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Emerson township, Harlan County, NE

160 Population
36 square miles 4.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.5 ±7.6 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Harlan County: 47.1 ±1.7
  • a little higher than the figure in Nebraska: 37.1 ±0.2

Economics

$29,336 ±$8,438 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Harlan County: $39,947 † ±$4,598
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Nebraska: $40,637 ±$365
$81,429 ±$22,269 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Harlan County: $70,536 † ±$9,241
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Nebraska: $74,985 ±$575

4.4% ±3.5% (7  ±6) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Harlan County: 7.2% † 213 (±1.7% / ±52)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Nebraska: 10.3% 197,300 (±0.3% / ±5,207)

15.3 minutes ±4.7 (930  ±477) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Harlan County: 20.6 † 27,510 (±3.6 / ±5,525)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Nebraska: 19.1 17,371,744 (±0.1 / ±156,988)

Families

60 ±19 Number of households
  • Harlan County: 1,200 ±87
  • Nebraska: 786,885 ±2,232
2.7 ±0.3 (160  ±53) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Harlan County: 2.5 2,954 (±0.2 / ±154)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Nebraska: 2.4 1,917,605

3.6% ±14.1% (1  ±4) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Harlan County: 3.2% † 15 (±2.7% / ±13)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Nebraska: 5.8% 25,969 (±0.2% / ±1,093)

Housing

85 ±24 Number of housing units
  • Harlan County: 1,890 ±80
  • Nebraska: 855,631 ±245

$125,000 ±$74,174 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Harlan County: $147,200 † ±$18,935
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Nebraska: $223,800 ±$1,268

1.3% ±11% (2  ±17.6) Moved since previous year
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Harlan County: 5.8% † 173 (±2% / ±60.3)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Nebraska: 13.6% 265,006 (±0.3% / ±5,825.9)

Social

89.2% ±23.8% (91  ±37.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Harlan County: 92.5% 1,963 (±4.9% / ±149)
  • a little less than the rate in Nebraska: 92.1% 1,188,000 (±0.5% / ±6,935.6)
9.8% ±23.8% (10  ±24.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Harlan County: 24.2% † 513 (±3.5% / ±79.9)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Nebraska: 34.1% 440,234 (±0.3% / ±4,128.7)

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

12.5% ±11.1% (20  ±19) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Harlan County: 2.7% † 81 (±1% / ±30)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Nebraska: 7.7% 151,436

3.6% ±4.3% (4  ±5) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Harlan County: 8.5% † 197 (±2.1% / ±49)
  • about half the rate in Nebraska: 7.2% 105,516 (±0.1% / ±1,797)
4 Total veterans ±5 4 Male ±5 N/A Female ±10

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