $997 $500 $808
Building permits, 2022 5 23 8 3,270 1 5
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 2,019 3,269 775 129,869 346 1,303
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.53 2.52 2.29 2.38 2.23 2.23
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 92.0% 87.7% 84.7% 81.0% 92.3% 92.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 6.2% 5.7% 0.2% 11.9% 1.9% 1.7%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 91.5% 89.4% 85.9% 96.0% 85.0% 82.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 85.5% 82.8% 77.8% 91.3% 76.3% 75.7%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 92.1% 91.9% 95.7% 93.3% 97.9% 90.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 18.6% 18.9% 31.9% 40.9% 24.7% 18.9%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 6.3% 10.1% 5.9% 7.9% 6.2% 9.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
11.1%
9.5%
6.6%
7.2%
7.7%
8.2%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 66.9% 63.3% 64.6% 70.3% 58.0% 63.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 61.9% 56.1% 56.6% 66.7% 48.9% 58.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,904 14,192 1,494 761,138 820 4,126
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 16,080 19,803 6,128 2,890,677 NA 15,017
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 11,579 D 5,025 908,778 533 6,058
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 48,647 71,752 29,849 4,810,329 NA 43,123
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $9,180 $8,494 $15,037 $15,325 NA $14,037
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 22.7 19.1 14.3 19.0 15.1 21.7
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $67,695 $61,250 $64,957 $70,387 $59,167 $60,194
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $34,344 $31,269 $31,710 $38,509 $35,158 $31,023
Persons in poverty, percent
7.8%
15.6%
12.2%
12.5%
14.7%
13.1%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 138 257 103 8,794 20 87
Total employment, 2021 830 1,604 646 141,673 89 488
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 31,550 56,066 21,463 7,308,417 1,817 15,073
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -5.8% -1.9% 2.2% -3.3% -4.3% 1.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 510 680 212 23,293 96 276
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 219 311 95 6,896 50 160
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 119 156 S 3,792 S 80
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S S 1,014 S S
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S S 369 S S
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 203 274 83 5,644 S 156
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S 30 S 367 S S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 171 228 84 5,489 S 135
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 11.9 7.6 3.2 385.2 1.3 5.2
Population per square mile, 2010 12.3 7.9 3.6 340.8 1.4 5.6
Land area in square miles, 2020 438.67 1,108.44 569.33 837.56 575.18 565.85
Land area in square miles, 2010 438.35 1,108.35 569.79 837.55 575.18 565.83
FIPS Code 31143 31107 31071 31109 31183 31163
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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