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McCook, NE

7,314 Population
5.5 square miles 1,339.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.2 ±2.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Red Willow County: 41.6 ±1.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Nebraska: 37.2 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$36,351 ±$5,678 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Red Willow County: $36,919 † ±$4,018
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Nebraska: $41,751 ±$384
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$56,917 ±$14,598 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Red Willow County: $63,697 † ±$9,655
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Nebraska: $76,475 ±$633
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

17.3% ±6.4% (1,205  ±443) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Red Willow County: 14% † 1,414 (±5% / ±506)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Nebraska: 10.6% 204,630 (±0.3% / ±5,789)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

9.1 minutes ±1.2 (30,745  ±4,853) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Red Willow County: 11.3 † 55,495 (±1.2 / ±6,623)
  • about half the figure in Nebraska: 19.2 17,325,040 (±0.1 / ±147,565)
  • about one-third of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

3,269 ±195 Number of households
  • Red Willow County: 4,504 ±217
  • Nebraska: 797,847 ±2,728
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.1 (7,160  ±33) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Red Willow County: 2.3 10,269 (±0.1 / ±15)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Nebraska: 2.4 1,931,011
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

9.2% ±6.2% (140  ±95) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Red Willow County: 9.9% † 211 (±4.7% / ±101)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Nebraska: 5.8% 26,331 (±0.3% / ±1,201)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

3,730 ±120 Number of housing units
  • Red Willow County: 5,150 ±19
  • Nebraska: 863,444 ±628
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$154,300 ±$23,166 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Red Willow County: $159,600 ±$13,611
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Nebraska: $238,600 ±$1,365
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

21.3% ±6.6% (1,519  ±469.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Red Willow County: 18% † 1,853 (±4.8% / ±494.1)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Nebraska: 13.2% 257,994 (±0.3% / ±5,628.5)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

92% ±9.3% (4,635  ±488.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Red Willow County: 93.1% 6,775 (±7.3% / ±535.7)
  • about the same as the rate in Nebraska: 92.2% 1,198,824 (±0.6% / ±7,286.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
25.5% ±5.1% (1,284  ±259.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Red Willow County: 24.8% † 1,806 (±3.8% / ±276.3)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Nebraska: 34.6% 449,651 (±0.3% / ±4,426.3)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

2.3% ±1.3% (166  ±95) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Red Willow County: 2% 207
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Nebraska: 8% 159,084
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.9% ±2.5% (397  ±142) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Red Willow County: 6.6% † 538 (±2% / ±166)
  • about the same as the rate in Nebraska: 6.9% 102,710 (±0.1% / ±1,710)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
397 Total veterans ±142 299 Male ±129 98 Female ±68

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