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Sheridan County, Nebraska; Cheyenne County, Nebraska; Dawson County, Nebraska; Kearney County, Nebraska; Perkins County, Nebraska; Cherry County, Nebraska

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Sheridan County, Nebraska
Cheyenne County, Nebraska
Dawson County, Nebraska
Kearney County, Nebraska
Perkins County, Nebraska
Cherry County, Nebraska
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
4,928
9,541
24,085
6,770
2,795
5,492
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
4,928
9,541
24,085
6,770
2,795
5,492
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
5,006
9,526
23,905
6,706
2,827
5,485
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
5,125
9,464
24,109
6,683
2,856
5,453
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
5,125
9,464
24,109
6,683
2,856
5,453
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
-3.8%
0.8%
-0.1%
1.3%
-2.1%
0.7%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
-2.3%
0.7%
-0.8%
0.3%
-1.0%
0.6%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 5,127 9,468 24,111 6,688 2,858 5,455
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 5,469 9,998 24,326 6,489 2,970 5,713
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.7%
5.6%
7.8%
6.2%
5.6%
6.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent
21.6%
22.8%
27.3%
25.3%
23.8%
25.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
26.8%
22.6%
17.2%
20.7%
24.1%
22.0%
Female persons, percent
49.1%
49.2%
47.4%
49.8%
49.3%
48.7%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
83.0%
94.5%
86.9%
97.2%
97.2%
86.7%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
0.6%
0.9%
7.4%
0.4%
0.7%
0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
11.2%
1.1%
2.4%
0.6%
0.6%
8.3%
Asian alone, percent(a)
0.9%
1.1%
1.5%
0.3%
0.2%
0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.2%
0.1%
0.5%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
4.0%
2.3%
1.3%
1.3%
1.1%
3.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
6.7%
8.7%
35.2%
8.3%
5.5%
4.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
79.4%
87.1%
55.3%
89.9%
92.6%
84.0%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 416 575 949 271 226 269
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 1.6% 1.9% 21.3% 5.2% 2.7% 2.8%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 2,698 4,886 9,971 3,000 1,353 3,003
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 69.6% 65.0% 67.1% 77.0% 77.8% 57.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $96,900 $117,300 $136,900 $203,200 $143,300 $137,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,177 $1,367 $1,251 $1,524 $1,164 $1,191
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $479 $569 $524 $588 $530 $521
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $756 $857 $857 $784 $756 $832
Building permits, 2022 5 5 75 10 8 22
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 2,101 4,311 8,810 2,683 1,154 2,110
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.35 2.17 2.69 2.46 2.45 2.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 90.7% 87.6% 90.2% 92.7% 94.3% 90.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 4.2% 2.4% 32.1% 5.0% 4.5% 3.2%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 88.8% 92.7% 92.0% 90.0% 93.5% 89.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 82.2% 86.8% 83.1% 86.5% 85.1% 81.3%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 89.7% 92.3% 78.8% 93.7% 90.6% 97.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 21.7% 23.8% 16.0% 30.9% 25.9% 25.9%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 10.5% 10.1% 8.0% 4.1% 6.4% 5.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
12.6%
7.2%
13.7%
6.9%
11.2%
7.8%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 59.4% 62.8% 69.4% 69.3% 65.8% 67.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 53.4% 58.2% 63.4% 62.9% 57.9% 60.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 5,653 23,599 42,384 3,882 842 22,673
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 17,099 75,052 111,763 31,550 23,771 38,039
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,518 42,732 D D NA 14,430
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 55,328 646,382 397,103 31,380 71,321 93,403
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $10,477 $66,955 $16,798 $4,807 $24,721 $16,054
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 18.1 13.9 19.1 19.8 14.6 12.5
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $53,609 $54,038 $67,462 $74,276 $61,786 $62,373
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $31,699 $30,467 $34,648 $37,233 $34,696 $31,424
Persons in poverty, percent
14.6%
12.0%
12.1%
8.1%
10.7%
12.0%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 153 278 690 181 125 223
Total employment, 2021 941 2,856 9,380 1,697 934 1,474
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 38,444 133,904 403,064 72,056 44,620 53,695
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 2.2% -2.2% 0.8% -4.7% 4.4% 7.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 436 749 1,622 520 305 575
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 202 299 632 208 138 215
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 84 S 276 S S 98
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 60 S 89 S S S
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S 32 S S S
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 180 S 527 S S 184
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S S S S 21
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 164 S 539 155 S 148
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 2.1 7.9 23.8 13.0 3.2 0.9
Population per square mile, 2010 2.2 8.4 24.0 12.6 3.4 1.0
Land area in square miles, 2020 2,440.89 1,196.01 1,013.06 516.24 883.31 5,960.22
Land area in square miles, 2010 2,440.86 1,196.29 1,013.10 516.24 883.34 5,960.42
FIPS Code 31161 31033 31047 31099 31135 31031
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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