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McPherson County, NE

463 Population
859.3 square miles 0.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

46.6 ±6 Median age
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Nebraska: 37.1 ±0.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$34,279 ±$5,505 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Nebraska: $40,637 ±$365
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$61,316 ±$7,542 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Nebraska: $74,985 ±$575
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

7.1% ±3.5% (33  ±17) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Nebraska: 10.3% 197,300 (±0.3% / ±5,207)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

19.1 minutes ±2.6 (4,105  ±1,173) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Nebraska: 19.1 17,371,744 (±0.1 / ±156,988)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

196 ±32 Number of households
  • Nebraska: 786,885 ±2,232
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.4 ±0.5 (463  ±74) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Nebraska: 2.4 1,917,605
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

2.1% ±3.1% (2  ±3) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-third of the rate in Nebraska: 5.8% 25,969 (±0.2% / ±1,093)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

259 ±39 Number of housing units
  • Nebraska: 855,631 ±245
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$124,200 ±$36,650 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in Nebraska: $223,800 ±$1,268
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

12.2% ±7% (56  ±33.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Nebraska: 13.6% 265,006 (±0.3% / ±5,825.9)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

96.4% ±6.3% (320  ±58.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Nebraska: 92.1% 1,188,000 (±0.5% / ±6,935.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
24.4% ±8.7% (81  ±32.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Nebraska: 34.1% 440,234 (±0.3% / ±4,128.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.4% ±1.9% (11  ±9) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in Nebraska: 7.7% 151,436
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

6.5% ±2.5% (24  ±10) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Nebraska: 7.2% 105,516 (±0.1% / ±1,797)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
24 Total veterans ±10 23 Male ±10 1 Female ±2

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