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Nebraska

1,978,379 Population
76,814.9 square miles 25.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.4 ±0.3 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$41,436 ±$753 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$74,590 ±$1,340 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

10.5% ±0.7% (202,078  ±12,736) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

19.1 minutes ±0.3 (17,644,964  ±322,537) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

813,864 ±4,244 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 (1,930,900  ±) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

5.4% ±0.6% (24,344  ±2,858) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

873,525 ±618 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$245,200 ±$2,789 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

13.1% ±0.6% (255,190  ±12,605.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

92.7% ±1.2% (1,211,176  ±15,810.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
35.3% ±0.7% (461,280  ±9,600.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

12.5% ±0.4% (231,391  ±8,183.7) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about half the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±222,236.2)

7.7% (152,341  ±6,623) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

6.6% ±0.3% (98,571  ±4,012) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
98,571 Total veterans ±4,012 88,429 Male ±3,645 10,142 Female ±1,467

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