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Thomas County, Nebraska; Cherry County, Nebraska; Wheeler County, Nebraska; Phelps County, Nebraska; Hamilton County, Nebraska; Furnas County, Nebraska

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Table

Thomas County, Nebraska
Cherry County, Nebraska
Wheeler County, Nebraska
Phelps County, Nebraska
Hamilton County, Nebraska
Furnas County, Nebraska
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
677
5,492
775
9,057
9,537
4,556
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
677
5,492
775
9,057
9,537
4,556
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
665
5,485
782
8,988
9,439
4,570
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
669
5,453
772
8,971
9,424
4,632
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
669
5,453
772
8,971
9,424
4,632
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
1.2%
0.7%
0.4%
1.0%
1.2%
-1.6%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
-0.6%
0.6%
1.3%
0.2%
0.2%
-1.3%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 669 5,455 774 8,968 9,429 4,636
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 647 5,713 818 9,188 9,124 4,959
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
4.9%
6.8%
7.1%
6.7%
5.9%
6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent
22.2%
25.0%
23.2%
24.2%
24.1%
21.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
30.4%
22.0%
29.2%
20.6%
20.7%
25.7%
Female persons, percent
50.1%
48.7%
49.2%
49.4%
49.2%
49.3%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
95.5%
86.7%
97.2%
96.7%
97.0%
96.5%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
1.2%
0.5%
0.0%
0.5%
0.6%
0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
1.9%
8.3%
1.3%
1.0%
0.4%
0.7%
Asian alone, percent(a)
0.3%
0.7%
0.4%
0.5%
0.4%
0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.0%
0.1%
0.0%
Z
Z
Z
Two or More Races, percent
1.0%
3.9%
1.1%
1.3%
1.6%
1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
4.5%
4.8%
3.8%
6.7%
4.3%
5.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
91.2%
84.0%
94.1%
90.8%
93.4%
91.6%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 29 269 51 623 592 344
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 1.9% 2.8% 0.1% 2.0% 1.0% 1.9%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 384 3,003 510 4,181 4,135 2,522
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 67.6% 57.5% 77.2% 70.1% 81.0% 78.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $140,600 $137,300 $101,400 $161,300 $201,200 $85,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $893 $1,191 $1,547 $1,325 $1,390 $1,143
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $448 $521 $486 $573 $531 $493
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $657 $832 $500 $713 $822 $870
Building permits, 2022 2 22 1 13 34 2
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 306 2,110 346 3,805 3,577 2,003
Persons per household, 2018-2022 1.93 2.54 2.23 2.29 2.59 2.27
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 95.9% 90.6% 92.3% 88.6% 90.2% 85.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 3.7% 3.2% 1.9% 4.4% 2.3% 4.8%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 93.1% 89.9% 85.0% 92.9% 93.6% 86.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 87.6% 81.3% 76.3% 83.4% 89.9% 74.0%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 91.5% 97.8% 97.9% 92.3% 97.2% 89.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 24.6% 25.9% 24.7% 26.7% 24.9% 21.4%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 7.0% 5.9% 6.2% 7.9% 6.8% 11.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
7.4%
7.8%
7.7%
8.2%
5.9%
10.0%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 70.0% 67.6% 58.0% 64.9% 66.8% 59.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 62.2% 60.1% 48.9% 59.5% 61.0% 50.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 349 22,673 820 9,074 6,540 2,736
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) NA 38,039 NA 69,116 D 38,194
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) NA 14,430 533 22,368 D D
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) D 93,403 NA 141,099 131,947 39,001
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) NA $16,054 NA $15,588 $14,353 $8,185
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 17.6 12.5 15.1 15.6 21.4 15.7
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $70,069 $62,373 $59,167 $65,114 $73,254 $58,895
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $42,187 $31,424 $35,158 $38,930 $34,813 $32,494
Persons in poverty, percent
13.5%
12.0%
14.7%
9.5%
7.9%
13.6%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 25 223 20 342 323 155
Total employment, 2021 169 1,474 89 4,104 2,934 1,205
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 7,269 53,695 1,817 195,764 139,103 52,426
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -15.1% 7.7% -4.3% 4.3% -0.4% 3.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 88 575 96 854 831 462
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 S 215 50 305 262 150
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S 98 S 181 126 S
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S S S S S
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S S S S S
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S 184 S 250 229 S
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S 21 S S 34 S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S 148 S 227 187 S
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 0.9 0.9 1.3 16.6 17.4 6.4
Population per square mile, 2010 0.9 1.0 1.4 17.0 16.8 6.9
Land area in square miles, 2020 712.58 5,960.22 575.18 539.79 542.11 719.13
Land area in square miles, 2010 713.24 5,960.42 575.18 539.79 542.88 719.13
FIPS Code 31171 31031 31183 31137 31081 31065
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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